Are retired women really more generous than retired men?

Think about it: a mere century ago, the world was a very different place. Cars were scarce, television hadn’t been invented yet, and an apple was just a tasty fruit.

When my husband Ken and I were raising our children, one of our mantras was to instill both roots and wings in our children: strong roots so they would value home and family, and so they would develop a real sense of stability, security and belonging.

What is one element of growing older that has surprised me?

Now that you’ve retired, how do you figure out what you actually want to do with the rest of your life?

A move to a small space later in life can be rife with baggage—both literal and emotional. So we asked The Experts: What advice would you give to couples who are downsizing?

Lynette Whiteman never gets a break. The 57-year-old spends her days helping her elderly neighbors continue to live in dignity in their own homes. In the evening, she takes care of her own 87-year-old mother Mildred, who lives with Whiteman and her husband.

It's almost like a Hollywood dystopian future: Half the population gets an incurable disease that destroys their brains while the other half watches and waits, caring for their loved ones and wondering if it will happen to them.

It's never too early to start planning for retirement. With this in mind, we asked The Experts: What retirement money tip do you wish you'd given yourself when you were 30?