<prompt> Human: Hello, and thank you for taking a look at our situation! I am not as experienced in managing money as I would like to be, and need some help with a situation that I couldnt find an answer to here, and that is hard to search for on Google. My grandmother and her financial adviser parted ways, and they have mailed her two checks valued at over 150k USD each from her investment accounts. What does she need to do now? I am worried that if she deposits the money right away before exploring her options that she will owe significantly more in taxes than she is comfortable with.Any help or advice is greatly appreciated!  <response>: My grandmother and her financial adviser parted ways, and they have mailed her two checks valued at over 150k USD each from her investment accounts. What does she need to do now? I am worried that if she deposits the money right away before exploring her options that she will owe significantly more in taxes than she is comfortable with.It appears that the investments were liquidated and not transferred over in kind to the next FA or whatever. If the investments were liquidated, then taxes may be due. -Why is she receiving checks? Did she tell the FA to sell everything? 