<prompt> Human: So I work for a company that grants me stocks every year. I already have a 401k with said company and benefits that are unrelated to said stocks I am granted. I am pants at economics however and have let the pile up. I am at a loss as to what to do with them. On one hand a friend suggested I place them with my IRA retirement and let them compound, but another suggested I play the market game. Not sure what to do. Stocks currently worth around eight per stock and I have ALOT of stock. Do I invest them into retirement and allow them to compound or do I reinvest in the market? I currently am on the middle rung of tax payers and prefer not to get involved with higher taxes than those I already pay. What should I do?  <response>: but another suggested I play the market game What should I do?Firstly, never listen to a guy who says the market game... 