NATION: Reverse mortgages can help senior citizens, but may not be for everyone

With fixed incomes and increased living expenses, many senior citizens are turning to reverse mortgages as a way to receive extra cash.

Reverse mortgages can help senior citizens, but may not be for everyone

With fixed incomes and increased living expenses, many senior citizens are turning to reverse mortgages as a way to receive extra cash.

NATION: Reverse mortgages may not be for everyone

With fixed incomes and increased living expenses, many senior citizens are turning to reverse mortgages as a way to receive extra cash.

Video: Advice on mortgages, 401(k)s and more

In this episode of "Ask the Experts," MoneyWatch editors Jill Schlesinger and Jack Otter are joined by financial columnist Liz Weston, and MoneyWatch investment blogger Larry Swedroe. The team debates who should buy a home, how to pay off debt, where to invest for retirement and more.

SENIOR POWER… The crime of the 21st century

Many of the nation's fast-growing, elderly population are prime targets for abuse — physical, financial, sexual or emotional. Concern among the elderly and their advocates mounts as the number of seniors soars and more of them live longer.