Suppose you lost your job, your health or your spouse. Could you cope? Would you end up broke? Los Angeles Times columnist Kathy Kristof recently posed those questions in AARP The Magazine, writing that with the economy on life support, it's time to stress test our finances.

Are you prepared for a life crisis? Statistically speaking, if you haven't faced at least one life crisis already, you will. Every year, millions of us face fateful turns of events, such as illnesses, divorces, dis ...

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