I would suggest checking out index funds from Vanguard (or Fidelity or Schwab). Also, you may want to post this to: http://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/ ht

I would suggest checking out index funds from Vanguard (or Fidelity or Schwab). Also, you may want to post this to: http://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/ http://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/ They're a very reasonable and helpful community.