Retirement

Did you know that you can buy a house with an IRA? You can if it's a so-called self-directed IRA. Equity Trust, an Ohio-based custodian of self…

Tess Vigeland and MSN personal finance columnist Liz Weston answer your questions about determining your personal net worth, how to teach someone money management and whether a 529 plan is too risky or conservative.

Imagine. You've paid off your student loans. You bought a house. You put the kids through college. "But many 50-somethings think the biggest…

Germany raised its retirement age by two years to 67. Now companies and employees are discovering the unexpected consequences.

Debt and retirement don't mix. Imagine the financial stress from not working while still paying a monthly debt tab….

Many have questions about how to prepare for retirement, but what do you do when you actually get there? Some are discovering that traveling and golf just aren't enough for the retired life.

Tess Vigeland and Marketplace's Chris Farrell answer your questions about identity confusion and your credit and if you can be too old to buy a house.

Where are the best places in America to grow old?. Joseph Coughlin of MIT explores that question on his blog, Disruptive Demogaphics: Global Aging,…

Leonard McCracken is 107 years old. He has been retired since 1969 with no pension. He's lived off savings, Social Security and a lifetime annuity….

Auto, health, home… and now long-term care insurance? Marketplace's Gregory Warner reports.