Mike Piper: Scammers Are Getting Smarter. Is Your Financial Security Keeping Up?
Wealth professionals working with older clients or their families may find the discussion useful for understanding how cyber fraud and cognitive decline can intersect. The episode also addresses when a financial professional should be brought into the conversation.
Summary
By the retirement & income deskThe Long View episode features Mike Piper discussing household cybersecurity and financial safety. The conversation covers why cybercrime is increasing, how AI is making scams more convincing, ways to spot fraud, and practical steps such as stronger passwords, multifactor authentication and passkeys, and securing devices and home networks. It also discusses whether bank or investment accounts are safer, how financial problems can signal cognitive decline in older family members, and when to bring in a financial professional.
- Cybercrime is increasing and AI is making scams more convincing, according to the episode.
- Piper offers practical cybersecurity steps including stronger passwords, multifactor authentication and passkeys, and securing devices and home networks.
- The episode discusses whether bank or investment accounts are safer and how financial problems can be an early warning sign of cognitive decline.
- It covers when to bring in a financial professional.
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