AgingOptionsYou’ve heard the expression “the taxman cometh,” but can he “calleth?” That question should be going through anyone’s mind who receives a phone call from the IRS. Seattle-area Elder Law Attorney, Rajiv Nagaich was home one day when his wife received a call that she was being sued. The caller identified herself as an IRS … Read more
Do you want to feel confident about retiring? Participate in a retirement plan. A strong correlation exists between participation in a retirement plan and increased confidence in the ability to retire comfortably according to a report released in March from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit research institute that focuses on … Read more
Three-quarters of American workers expect to continue working through their retirement years. Of those that do, 39 percent say they will because they like to work, a third say they have to work because they need the money and some unsurprisingly say that both reasons factor into their decision to continue working after retirement age. … Read more
A University of Michigan study found that between 2000 and 2010, the number of seniors with living wills (Advance Directives) increased from 47 percent to 72 percent. Despite that significant change, hospitalization rates and in-hospital deaths remained pretty much the same, according to the study which was published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society. … Read more
A simple blood test can predict, with 90 percent accuracy whether someone will develop Alzheimer’s disease in the next two to three years according to researchers from several medical centers in a paper published in Nature Medicine in March. But, would knowing you had a 90 percent chance of getting Alzheimer’s potentially affect long term … Read more
Fractures are a common and problematic event for older adults. More than 2 million fragility fractures occur in the U.S. each year. Despite this, roughly 80 percent of older Americans who experience a fragility fracture are never tested or treated for osteoporosis. Fragility fractures are broken bones caused by a fall from no greater than … Read more
Anyone with property has an estate. The point of probate is to legally clarify the ownership of that property in order to distribute the title of the property when you die. Any asset that has a document to establish the identity of the owner (title to a car, deed to a house, account ownership papers … Read more
Over 13 percent of Americans are 65 and older. Over the next 20 years that number is expected to nearly double. At the same time, disabilities, widowhood, divorce and retirement are just some of the things that may play a role in a serious public health issue. That issue is loneliness. Studies have shown that … Read more
Elder Law Attorney, Rajiv Nagaich has a friend in need of a kidney. He’s been talking about this need on the radio show for the past couple weeks. There are benefits to both the kidney donor as well as the recipient. One in 10 American adults (over 20 million) has some sort of chronic kidney disease. Because chronic kidney … Read more
Federally insured reverse mortgages are a way for homeowners 62 and over to borrow money using their home as collateral. This allows a homeowner to continue to live in the house, as long as the house is their primary residence, without having to make payments. Reverse mortgages come due when the last borrower on the … 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.
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