There are several ways to access the test. AARP has teamed with the National Hearing Test to provide free screening for its members for a limited time. AARP members can start the test process by visiting the online AARP Hearing Center.

My friend's distress was acute. For weeks she'd been running herself ragged, attending to her ailing octogenarian father. Daily visits to the hospital had given way to frantic efforts to turn his apartment into a home hospice after he made clear that he wanted to return to his apartment.

For patients facing serious illnesses, dying isn't necessarily the thing they dread the most - according to a new survey, a majority of patients consider bowel and urinary incontinence and having to rely on a breathing machine to be fates worse than death.

Q: I am 67 and my wife is 54. I started collecting Social Security at 62. If I died today would she continue to receive my $1,400 Social Security benefit? If not, what age could she? - Patrick Chisholm, Lake Worth, Fla.

Q: I hope you can help me understand my situation a little bit better. I've paid into Social Security for more than 35 years. I retired at 55 and don't intend to go back to work. My full retirement age is 67. I don't need to start Social Security until 67 or later.

Young clients, even the millennial children of older clients, probably don't spring to mind as necessary recipients of estate-planning advice. After all, young adults are likely enrolled in college or are early on in their working careers, and haven't amassed much in financial assets.

The number is simply astounding. In the second quarter of 2016, Facebook had more than 1.7 billion people active monthly users. And it's a safe bet that many of them do not know these five secrets. 1. Erase your search history Maybe you were just mildly curious, but the evidence is still there.

Tax ID theft and scams such as phone calls from someone claiming to be with the IRS, your employer or your credit card issuer present a double threat: They're both the fastest-growing and worst types of consumer complaints, according to a survey released Wednesday.