Megan McCardle thinks not. Money quote: “So I think that ultimately retirees are going to end up consuming less than they currently expect to. And given the political economy of it all, I expect the burden to fall more heavily on those who have saved than on those who haven’t.”

Popular Mechanics discusses problems with passwords and other digital data post-death. Site and companies providing solutions are here and here.

Boomers have acquired too many possessions they no longer want and are selling them for pennies on the dollar.

Nice article about the need for heirs to access passwords and digital data after death.

Business Week had a recent article about how wealthy people can legally avoid/minimize taxes.