Archive for Elder Financial Abuse, Exploitation and Fraud
By Steve Weisman, JD, Professor, Bentley University, Editor, scamicide.com Things are not as bad as you think. They are worse. A congressional study showed that seniors are 12 percent of the population but 30 percent of the scam victims. A MetLife Mature Market Institute study showed that the cost is about $3 billion annually. The […]
Read more →By Bob Mauterstock, CFP®, ChFC, and CLTC, Eldercare Expert, Speaker, Author, Facilitator Most of us are not aware of the changing dynamics within our country. The fastest-growing age group in this country is the people over the age of 85. Many retirees could live 30 or more years in retirement, and they may live as […]
Read more →By Bob Mauterstock, CFP®, ChFC, and CLTC, Eldercare Expert, Speaker, Author, Facilitator Who is exploiting our seniors? A study was done a few years ago by the MetLife Institute. They determined that elders lost $2.9 billion a year through financial exploitation, and that number is increasing every day. Strangers do fifty-one percent of the exploitation. […]
Read more →By David M. Kessler, Elder Fraud Expert, Protecting the Elderly Editor’s note: This presentation was delivered in live webinar format in 2015. David’s comments have been edited for clarity and length. You can view a YouTube brief of the original presentation here. You may also choose to take the full length course to earn 1 CRC®, […]
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