Category: Protection
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Never Move Your Money to ‘Protect’ It
The call may sound completely believable. The person on the phone says they work for your bank. They know your name, the name of your bank and perhaps even the last few digits of your account number. They tell you that someone is trying to steal your money. There may be suspicious purchases, a compromised…
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Why You Should Be Skeptical of Financial Influencers
There’s a joke floating around on finance Twitter: “Never take money advice from someone who makes their money giving money advice.” It’s funny—until you realize how many people are actually doing it.
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What to Do If Your Parent Is Being Scammed by an Online Impersonator
Let’s set the scene: Your parent’s phone keeps buzzing. They’re suddenly giddy, texting late at night, maybe dropping names like “George Clooney,” “Keanu Reeves,” or a slightly misspelled K-pop star. And now, you’re hearing phrases like, “He just needs a little help—he’s so down-to-earth!” or “I can’t believe she chose me out of all her…
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Why Feeling “Behind” Makes You Easy Prey for Scams and Bad Investments
We like to think money is about math. Add some here, subtract some there, multiply it by your years in the workforce, and eventually you’ll land at the destination marked “enough.” But money is really about stories. The stories we tell ourselves about where we should be, what we deserve, and—most dangerously—how far behind we…
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The One Word That Could Protect Your Family From a Devastating Scam
In the age of AI, the most important security tool your family can have might not be software, or an app, or even a device. It might be a single word. A family password—a private phrase only your household knows—can serve as a crucial last line of defense in a world where scammers don’t just…
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How to Scam-Proof Your Life Without Becoming a Paranoid Weirdo
Let’s be honest: we’re all just a few clicks away from disaster. A fake email, a shady link, a phone call that sounds just real enough—and boom, your bank account’s drained, your identity’s stolen, or your mom just wired $7,000 to someone pretending to be “you in Mexico.”
