SUSAN PARKINS, CPA, NCG is the owner of New Mexico Fiduciary Services. She is also a National Certified Guardian, and serves as court-appointed Conservator, Financial Power of Attorney, and daily money manager. She has been in New Mexico for 33 years and worked as patrolman and detective for the Albuquerque Police Department and then in private investigations. Having been a first responder to the devastating impact of financial crimes against vulnerable people, she has a particular interest in financial fraud prevention and obtained her CPA license with the specific intent to do fiduciary work for vulnerable persons.