{"id":12260,"date":"2021-07-11T08:11:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T13:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legaltalktexas.hammerle.com\/?p=12260"},"modified":"2025-06-18T16:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T21:59:17","slug":"a-harbinger-of-things-to-come-investment-firms-on-cutting-age-of-dementia-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/legaltalk\/estate-planning\/a-harbinger-of-things-to-come-investment-firms-on-cutting-age-of-dementia-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"A Harbinger of Things to Come &#8211; Investment Firms on Cutting Age of Dementia Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A huge swath of Baby Boomers is approaching their seventies and the investment companies are worried. Not because their primary market \u2013 Boomers hold more than half of the estimated $50 trillion in total US household financial assets \u2013 is retiring, but because of the rise in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/legaltalk\/elder-law\/planning-for-dementia\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dementia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How big is the problem? Boomers are now between the ages of 57 and 75.\u00a0 Beginning at 70, 12% of people will see a mild cognitive decline and dementia. That increases to 45% for people between the ages of 80 to 84.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dementia and Finances<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even a slight cognitive decline can lead to impaired judgment about finances. A Boomer suffering from dementia could lose, through one imprudent investment, a lifetime\u2019s worth of savings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compounding the cognitive decline problem is the complexity of handling asset allocations and retirement account withdrawal rates. It actually gets more difficult to figure out investments as you get older. Toss in major tax law changes and you have a recipe for disaster.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An additional worry: about 25% of Boomers handle their own investments, instead of going through a wealth adviser. While that may have worked out well in the past, it leaves no safety net. A Boomer who calls the shots alone could start down the road on a mental decline and no one would notice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Big investment companies like Vanguard Group, Fidelity Investments and Charles Schwab Corp are taking this seriously. They have software that keeps track of their clients\u2019 requests for password resets or difficulty working through their security protocols. Some companies track client-call recordings for signs of trouble.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brokerage firms are required to ask customers to give them a trusted contact they can notify in the event of a problem. This rule has been in effect since 2018.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brokerage firms have a rule that gives them the power to temporarily halt disbursements, but only when fraud is suspected. Texas also has a law, found in the Texas Finance Code Section 281, that allows a financial institution to freeze an account for 10 days if exploitation is suspected. But a client\u2019s dementia does not neatly fall under the definitions of fraud or exploitation, so it is unclear how often those safety measures are actually deployed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pro-Active Steps to Take<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happily, Boomers can take some pro-active steps.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, give your brokerage firm your trusted contact information. Right now, 75% of brokerage clients have not done that. This is an easy way for you to take advantage of the auto-trackers your firm has in place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second, make things easy for yourself. You don\u2019t need 20 different accounts in 10 different financial institutions. You might even make money; many brokerage firms have built-in incentives like free financial advice and higher savings rates when you invest more money with them. Investigate low-cost advisory services or a single fund that already has a mix of investments.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third, identify the person or service provider who can help manage your financial affairs. If possible, give that person your power of attorney or authority under a trust. Compile your internet passwords, financial information and important bills and share the location of it with your agent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fourth, be open to investigating your cognitive level. If your physician recommends a consult with a geriatric psychologist or the like, do it. Take a look at the cognitive apps, if any, offered by your bank or investment group.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, realize that the very nature of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/legaltalk\/elder-law\/10-early-warning-signs-of-dementia\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cognitive decline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> makes it almost impossible to recognize it in yourself. The need for a safety net is real.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just ask the investment firms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/lawyers\/virginia-hammerle\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia Hammerle<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is president of\u00a0 Hammerle Morris Law Firm. She is an Accredited <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/practice-areas\/estate-planning-probate\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estate Planner<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and has been Board Certified in Civil Trial Law for 25 years. She blogs regularly on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/hammerle.com\/practice-areas\/elder-law\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">senior issues<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the law and has a monthly newsletter. Contact at <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">legaltalktexas@hammerle.com<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A huge swath of Baby Boomers is approaching their seventies and the investment companies are worried. Not because their primary market \u2013 Boomers hold more than half of the estimated $50 trillion in total US household financial assets \u2013 is retiring, but because of the rise in dementia.\u00a0 How big is the problem? 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