Wealthy 'Cryonauts' Put Assets on Ice

Carl Bialik writes "'You can't take it with you. So Arizona resort operator David Pizer has a plan to come back and get it,' the Wall Street Journal reports. Pizer is one of about about 1,000 members of the "cryonics" movement who plan to put their bodies on ice soon after death so that in the future, medical advances can save them. A small, wealthy subset of these cryonauts is exploring ways to leave their money to themselves. 'With the help of an estate planner, Mr. Pizer has created legal arrangements for a financial trust that will manage his roughly $10 million in land and stock holdings until he is re-animated,' the Journal reports. 'Mr. Pizer says that with his money earning interest while he is frozen, he could wake up in 100 years the richest man in the world.'"

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[Joel from Sydney]

Richard Nixon has expressed interest in the procedure. It's his first step towards becoming the President of Earth.

Re:You don't have to be rich.

[merikari]

Some rich people say that poor people are poor because they are lazy. So, no problem for the rich people if they're broke in the future - they can just work extra hard. Cause everyone knows, it's just hard work that's needed to become ultra-rich. There's always money in sorting carbage in 3rd world countries. Or you can maybe sell a couple of organs, if they're not past the 'best before' date.