Protecting Your Clients And Your Firm From Financial Fraud

Andrew Crowell, Vice Chairman of Wealth Management at D.A. Davidson returns to the show to share some eye popping facts about the prevalence of financial fraud. Andrew and Mike Langford also explore what financial advisors can do to protect their clients for becoming victims of fraud and how to help clients recover if they are victimized.

Toward the end of the episode Andrew and Mike dive into the mechanisms financial advisors can use to protect their firm from fraudsters. Because like the famous bank robber Willie Sutton said when asked why he robs banks, financial advisors are "where the money is."

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• Americans Are Not Adequately Prepared To Detect Or Prevent Financial Fraud - Scroll down about 3/4 of the way down on this page to see the results of the fraud study.
• Fraud Prevention: A Guide for Senior Investors - This is a helpful guide created by the team at D.A. Davidson
• Willy Sutton Rule - https://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/willie-sutton-rule.asp