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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.

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