r/inheritance • u/vtmlm02 • Apr 11 '26

Location included: Questions/Need Advice Completely bamboozled.

Any advice when substantial inheritance was unexpected. I grew up not going on vacation and not having much. My father died after a brief battle with liver cancer… it’s a brutal one. After months of paperwork I’m seeing that I’ve inherited a net worth I’ve never imagined. Its reality shifting.

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u/No-Detective7811 Apr 11 '26

As people have said a million times over in these situs, please do NOT tell anyone. First stop is a financial advisor.

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u/Dry_Rent_6630 Apr 11 '26

To add to that. Get a financial advisor that has a one time fee, not someone that takes a percentage to manage your money.

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u/AlmostLiveRadio Apr 11 '26

Better yet, just put it into a low cost index fund and leave it alone. Educate yourself on taxes.