Money Links For 09-21-07: Death Special

Looks like Jeremy @ Generation X Finance has had death on this mind lately. Here is a series of informative articles he has published recently on post-death wealth management:

• Transferring Assets Upon Death Through a Will
• Transferring Assets Upon Death by Operation of Law or Contract
• Transferring Assets Upon Death With a Trust

Other interesting articles of the week:

• Shaking the New Car Itch: A Tale of Priorities by JD @ Get Rich Slowly.

• Who else is tired of hearing about the ‘latte factor?’ by KMC @ Advanced Personal Finance. Reminds me of my resistance to the latte factor idea.

• How to Get Ahead In America by Logan Flatt @ Power Wealth. Logan is creating a 12-part series on this subject and it seems pretty promising so far.

• An Analysis: Bit Off More Than He Could Chew by Mapgirl @ Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge.

• Dealing With Found Money, Followup by Nickel @ Five Cent Nickel.

• 12 Ways To Beat Inflation: Don’t Let Rising Prices Get You Down by SVB @ The Digerati Life.

• Beware On-Campus Credit Card Application Booths by Jim @ Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

• Learning A Little Bit About Dividends by NCN @ No Credit Needed.

• What is “Short Selling” or “Shorting a Stock”? by Preet @ Where Does All My Money Go.

In other news, Mint.com is now live. Go ahead and check it out - it’s a online financial management portal that helps to put your credit cards and bank accounts in order.