gail cohen is the chair of fiduciary international. thanks for being here today.rst thing you should do when you find out you've come into some inheritance? >> you probably should be consulting a financial adviser. if this is the kind of inheritance or amount of money that's really going to make a difference in your life. so, financial advisers will be able to help you decide what to do with the money that you've inherited. >> probably don't do anything right away. >> absolutely, don't rush into . >> are there things, mistakes, that people commonly make? >> one of the biggest mistakes people make is to invest the money without doing due diligence or the kind of research they need to do into what kind of investment they are making, who they are investing with, and, therefore, subject to loss. >> what would i know, what would be some red flags that would tell me, okay, wait a second, buyer beware, because you're going to have a lot of people pitching you a lot of stuff. >> absolutely. what you should be looking for, a financial adviser that comes from a reputable co

gail cohen is the chair of fiduciary international.r being here should do when you find out you've come into some inheritance? >> you probably should be consulting a financial adviser. if this is the kind of inheritance or amount of money that's really going to make a difference in your life. so, financial advisers will be able to help you decide what to do with the money that you've inherited. >> probably don't do anything right away. >> absolutely, don't rush into . >> are there things, mistakes, that people commonly make? >> one of the biggest mistakes people make is to invest the money without doing due diligence or the kind of research they need to do into what kind of investment they are making, who they are investing with, and, therefore, subject to loss. >> what would i know, what would be some red flags that would tell me, okay, wait a second, buyer beware, because you're going to have a lot of people pitching you a lot of stuff. >> absolutely. what you should be looking fo from a reputable company and they should be subject t