X-Message-Number: 14042 From: Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 23:12:02 EDT Subject: CryoNet #14041 Greetings, I've been following this list on and off for a few years. I've seen and read enough (http://www.merkle.com/cryo/) to convince me that cryogenics is a gamble worth taking, I intend to sign up with either Alcor or CI in a few years when I'm 30. I'm not a scientist, I'm a financial guy, so most of my questions are about finance. Don't get me wrong, I'll be glad to have a second shot at life, but who whants to be revived with no money and have to work for another 30 years, epecially when a little money put away today can generate a fortune in the furure. I know that one of the two, CI I think, said they will give you the remainder of your money when you are revived, but it is prudent to assume that no institution will give you any money unless they are absolutely required to do so. So my first question is, currently what arrangements can I make to put my money in an account or fund so I can retrieve it when I am revived. Obviously burying or hiding my cash is out of the question as paper money will likely be useless in the future and ideally I'd like it to earn interest while I'm suspended. I would be happy with the risk free rate, which is conservative but is as stable as the United States. The instution which holds my funds for me must also be stable and I must be sure that NO ONE can get at the money except me. For my situation, I'd like to sign up with Alcor, because I intend to move to California later in life, (I live on the east coast now) but then again I may not. What would be my best plan, to sign up with CI now and then transfer to Alcor if I move? What about the fees and tax impact of moving money from one to another? Has anyone thought about storing away a few objects? I'm not talking about a car or anything, but I'd at least like a disk of my writings and images. A safety deposit box will be cleaned out when your declared deceased, and your law firm might not exist a few years from now and I think it is also prudent to assume that my decendants won't keep my things safe. Maybe I should just bury them in a national park. But that leads to another question, burnable CDs only have about a 30 year life, magnetic media even less. (Yes I know they wont be using Windows in a hundred year, but if my money is preserved I can buy an antique pentium) I know this is alot, if I get some good answers I'll post it in FAQ format. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=14042