Wow, this is the third ponzi scheme the SEC has dealt with in a week. Keep your guard up; if it looks too good to be true it probably is! Here is the article in Accounting Today by Daniel Hood:http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/SEC-Shuts-600M-Online-Pyramid-Ponzi-Scheme-63686-1.html?ET=webcpa:e5982:204199a:&st=email&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WebCPA_Daily_081912Remember, You can count on us to count for you! email bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net phone 818-317-6035
Happy Birthday to Me!
Well, Sunday was my birthday. The big 56 didn’t seem so bad – age is a state of mind after all. When you are younger you wanted gifts and parties, now you want peace and quiet and being allowed to sleep late.Oh well, hope you have a happy birthday too, whenever it is.Remember, You can count on us to count for you! email bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net phone 818-317-6035
Older Adults: ‘Very Vulnerable’ to Fraud
This article in the Wall Street Journal by Kelly Greene talks about a survey showing older adults can be very vulnerable to financial and investment fraud:http://blogs.wsj.com/totalreturn/2012/08/15/older-adults-very-vulnerable-to-fraud/?mod=WSJBlog&mod=totalreturnMake sure your loved ones are aware not to jump into anything that sounds too good to be true without lots of discussion and investigation.Remember, You can count on us to count for you! email bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net phone 818-317-6035