Disability Insurance

Besides getting the right price and coverage, you want to be sure a company can actually pay up. Here are a few key things to watch for.

Demand for insurance agents is high and growing, making it an attractive potential career.

Robert Powell says having the proper amounts and kinds of insurance is the safety net all older homeowners need.

Long-care health care is expensive. That's why it's even more important for you to have a plan as you head into retirement. What you need to know.

Disability insurance is an important component of your overall financial planning efforts. You are more likely to become disabled than to die during your working years, disability insurance can help ensure that you can maintain your lifestyle.

A reader asks about taxes on income from in-home healthcare support.

People say they'll start saving for retirement tomorrow, and then tomorrow never comes.

It's open enrollment season for Medicare. Here's what you need to know about changes, especially with Medicare Advantage plans.

Author Steve Vernon tells TheStreet's Robert Powell that financial decisions in retirement are important, but so are decisions regarding your health and your social life. Here are ways to be ready.

Author Michael Falk has some big ideas to change the way we think about healthcare and retirement, and to incentivize health.