<prompt> Human: Hey everyone, Im not going to lie, I am not a rich person, but I AM interested in making some investments.The topic came up the other day with a coworker, who simply recommended I go to a certain stock broker he knows well, its a business but I think its against the rules to name themBasically, he claimed he opened an account with this investing business in an amount of 500. He claimed he was not required to really do anything else, that the business he invested with simply took hold of his investments, and within I think 2 years, he claimed his 500 turned into almost 3,000. Once he decided to cash out, the business he invested with deducted their fee, and gave him a check for what was left after fees and stuff.I guess yeah, its possible to make that much in a short amount of time, but it seems a bit...out there?My question is, do you guys know of a brokerage or investment account, or even a broker that offers plans similar to this? Is it true you can simply give 500 to a broker and say here, invest this and in a few years, youve made a significant profit? I feel like investments should be a bit more complex than this, but I am a total beginner.Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. I really appreciate learning from more experienced investors.  <response>: In the right market with the very lucky investments it is certainly possible. Though to get returns like that the risk level is going to be very high. In other words the money could have easily been lost.Other less charitable interpretations. This was a ponzi scheme and your coworker got lucky to get out early, or your coworker exaggerated his returns. 