People, particularly young people, think about death about as much as they think about IRAs, 401k, life insurance,...well, you get the idea. Truth is, unless you're on your death bed, mortality is just one of those things, we as people don't spend a lot of time thinking about. For death- out of sight, out of mind, seems to be what we're comfortable with. LIVING TRUST vs. HAVING NO TRUST When you die, so do your assets. Or at least some of them. Without getting into legal