If you’ve been married for a long time, you and your spouse or partner have probably settled into comfortable roles based on each of your strengths. Nowhere is this truer than in handling family finances, where it’s fairly common for the spouse with the best combination of motivation and aptitude to “just take care things” … Read more
Here at the AgingOptions Blog, we appreciate the work of Jim Miller, whose website is known as The Savvy Senior. Miller offers a wealth of helpful information for seniors and their families, and his weekly Senior Newswire is a good source of articles on aging. Miller also writes a column in his home newspaper, The Oklahoman, answering readers’ … Read more
One great thing about a retirement plan: once you’ve completed one, it’s etched in stone, and you’ll never have to review it again. Right? Of course not. A retirement plan is a living document that will require continual review and occasional revamping as your life circumstances change. (That’s one reason why Rajiv Nagaich is such … Read more
The French philosopher René Descartes may not have known exactly how true his words were when he wrote, “I think, therefore I am.” But when it comes to aging, the mind has a profound effect on our body and our health. That was evident in research from Oregon State University’s College of Public Health and … Read more
Here at AgingOptions, through our partnership with Life Point Law, our staff has helped prepare thousands of estate planning documents. One of the most essential of these is what’s called a financial power of attorney, or FPOA. It’s a document that stipulates who will act as your agent in handling your finances if and when … Read more
Ask anyone who has experienced identity theft and they’ll tell you it was a grueling, time-consuming, and often expensive experience. One source that tracks privacy issues pegged the average cost to the victim for each incident of identity theft at $1,100, and called it “a massive headache” that cost the U.S. economy a staggering $56 billion in … Read more
We live in an era of unprecedented medical advances, in a country that sets the standard for medical research and innovation. At least, that’s what the evidence would suggest. But the sad reality for many Americans is revealed in a story we just read from USA Today: in spite of all those medical advances, we’re not living longer. … Read more
There’s something compelling about the idea of making New Year’s resolutions, isn’t there? With the turning of the calendar, a brand-new year begins, unmarred by past mistakes, filled with promise and opportunity. Many of us will pause sometime during the first days of 2023, reflecting on some of the poor choices we might have made … Read more
Here at AgingOptions, we write a great deal about the importance of having an up-to-date estate plan. Without one, your heirs are virtually certain to face confusion and complexity as they seek to unravel your affairs after you’re gone. In order to save them the drama and expense, and to ensure that your assets go … Read more
Can your financial plan act as a kind of “stress test” to see how well-prepared you are for a tumultuous economy? We think that’s an important question to ask yourself as we look ahead to a new year in 2023 – and according to this CNBC article from last July, that’s exactly what a good financial plan should be … 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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