To shred or not to shred?
An estimated 17.6 million people — 7 percent of U.S. residents age 16 or older — were victims of identity theft in 2014, a trend that has been on the rise since 2012, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Of those victims, two-thirds of incidents resulted in direct financial loss.
In an age when identity theft and fraud is rampant, you may be wondering how to securely dispose of your outdated records. To shred or not to shred, that is the question.