Boomer or Bust: Your Financial Guide to Retirement, Health Care, Medicare, and Long-Term Care

Financial guidance for the "sandwich generation." Baby Boomers are finding themselves in an odd place, concerned with caring for their kids and their parents-all while thinking ahead to their own retirement. Meanwhile, the old standbys, like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, are all changing. Weisman effectively addresses the Boomers' specific financial needs and concerns. A leading elder law attorney and host of the nationwide radio show A Touch of Grey, he presents a straightforward guide to planning for your and your parents' future. He takes the guesswork out of IRAs, 401(k)s, annuities, reverse mortgages, long-term care insurance, home care, assisted living, nursing homes, living wills and advance health-care directives. Readers will also find up-to-date information on the latest Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid changes, as recently passed by Congress, plus useful information on "secret" tax breaks. The author's clear and humorous style is engaging, even when the subject matter gets a little heavy. A smart, readable guide for Baby Boomers looking to face the future with confidence and financial freedom. --Kirkus Reports

Social Security is changing. Medicare is changing. Medicaid is changing. Retirement planning is changing. It is imperative in order to survive financially to understand these confusing changes and make them work to your advantage. These issues particularly affect baby boomers caring for aging parents or planning their own retirement and financial future. This book shows you what to expect, what these changes mean and how to make these changes work to your advantage.Consumer finance expert and nationally syndicated radio host Steve Weisman begins with a complete guide to your retirement investment choices, from IRAs and 401Ks to the latest insurance products... even new techniques, such as reverse mortgages. Drawing on his exceptional expertise as a financial planner and attorney specializing in elder care issues, Weisman presents insights you can't find elsewhere: simply, painlessly, and with welcome humor.