<prompt> Human: Im starting my estate planning and would like to leave my current equity investment holdings to my children. When I die, is ownership of the shares simply transferred to them? Or are the shares sold first? Does anybody have experience with this?  <response>: Im starting my estate planning and would like to leave my current equity investment holdings to my children. When I die, is ownership of the shares simply transferred to them? Or are the shares sold first? Does anybody have experience with this?That depends upon what is specified in your will.You need to speak with an estate planning attorney to prepare relevant estate planning documents. 