Planning to Use Your Home as a Retirement Nest Egg? No So Fast.

Like many people, my nest egg has taken a beating of late. My home, though, is paid off, and I like to think of this as my safety net in retirement. Is this a reasonable expectation? What are your thoughts?

This idea sounds comforting, but the Covid-19 pandemic highlights how the home-as-piggy-bank strategy can come up short.

Most people…