Category: Elder Financial Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER New FINRA Rules aim to protect victims of Financial Elder Abuse FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is planning to roll out a new set of rules aimed at curbing the financial abuse of elders, which has become an increasing problem in the last few decades. Theft, scams, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Risky Business of Buying Insurance What is Long Term Care Insurance? Insurance is supposed to protect you from risk. By paying your premiums over the years, you ensure that when something bad finally does happen to you, you’ll have the funds necessary to assist you and remedy […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Changing Annuities Rules May Even the Playing Field We’ve spoken a lot about the convoluted rules governing the financial products that are grouped under the name “annuities.” This moniker can cover a staggeringly wide variety of related products and categories, including deferred variable, indexed, and numerous other obscure […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Ins and Outs of the Annuity Who’s paying for your annuity? If you own an annuity or are thinking or purchasing one, you probably know what’s supposed to happen with your money. You pay a lump sum up front, and the company you purchased it from guarantees […]

Collaboration between Attorney General Kamala Harris and AARP California to Protect Seniors from Fraud and Abuse In California, seniors are really representatives of this state, but also are vulnerable. They are the targets of many fraud and abuse schemes. Moreover, when they are old and alone, they are the perfect […]

How can seniors prevent financial abuse? Seniors are sometimes the targets of choice for dishonest people. The perpetrators of elder abuse in California may be relatives of the family, children, grandchildren and friends. Professionals like caregivers, insurance brokers or financial advisers also may try to take advantage of the weaknesses […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER San Francisco Annuity Fraud Attorneys Explain Why the World is Turning on Annuities What’s going on with annuities? It seems like annuities are suddenly at the center of a whirlwind in the financial industry. A scathing report by Senator Elizabeth Warren, a story in Forbes: just what is […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER FBI investigates a Riverside nursing home The FBI is seeking any evidence in relation to alleged criminal activity at a nursing facility in Riverside. Our California nursing home abuse attorneys do not know the exact nature of the federal probe because the FBI keeps it under seal, but […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The SEC wants to alert the individuals receiving compensation from insurance companies after natural disasters like hurricanes, floods, oil spills, and fires that they may be targets of investment fraud. This compensation gives rise to investment scams and takes many forms. There are the classic Ponzi schemes where […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Nursing Home Reform Act was established by Congress to protect nursing home residents, especially their privacy, dignity and medical needs. It ensures they receive the care necessary for mental, physical and psychological well-being. The Nursing Home Reform Act ensures each resident will not be abused, receive improper […]