If you’re “of a certain age,” there’s no doubt you’ve wondered many times when you might be ready to retire. Certainly, there’s no shortage of articles that attempt to help you answer the question, “Am I ready to retire?” Sadly, while some of these articles might contain pearls of wisdom, all too many are either … Read more
Have you ever had a power of attorney denied, or rejected by a bank as invalid? If you have, then you know how aggravating a power of attorney denied can be. Anyone in the field of elder care will tell you that a power of attorney is an essential document. As a loved one ages, … Read more
The issue of proper nursing home staffing levels seems to be raging these days. In the aftermath of COVID and with the reality of chronic labor shortages, nursing home staffing – or the lack of it – has been blamed for a host of ills in the long-term care industry. With wages low and turnover … Read more
As we age, many of us have a written bucket list – but how many of us have a “chuck-it list”? Could it be that a chuck-it list might actually help us enjoy life more as we grow older? We confess, here at the Blog, that we love this idea of the chuck-it list. We … Read more
Are you in danger of committing the top three Social Security mistakes? Do you even know what the top three Social Security mistakes are? If you don’t, you’re not alone. With 10,000 boomers turning 65 every day, millions of people each year are coming to grips with the intricacies of Social Security – and many … Read more
Why doesn’t Uncle Sam offer Medicare-paid training for family caregivers? Everyone agrees that family caregivers are the backbone of what passes for a long-term care system in the U.S. Yet millions are thrust into the role of caring for a loved one with no background, experience, or training. Medicare-paid training for family caregivers would seem … Read more
Here’s a question to ask yourself: “What if I retired today?” Many of us spend years thinking about and planning for our retirement, but that question – “What if I retired today?” – can really help bring things into sharper focus. If I retired today, would I be financially and emotionally prepared? Sometimes it takes … Read more
Do you believe that happiness is a choice? These days, particularly in the wake of the COVID pandemic, it seems that happiness is in short supply. But as psychologists tell us, happiness is a choice we have the power to make. What’s more, if happiness is a choice, then it’s extremely important to our mental … Read more
What’s the best Social Security claiming strategy? Ask any group of boomers about their preferred Social Security claiming strategy and the odds are you’ll get a wide range of answers. Some argue vehemently that you should start taking benefits the day you turn 62, in order to get every dime that you have coming before … Read more
Would you want to be able to see your future? Questions like that are usually the stuff of movies and fantasy stories where the hero or heroine is given the chance to glimpse the time to come. To know or not to know what lies out there in the years ahead? It’s a provocative question. … Read more
by Caddy 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.
