Linda Stern

To meet the demands of America's aging gay population, developers are now targeting the LGBT market with everything from active adult rental apartments to retirement communities that promise lifelong care.

The term "double dipper" hasn't been around that long. According to Webster's, it popped up around 1974 and referred to a rare breed of recently retired government employee who got hired back as an independent consultant.

Financial advice you've gotten in the past may have been misguided and miscalculated. Here's how to make sure you've got enough saved up.

Companies are starting to match employee contributions again. But will they be as generous as they were before the recession?

The stock market's rebound may have you thinking you're once again ready for retirement. Think again.

Can't cope with the idea of a nursing home? Consider a retirement commune.

How some parents and grandparents are delaying retirement to help kids out of financial straits.

Elderly residents who thought they'd secured their futures are finding their homes and savings at risk.

How baby boomers are reigniting the housing market.

Increasingly sophisticated retirees are figuring out how to get the most out of the system.

The best ways for the 60-plus set to reenter the job market.

Hard-hit by the recession, today's 55-and-over crowd is the age group most likely to declare bankruptcy.

Go ahead. But you'll need at least $338,000 in savings and a clean bill of health.

When it comes to luring retirees, is the sun setting on the Sunshine State?

Despite the economy, you can play catch-up with your investments. Here's how.

What's a FAFSA and why should you care? Smart strategies for navigating the money maze.

Yes. The cash for clunkers program may be running on empty, but bargains can still be had if you know how to strike a deal.

From cash for clunkers to first-time home-buyer plans to subsidized health-care benefits, here's how to make the most of the government's new programs.

Is the government's 'Cash for Clunkers' plan right for every driver? Nope.

Is it time for a radical rethink?

How those with great credit can afford to ignore the recession.

Wall Street didn't invent excess. It just upped the ante.

Corporate America got theirs. Here's how to construct your own financial rescue plan.

Are freelance and part-time gigs the future?

Are freelance and part-time gigs the future?

How the $50 billion scandal will affect average Americans.

Finding senior discounts in unlikely places.

You've seen the commercials: hippie vans, long flowing hair, Woodstock music and rhetoric about "the generation that swore it would never grow old." As members of the postwar cohort head into their 60s and beyond, marketers are portraying them as free spirits who are set to defy the stereotypes of old age. "It's been said that the [baby] boomers have reinvented every stage of their lives and they will reinvent retirement," says Bill Novelli, head of the AARP. "But we don't know yet.

How the baby boom generation is changing the concept of retirement.

How to find a job when you're over 60.