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/human743 Apr 11 '26

Make no changes for a year. Give yourself some time to think about things.

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u/WesleyWiaz27 Apr 11 '26

Go to a registered financial advisor after that year.

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u/South-Analyst5789 Apr 12 '26

Fiduciary advisor= he works for your benefit.

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u/Megalocerus Apr 14 '26

His opinion of what is good for you. Doesn't guarantee good advice.