<prompt> Human: My Grandmother recently passed and they were fairly well off assets were split into equal 17ths. My mother inherited 17,000 in cash and a share of her Cocacola stocks. Idk critical details only that she has around 28,000 worth. If some details are crucial let me know and Ill see what I can do.Some precursory details are that my parents are paying off a car and house. We live paycheck to paycheck. Typical lower-middle class family. Both parents have a job well, I do too but I leave for college in the fall. To my question. My parents arent knowledgeable in this subject, and neither am I. We talked about consulting with a financial advisor to just see what the best course of action is with the stocks and cash. So what would be the best course of action in your opinion?Any help is really appreciated and if anyone has any questions Ill be answering them immediately. ThanksAssistant: If your parents are using the money to pay off the house and car thats a great idea. Id make sure they also have an emergency fund. Once the house is paid off make sure they set aside a monthly amount to pay their house taxes and insurance. I personally consider it rent and put it in a special account so when I get the bill, I can just pay it Human: So should the stocks be cashed then?  <response>: Yes. Please remember that, while I doubt it, they may owe some taxes on the sale of the stock. Lets say they inherited the stock April 1st and it traded on that day for 100share. They sell it for 101share. They profited 1 per share. The 100 is their cost basis. 