Senior Living

Learn about senior care, nursing homes, independent and assisted living. Find resources on home health care, caregiving, retirement communities and estate planning.

Senior Living Basics

'Unretiring' hits Social Security

Heading back to work after retiring might hit your benefits check.

6 min read

What is a Roth IRA?

The whole “tax-free forever” part? That’s what turns heads, but the Roth IRA offers other perks.

5 min read

Can you borrow from your IRA?

Unexpected events may leave you short on cash. You can’t borrow from IRAs, but there are ways to tap funds early.

4 min read

Best self-employed retirement plans

Here are the details on self-employed retirement plans, including which may be the best.

6 min read

Latest Articles

How Vanguard founder Jack Bogle made investing affordable and angered stock brokers

Bogle did more than anyone else to enrich investors rather than stock brokers.

1 min read Jan 17, 2019
One of the least populated states should be America’s hottest retirement destination — here’s why

The reasons should inform how, and where, you end up spending your retirement.

3 min read Jul 24, 2018
Bankrate study: Seniors’ incomes in 47 states don’t go far enough

Bankrate finds retirement incomes are inadequate in all but 3 states.

7 min read May 23, 2016
Can you afford The Villages?

Moving to The Villages, the fastest-growing retirement community in the U.S., requires a healthy retirement income.

2 min read Mar 30, 2015