{"id":2557,"date":"2017-03-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silverlaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/spot-prevent-elder-financial-abuse\/"},"modified":"2018-10-08T12:37:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T16:37:50","slug":"spot-prevent-elder-financial-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/spot-prevent-elder-financial-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"FINRA Tips for Spotting and Preventing Elder Financial Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"

FINRA Tips for Spotting and Preventing Elder Financial Abuse<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

Elder financial abuse is a subject that has increasingly drawn scrutiny by regulatory bodies.\u00a0 The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (\u201cFINRA\u201d)<\/a> and the Securities Exchange Commission (the \u201cSEC\u201d)<\/a> have published numerous investor alerts<\/a>, regulatory guidance<\/a>, and primers on the elder financial abuse.\u00a0 FINRA has even hosted panels<\/a> to educate elderly investors and financial representatives on how to combat elder financial abuse.\u00a0 Our firm has launched a website targeting elder financial abuse as well at www.elderfinanci<\/a>\"Glenn<\/a>alfraudattorneys.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Most recently, as part of FINRA\u2019s 2017 Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter<\/a>, the regulatory body announced its focus on senior investors.\u00a0 Among other things, FINRA will focus on the suitability of speculative and\/or complex investment products recommended to elderly investors.\u00a0 But a big question for most elderly individuals and their loved ones is how they can avoid elder financial abuse in the first place.\u00a0 An SEC guide for seniors<\/a> to protect themselves from elder financial abuse lists the following among other items to protect elderly investors:<\/p>\n

Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FINRA Tips for Spotting and Preventing Elder Financial Abuse Elder financial abuse is a subject that has increasingly drawn scrutiny by regulatory bodies.\u00a0 The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (\u201cFINRA\u201d) and the Securities Exchange Commission (the \u201cSEC\u201d) have published numerous investor alerts, regulatory guidance, and primers on the elder financial abuse.\u00a0 FINRA has even hosted panels […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[578],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-releases"],"yoast_head":"\nFINRA Tips for Spotting and Preventing Elder Financial Abuse — Securities Arbitration Lawyers Blog — March 14, 2017<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you or a loved one have lost money and been a victim of elder 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