Retired in America

Your Guide to a Confident Retirement

  • Home
  • Personal finance
  • Retirement Life
  • Saving & Spending

10 Ways Seniors Suffer Financial Abuse

July 13, 2021 · Retirement Life
Photo by Cinemato from Shutterstock

Investments schemes

Among other examples of fraudulent schemes, abusers might trick the elderly into investing in lousy and risky businesses. It might not be a bad thing for a senior to invest in something, but it depends on the agent to recommend trustworthy and safe deals.

Among the famous schemes, you should do your best to avoid is the Ponzi scheme. This scheme is fundamentally based on receiving money from new investors to pay the old ones. In the end, the money owed is more than the earned money, so this scheme is definitely bound to fail, leaving all its investors with empty pockets.

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
« 1 ... 6 7 8 ... 12»

Share this article

Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Email

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Search

Latest Posts

  • 6 Important Changes to Social Security Benefits in 2026
  • How To Pay Your Taxes With Your Credit Card in 2022
  • 8 Ways To Avoid Retirement Poverty
  • 13 States Where Your Freedom Is Respected
  • 18 Places Where Social Security Is More Than Enough
  • 7 Ways To Budget Your Groceries in Retirement
  • 14 Retirement Cities With Awful Weather
  • 11 States With the Best/Worst Social Security Checks in 2022
  • 10 Best Senior Discounts for 2022
  • 12 States That Tax Social Security Benefits

Newsletter

Get retirement planning tips, savings strategies, and lifestyle insights delivered to your inbox.

Related Articles

22 Ways to Protect Your Retirement From a Possible Recession

Consider a Bucketing Approach Apart from diversifying your investment portfolio, you should also consider making…

Read More →

Does Your Employer Want You to Retire? Here Are 15 Ways to Tell!

Rude Comments About Your Age We’re all familiar with a little bit of office banter,…

Read More →

10 Things You Can Use Your Health Savings Account For

If you have a qualified high-deductible health insurance plan, you can open a health savings…

Read More →

Best Multivitamins For Over 50s

Best Multivitamin for Women Over 50:  One A Day Women’s 50+ Healthy Advantage – The One…

Read More →

30 Expensive Cities Retiree’s Will Want To Avoid

Sebastian, Florida And just like in the first examples we have given in this article,…

Read More →

Top 11 Medical Alerts Systems

Medical alert systems have become a popular choice for many older Americans, especially those who…

Read More →

25 Smartphone Accessibility Settings You’re Not Using (But Should)

Thanks to smartphones, it is much easier for us to communicate with others and complete…

Read More →

Retiring From The Military? See How Much Money You’ll Get

Military Survivor Benefits – At retirement, you have the option of paying for a Survivor Benefit…

Read More →

13 Truths About Retirement No One Wants To Talk About

Your golden years may come with some unexpected issues if you haven’t managed to plan…

Read More →
Retired in America

Your Guide to a Confident Retirement

Inedit Agency S.R.L.
Bucharest, Romania

contact@retiredinamerica.com

Trust & Legal

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Editorial Policy
  • Advertiser Disclosure
  • FAQ
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact

Categories

  • Personal finance
  • Retirement Life
  • Saving & Spending

© 2026 Retired in America. All rights reserved.