Rajiv Nagaich
In spite of year-to-year variations, it’s safe to say that most Americans are living longer than ever before. Late last year, CNN reported that U.S. life expectancy had “rebounded” and is now close to the level it had reached before the COVID-19 pandemic. The average American can be expected to live 79.4 years, a figure … Read more
For years now we’ve all heard about what’s often called “the great wealth transfer.” It’s a combination of demographics and economics. As the baby boom generation passes from the scene in the next decade or three, all the accumulated wealth which this huge cohort of the population has amassed from a booming stock market, a … Read more
These days, massive data breaches seem to happen with depressing regularity. From cell phone companies to healthcare providers, hackers and data thieves are penetrating so-called iron-clad security barriers and routinely stealing the data of tens of millions of American citizens. It’s only a matter of time, experts warn, before some of that sensitive data is … Read more
What do people fear most about growing older? According to Psychology Today, the two biggest sources of anxiety about aging are loss of independence and deteriorating health. For many, these worries can be distilled down to one frightening health condition: dementia. Dementia affects tens of millions of people and their families worldwide. Nearly 7 million … Read more
A pair of news articles this week have reminded us of two facts related to caregiving: the number of those providing care for loved ones is growing, and so are the emotional, physical and financial struggles they face. Pinning down accurate statistics on just how many family caregivers there are in the U.S. is a … Read more
Here at the Blog, we’re always on the lookout for articles about senior housing. As Rajiv often says, many if not most of the hard choices we’ll face as we age are related to housing. If a health setback or a financial pinch forces us into lifestyle changes, selecting the right place to live will … Read more
This week on the Blog, we’re focusing on in-home health care. If you’ve searched for care options, you’ve probably discovered that, while there’s plenty of information out there, some of it is pretty one-sided. That’s why we were attracted to this resource article from the AARP website. The article offers what we think is a … Read more
This week on the Blog, we’re examining the critical (and often unsung) role family caregivers play in our nation’s healthcare system. As we pointed out in another article this week, there are roughly 48 million unpaid caregivers in the U.S., and at least half that number are caring for older adults in a residential setting. … Read more
Here at the Blog, we do our best to keep readers informed about issues related to retirement and aging. We also seek – in an intensely politicized environment – to avoid partisanship. We recognize that “retirement planning” is a bipartisan exercise, and we know that our readers and radio listeners represent the full range of … Read more
“All the lonely people – where do they all come from?” So sang the Beatles way back when, in their hit song, “Eleanor Rigby.” That was almost six decades ago. Today, if we look around at our hyper-connected world, we’re left with an ironic observation: the average person today is lonelier than was the case … 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.
Save $4 when you buy the Master Your Future Bundle. Includes the first edition of the Master Your Future LifePlanning Workbook, which offers step-by-step guidance to create your LifePlan for retirement, and the Master Your Future Program DVD, the groundbreaking public television special that offers a stark lesson in the dismal state of retirement planning in America--and what to do about it.
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.
