In most defamation cases, the defamatory character of the allegedly defamatory statement is not apparent from the statement alone, and it is necessary to
introduce additional facts to establish that defamation occurred.
Notwithstanding these caveats, though, the
fact remains that all else being equal, traditional amortizing mortgages
introduce additional sequence risks to the household leverage scenario (above and beyond just the risk that the portfolio fails to outperform the loan) that reverse mortgages alleviate, which should make reverse mortgages especially appealing for retirees who believe it's worth the risk of maintaining a mortgage and a portfolio side by side in retirement.