Interesting: I knew a guy that came into a lot of money. A serious lot. And he found that he had a whole entourage of new friends. Fancy house, gurus, admirers, tons of interesting investment proposals most of which he accepted. And when he died and the accounts were made up it was all gone. Everything. Not a single person around him that did not in some way take advantage of him. I still have a hard time getting around people not being able to deal with their money, especially because in this case it was quite hard earned. Some of the hangers on still haven't recovered from the fact that their 'source of funds' has dried up.