{"id":20596,"date":"2017-03-08T11:23:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T19:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldco.com\/?p=20596"},"modified":"2026-01-04T15:46:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:46:03","slug":"scams-target-retirement-savings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldco.com\/scams-target-retirement-savings\/","title":{"rendered":"Scams That Target Your Retirement Savings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wherever there is money, scammers are likely to show up, and that&#8217;s true of retirement savings. Scammers and hackers use a variety of methods to gain access to your hard-won funds, but you can protect your financial future with a combination of common sense and due diligence. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Too-Good-to-Be-True Solutions Are Usually Problems<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s tempting to look into a savings solution that claims to be bulletproof. With so much uncertainty in today&#8217;s markets \u2014 and the relatively recent panic during 2008 and 2009 \u2014 someone <a href=\"https:\/\/goldco.com\/do-you-have-enough-saved-for-retirement\/\">saving for retirement<\/a> would be foolish not to want financial stability. No solution can offer a 100 percent guarantee, though, and higher returns are usually related to bigger risks. Don&#8217;t buy into claims that your small investment will double quickly in some wild scheme, and always do your research before you hand over your money. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When researching potential retirement savings plans, look for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evidence of historic performance, including financial reports.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reviews from past and future customers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy access to information. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A variety of contact methods; never give your money to an entity you can&#8217;t get in touch with.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>It&#8217;s Your Money, so Keep an Eye on It <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you chose to work with a broker or self-manage your own assets and IRAs, your money is what&#8217;s ultimately on the line. Scammers can pose as brokers and service providers, siphoning away your money slowly or skimming it from your accounts. Even a legitimate broker can get scammed, and the issue might go unnoticed until it&#8217;s too late because that broker works with numerous clients and can&#8217;t keep a close eye on everything. Keep your assets safer by:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Checking your accounts and statements on a regular basis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making use of online portals to keep an eye on your money. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asking questions if you don&#8217;t understand something or it seems odd or wrong.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Desperate Measures Make You a Target for Scammers <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re nearing retirement age and figure out you haven&#8217;t saved enough to support the lifestyle you intend, you might want to take measures to boost your savings. Looking for get-rich-quick schemes or abnormally high returns makes you a target for scammers who prey on individuals with sweet sales tactics and bait-and-switch products. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Options and plans do exist for supplementing retirement savings in later years, and some people are able to retire early because they get lucky with assets or are diligent in saving when young. You should never count on consistent 25 to 50 percent returns to fill your retirement coffers, though, and conduct comprehensive research if you&#8217;re presented with an offer that makes such claims. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One asset with a proven track records is gold, but scammers even infiltrate these markets. When buying gold purchasing a gold IRA, work with an established, proven company to better protect your interests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wherever there is money, scammers are likely to show up, and that&#8217;s true of retirement savings. Scammers and hackers use a variety of methods to gain access to your hard-won funds, but you can protect your financial future with a combination of common sense and due diligence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":31095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[213],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-retirement"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Scams That Target Your Retirement Savings<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wherever there is money, scammers are likely to show up, and that&#039;s true of retirement savings. 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