Big Banks Exit Reverse Mortgage Market

What is a Reverse Mortgage?   Seniors (you must be over age 62) can tap the home equity in their homes by obtaining a reverse mortgage in either a lump sum or multiple payments.  The homeowner is not obligated to repay the loan, and the payment is deferred until the homeowner dies, sells the home,… Read More »

NY to Require Insurance Companies to Pay for Autism Treatments

Via a press release issued by Chairman of the Senate Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee Senator Roy McDonald: The New York State Senate today approved legislation to enable individuals with autism spectrum disorders to receive insurance coverage for screening, diagnosis and treatment. The bill (S.4005A), sponsored by Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (R, Merrick),… Read More »

The Real Reason You Should Have Paid Attention in High School French

  In a recent interview in the New York Times Science Section, cognitive neuroscientist Ellen Bialystock was interviewed about recent studies that have found that being bilingual delays the onset of Alzheimer’s symptoms by an average of five to six years. Unfortunately, the occasional use of a second language does not qualify for bilingualism.  The… Read More »