The actual age limit for buying life insurance might surprise you

Term insurance can bridge the gap until you retire. - MarketWatch photo illustration/iStockphoto When you’re raising a family, life insurance matters. If you’re the breadwinner and you die, you want to protect your spouse and young kids from financial hardship. But once your kids reach adulthood and are independent, you may figure there’s no longer any need for life insurance. That’s especially true if you have little or no debt and enough savings to last a few years even in a worst-case scenario. Most ...