Chris is a nationally recognized financial, health/LTC, and retirement issues expert. He has over 25 years’ experience in the insurance and long-term care industries and is credited with pioneering the Long-Term Care Life Settlement over a decade ago. Known as a political insider and senior issues advocate, Orestis is a former Washington, D.C. lobbyist who has worked in both the White House and for the Senate Majority Leader on Capitol Hill. In 2007 he founded Life Care Funding, and in 2017 he founded the LifeCare Xchange.
Chris Orestis is author of the books Help on the Way and A Survival Guide to Aging– with a third book Retire Like a Genius to be published in 2021. He has been speaking for two-decades across the country about senior finance and the secrets to aging with financial and physical health and dignity. In 2019, Chris was named one of the twenty most innovative people in the life insurance industry by the National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies (NAILBA).
He has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, NBC News, Fox News, USA Today, Kiplinger’s, Investor’s Business Daily, AARP, PBS, and numerous other media outlets, is a frequent columnist for NewsMax Finance, Broker World, ThinkAdvisor, IRIS, and has been a guest expert on over 50 radio programs and TV appearances.
Learn More: https://retirementgenius.com/
Mike Saunders, MBA
Recent episodes from Mike Saunders, MBA (see all)
- Interview with Russell Thompson with H&R Insurance and Financial Services-How Life Insurance Fits Into Retirement - May 15, 2026
- Interview with Kevin Steuer, Managing Partner with Stock TA - April 30, 2026
- Interview with Michael Clanin, Certified Financial Fiduciary® with Safe Money Solutions Discussing Tax-Free Wealth Creation - April 13, 2026
