Karen Damato answers reader questions about reverse mortgages, inheritance and Roth IRAs.

Marshall Loeb has tips to protect yourself from being a victim of elder abuse when it comes to your financial arrangements.

Laura Saunders explains why getting rid of the estate tax next year would cause trouble for most tax payers.

New rules considered by Congress would more tightly regulate private investment groups.

As of now, it's uncertain whether the rules for stepped-up basis for inherited assets will remain in effect after 2009. Keep tuned.

The "credit shelter" or "bypass" trust provision lawyers put in wills can cause trouble if you don't update your will consistently with changes in the estate tax exemption.

Low interest rates may hurt your bank account, but can actually make you a great lender for your own family.

Estate is such a nice word. We all have one, in fact we all have three. They are Gross, Taxable and Probate and a goal is to make the first large and the others small!

What's ahead for the estate tax?

Insurance and financial planning professionals look at ways to start to rebuild battered retirement income plans.