Many people enter their 60s and immediately begin thinking about retirement. But, is retirement something you want to do? Here are some reasons retirement might not be for you. It will affect your sleep. I was listening to the radio this morning and Carl Kasell is retiring after 60 years of being in radio. One … Read more
This week Seattle-area Elder Law Attorney, Rajiv Nagaich spoke at a NAELA Conference on how the practice of Elder Law is different from Estate Planning. As Rajiv says each Saturday on his AgingOptions Radio show, Estate Planning is “about who gets what when you die.” In addition, Estate Planning Attorneys are looking to keep your … Read more
I was at a networking meeting at the Narrows Glen in Tacoma the other day and someone brought up a recent 60 Minute story on a family with a genetic predisposition to early onset Alzheimer’s disease. All the individuals in the group work with (or in my case write about) seniors. That meant that we … Read more
What’s a mom worth? Two websites think they’ve calculated her value based on the jobs she performs. You might be surprised that between the two sites, the value of a mom runs anywhere from $62,985 and $118,905 a year. Salary.com and Insure.com both put out calculators each year meant to provide some insight into the … Read more
The other day someone came to me and said that her adult children were still living with her and it was affecting her ability to make decisions about the rest of her life. She wasn’t asking me for advice so much as wondering whether her experience is the norm. According to the Pew Research Center, … Read more
If you’ve recently had a loved one in a nursing home you may have heard someone say that because your loved one is no longer improving, Medicare will no longer pay for their care. Last year, in a settlement agreement, Jimmo v. Sebelius, the federal government agreed to end its long-standing practice of denying coverage … Read more
Think you’re pay too much for medical tests? You’re probably right. That’s the word from Michael Tetreault, Editor-in-Chief of Concierge Medicine Today, a news agency and trade journal that reports on Concierge Medicine ( a type of medical care practice in which the patient pays a set fee for all primary care services). A recent … Read more
How 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
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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