Money Mail 270 - 'My house is my retirement plan' Really???

It’s often said with confidence, like ‘duhhh how do you not know this?’. But where did this saying come from and does it even make sense anymore? I get it, it sounds comforting. Sensible. Even savvy. Like you’ve got it all figured out. But it's another financial throwaway line that hides a much harder truth: owning a home doesn’t guarantee financial security in retirement. Let's get real for a second and see how sound this saying is.

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