<prompt> Human: Hi all,Actually asking this for my girlfriend. I wish I was asking for me:She has slightly north of 30k in a savings account. I told her that she should really get some of that into something with a higher yield, especially as she is relatively young late twenties and starting early is so important for compounding interest. I, however, dont really know what Im talking about when it comes to investing so I thought I would see what people here would do if they had this amount in a savings account. All debts are paid off already, so thats taken care of. My thinking was that it would make sense to put something like 10k into a mutual fund with a good track record and then add more as confidence built, but Im not sure if 10 is way too low or too high. Ive had a few other thoughts on it, but Ill leave it there because there is like a 99 chance that you all will have better ideas than me. Also if there are any highly recommended books or anything for someone in this position please let me know. Thanks!  <response>: Read the FAQ 