<prompt> Human: So, I inherited a large sum of money from an Aunt who passed away. She was a single flight attendant with no kids, so she saved all her money and didnt have time to spend it. After the entire distribution of assets, the total I received was about 300,000. Needless to say, Im extremely fortunate. I come from a lower-middle class family, so this kind of money thrown in my lap is incomprehensible. Im 23, trying to figure out what to do with my life and this has given the decision much more weight.I want my next move to be calculated diligently in order to make this money grow exponentially. Ive been put in such a fortunate position, I dont want to fuck it up. I want to be set for life. Part of my inheritance is in an account with Ameriprise, but I will be closing that. I know very little about investing, so Ive asked some close friends what to do. Heres what Ive gotten:1. Stay out of the stock market; its gonna crash 2. Buy Onecoin, crypto currency eh, no thanksObviously, the people close to me dont know much more than I do. So thats why Im giving this a chance. I have a wife, dog, and nothing tying us down but jobs. Id like to set ourselves up for a comfortable future and maybe find a lucrative pathway for myself on the way. Help me brilliant souls of reddit!What would you do in my position? Assistant: Id like to set ourselves up for a comfortable future and maybe find a lucrative pathway for myself on the way.Read the sidebar. And importantly, understand write down what comfortable future is for you and your wife. Cant plan for something if you dont know what that something is.Human: Wife:Well, skys the limit. I want a beach house and a fancy SUV and enough money for 4 kids. Oh, and a dog rescue. Or enough money to fund oneMe: Yes maam, anything else?  <response>: In that case, good luck. The 300K wont last long. 