“I’ve never been late on a mortgage, so this makes me nervous.”

So you don’t have aging parents with hefty investment portfolios — what now?

Life insurance in your 50s and 60s can make sense — but expect to pay up even if you’re in good health.

Also in Weekend Reads: More fallout (and maybe an opportunity) from bitcoin’s decline, and a Valentine’s Day “money date.”

“It’s things like this that make me wonder what else she might be doing.”

A partial U.S. government shutdown after midnight on the East Coast appears unavoidable, as the House and Senate have left Washington without providing full funding for the Department of Homeland Security.