Financial advisers ponder meaning of 'competence'
(NEWSER) - The first sign of Arthur Packel's Alzheimer's was the call from the homeowner's association asking for unpaid fees. As his mind began its long slide, it turns out, the first thing he did was simply stop paying bills. When his wife tried to pick up the slack, she found much of their money gone. And despite a forensic accountant's efforts, “It just disappeared,” Renee Packel tells the New York Times . More»
