by Leonard Baer | May 12, 2021 | Aging, Blog, Elder Law News, Financial Scams
I received a frantic call from a distraught family member saying that her mother has been scammed out of thousands of dollars. The mother, a woman in her seventies, had responded to a Nigerian Scam, which claimed the mother had a fund in the amount of $5,000,000. They...
by Leonard Baer | Dec 12, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized
We’re all busy getting prepared for the holidays, watching Hallmark movies, watching more Hallmark movies, and some even watching actual snowflakes; but there is also the Grinch, literally trying to steal our Christmas out from under the Christmas tree. Phishing is...
by Leonard Baer | Jan 4, 2017 | Aging, Blog, Elder Law News, Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Financial Scams
Curly: Do you know what the secret of life is? [holds up index finger] Curly: This. Mitch: Your finger? Curly: One thing. Just one thing. You stick to that, and the rest don’t mean squat! Mitch: But, what is the “one thing?” Curly: [smiles]...
by Leonard Baer | Dec 21, 2016 | Aging, Blog, Elder Law News, Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Financial Scams
Another holiday faux pas—using family time to tell an aging parent that maybe they ought to give up their car keys. Want a real downer? Start talking to a senior about driving and maybe even getting rid of their car. Here’s a stocking stuffer—just hide their keys and...
by Leonard Baer | Dec 7, 2016 | Aging, Blog, Elder Law News, Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Financial Scams
Remember when our parents, in their frustration said, “talking to you is like talking to a wall!?” Most of us laughed and thought nothing much of it. My, how the tables have turned! Now, we are also parents. And, like many of my clients, we want to speak about...
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