AgingOptionsHow much money is enough money to retire? That’s a question Seattle-area Elder Law Attorney, Rajiv Nagaich gets frequently on his radio show. Say, for instance, that you have $1 million in your retirement account? Is that enough? I’m going to use one of Rajiv’s expressions here and say, “it depends.” It depends upon what … Read more
A survey released in April found that more than half of retired Americans (53 percent) are concerned about running out of money. The study conducted by PNC Financial Services Group also found that 52 percent had been drawing money from their savings. Of those, nearly 60 percent had done so for everyday expenses. While drawing … Read more
Researchers in a 13-year study that followed over 5,000 midlife adults found that a subject’s physical ability in midlife provided clues to whether they survived the next decade. Subjects self-reported their physical ability for routine tasks such as grip strength, maintaining balance while standing and chair rise rate (the speed at which an individual goes … Read more
World News in Nursing Report ran an article about celebrating an increase in the average time doctors saw patients. The increase was for 32 seconds longer. That was in 2007. The article was in response to consumer complaints that began at least as far back as 1995 that doctor visits were too short. Even back … Read more
By the time you’ve worked three or more decades the idea of retiring sounds pretty good. But, the question Marc Freedman asks is do you really want to make that leap from going 100 miles an hour every day to a full time life of leisure for now until forever? Freedman is the CEO and … Read more
Financial planners recommend that if you have to choose between financing your retirement and financing your child’s (or grandchild’s) education—choose your retirement. That’s usually because it’s difficult for most people to do both and their retirement savings take a hit as a result. But, if you are only thinking about co-signing a loan rather than … Read more
The cost of long-term care can exceed the ability of most families to pay for it (a skilled nursing facility can cost as much as $100,000 a year or more). One option is to qualify for government benefits such as Medicaid. Because Medicaid is a need-based benefit, people hoping to meet eligibility requirements often look … Read more
Are you considering transferring your home to your child while you are still alive? Sometimes parents go this route because they want to reduce the taxable value of their estate; because they want to help their child out; because they want to qualify for Medicaid, or because they want to make sure the home stays … Read more
In 2012, The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning linking the use of statins to memory loss and confusion unrelated to dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease. Because of that warning, some experts recommended against the use of statins for the approximately 30 million, mostly older Americans, using statins to control cholesterol levels. However, new … Read more
I’ve recently turned 50. In the spirit of celebrating that milestone, I started doing one thing new each week. (I’ve since discovered there’s a book about that.) Some of the new things I’m doing are fun (like learning how to make mozzarella) and some are not so fun. That’s because 50 is the year for … Read more
Will your plan for retirement lead to disaster if your health fails? Will you end up forced into institutional care, go broke paying for care, or become a burden on your family?
For millions of Americans, the answer is yes. This video explains why retirement turns into a nightmare for so many people and how completing this course can keep these nightmares from happening to you.
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Since the AgingOptions Radio Show first began airing in the Pacific Northwest in 2006, elder law attorney Rajiv Nagaich has been helping people answer some of life’s toughest questions. In this comprehensive anthology, drawn from thousands of hours of AgingOptions Radio Show broadcasts, listen to Rajiv Nagaich answer callers’ questions about retirement planning. His answers are packed with important nuggets of information that will help you create your own LifePlan for retirement. It’s a recording you’ll want to listen to again and again.
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As an elder law attorney, Rajiv Nagaich has spent more than two decades helping older adults and their family caregivers cope with retirement plan failure. Despite doing exactly what their trusted advisors had told them to do—enrolling in Medicare, saving plenty of money, buying long-term care insurance, and creating an estate plan—Rajiv's clients found themselves forced into institutional care, assets lost to unplanned care costs, and a burden to their families. In Your Retirement: Dream or Disaster, you will learn the shocking truth about why this happens—and what you can do to avoid it. This book is a must read if you want to avoid the hidden traps in retirement planning advice that turn life into a living nightmare for 70% of Americans.
What does it take to avoid the nursing home, avoid going broke and avoid burdening your family during your retirement years? That’s the question elder law attorney Rajiv Nagaich answers in Master Your Future, the groundbreaking program that has aired more than 1,500 times on public television stations nationwide. The Master Your Future Program DVD is a great a way to watch (and rewatch) Rajiv’s shocking revelations and piercing insights about the state of retirement planning in America. Drawing on his own family’s experience and that of thousands of clients during his 20+ years as an elder law attorney, Rajiv explains why traditional approaches fall short and shows how this failure results in 70% of American retirees being forced into institutional care. Rajiv then offers a surprisingly simple solution to create the retirement of your dreams.
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