One of the most significant decisions in life is how we’ll be cared for when we can no longer care for ourselves. Explore some of our area’s top communities for senior living.

We don’t often stop to consider how we can afford care in our older years, but it’s an important conversation to have. Tim Hranka, of COUNTRY Financial, lays out a few options.

Don’t let opportunities pass by as you reach major age milestones. Jerry Korabik, financial advisor with Savant Capital Management in Geneva, shares some important dates when you can benefit from retirement planning.

If you think about it, retirement isn’t so unlike golf. Paula Dorion-Gray, CEO of Dorion-Gray Retirement Planning Inc., in Crystal Lake, compares the links with financial planning.