Rajiv Nagaich
We’ve written several articles about choosing the right person to serve as your financial POA – your power of attorney. But what if the person a loved one has selected to serve in that capacity is you? If you’re someone’s POA, you’re going to be faced with a host of decisions. Are you managing finances … Read more
Just a few weeks back, in this article on the Blog, we shared the unwelcome news that the Social Security Administration was changing their rules about verifying personal identification over the phone. The upshot of the new rules was that tens of thousands of people applying for benefits or making changes would henceforth be required … Read more
There’s an old joke that says, “When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping.” Our observation: not these days. Surveys of so-called consumer confidence seem to suggest that many Americans are taking a cautious approach to spending in these turbulent times, and that seems to go double for retirees. Inflation remains stubbornly high. The … Read more
It’s a situation faced by millions of caregivers, yet one that is often unaddressed. An aging parent needs in-home care. One sibling steps up and takes the lead. But over time that son or daughter is left to fend for themselves, with little tangible support from family (including other siblings) or friends. The result is … Read more
Ask anyone who has spent time as a caregiver for a loved one, and they’ll probably tell you that the job is all-consuming. As a caregiver, your schedule revolves almost entirely around the needs of someone else. While being a caregiver can be deeply rewarding, it’s also a role that is profoundly exhausting, physically as … Read more
It seems as though the phrase “unprecedented volatility” has been used a lot in recent years to describe the behavior of the stock market. But few periods have seen the kind of stomach-churning swings like those of the recent days since President Donald Trump announced – then delayed – the imposition of his sweeping tariff … Read more
The sad stories seem to reappear with depressing regularity: another beloved celebrity passes away, and soon his or her would-be heirs are in a full-fledged legal battle over the money they thought was rightfully theirs. Tim Conway and Casey Kasem, Michael Jackson and Aretha Franklin, Prince and James Brown – the list keeps growing. Now … Read more
Now that March is over, so is Medicare Advantage open enrollment. That means that, barring special circumstances – retirement, relocation, or some other major life event – the Medicare plan you have now is probably going to carry you through the rest of 2025. For the majority of Medicare beneficiaries, that coverage is in the … Read more
If you’re an adult approaching retirement – or already there – it seems you hear the warning bells everywhere you turn. Long-term caregiving costs are rising, and seniors and their families need to do all they can to get their care plans in place. Whether you pay those caregiving costs through savings, insurance, the sale … Read more
If you were to ask 100 older adults whether they want to age well or age poorly, we all know how they would respond. After all, no one ever said, “As I grow older, I want to feel lousy!” We all want to age well, or so we say. But are we willing to take … 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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Create your LifePlan for retirement in a live online classroom setting led by elder law attorney Rajiv Nagaich or another experienced LifePlanner. Includes five two-hour sessions, plus access to AgingOptions Academy, a one-year membership to AgingOptions Portal, a Master Your Future LifePlanning Workbook, a one-on-one session to review your LifePlan Blueprint, and access to exclusive offers on legal documents, facilitated family meetings, and more.
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.
Elder law attorney Rajiv Nagaich is known as much for his riveting presentation style as he is for his sage advice. Audiences everywhere love hearing Rajivisms, those bursts of powerful retirement planning wisdom delivered with unexpected wit that often make you laugh out loud. This DVD collection of Rajivisms is loaded with actionable advice you can use right now to make your retirement plan better.
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.
The Master Your Future LifePlanning Workbook guides you through the process of planning for your later years so you can live out your years with more confidence. Examine your readiness for retirement, get practical solutions to threats and challenges that come with aging, and follow a step-by-step action plan to build a LifePlan Blueprint that will deliver secure, predictable outcomes. The Master Your Future LifePlanning Workbook includes 200 pages of exceptional content, detailed information that helps you weigh your options, decision worksheets to create your personal Blueprint, and guidance for selecting and working with professional advisors.
