Should you use a separate computer for online banking?

When so much of your financial life lives online, protecting the device you use to access your money deserves some extra thought. Nancy from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, recently wrote to us asking whether keeping banking and investments on an entirely separate computer could provide another layer of protection.

"I've had several clients tell me they have bought a computer that is only used for online banking, financial institutions and anything to do with their investment accounts. Is this a...