X-Message-Number: 14095 References: <> Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:48:56 +0100 From: "Joseph Kehoe" <> Subject: Re: CryoNet #14086 - #14094 >> I would rather buy gold and hide it somewhere in the states. The value >> will increase tax free. >> > > What about diamonds? >There is a political will to maintain the gem value, this is not >the case for gold. In real term, gold price has fallen continuously >in the past half century (outside some short "spikes"). > The best choice could be a mix, for example diamond + real estate >+ technology shares administered by a cryonics organisation... Diamonds are carbon. If nanotechnology works they will be one of the first things they make! There are no guarantees: Land deeds and shares may be worthless by the time you come out. Land deeds may be challenged in court while you are dead (frozen) either. As good a bet as any are hand crafted artifacts. These will have a precious metal value and also a historical value. e.g. a Faberge Egg should hold its value no matter what happens to the price of gold/etc. They also contain much more value by volume or weight (i.e. easier to store and hide). So something hand crafted from precious metals/stones with a historical angle (made for the king of France or whatever). Small, lightweight, horrendously valuable (priceless), going up in value the older they get and valuable on different levels (Historical, valuable metals/stones, craftsmanship - built in redundency) problems: 1. Governments might not allow you to sell them. 2. Could you affort one? 3. People might come looking for them so they better be pretty secure Either way its better than the alternative (dead vs alive and poor). I have a feeling that people who freeze themselves are the type of people who will get on anyway (it takes courage and intelligence to sign up to something as unorthodox as freezing) but I could be wrong about that ;-) Joseph. ---------------------------------------------- Joseph Kehoe, MSc Raven Internet Technologies Ltd. ph: +353 503 52450 www.raven.ie Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=14095