<prompt> Human: I inherited around 141,000 from my mom who passed away. Wanted to use it to go to college. Dad told me to wait and helped me set up Money Market account at Citizens Bank. He lied and took more than half of it away from me for personal selfish reasons.I withdrew what was left and stored away in a Savings account. My regular Bank teller noticed my amount and referred me to a financial advisor for guidance. Suggested Id invest in a portfolio with Vanguard stocks. A few months ago I had 60,000 now I am up to 70,000 of total worth of my portfolio. Did I make a wise or alright investment? Are there better options or choices? I am completely brand new to stocks. I just want to be able to make that money grow and only touch it for emergency situations. Right now caring for and mentoring my autistic brother to be prepared for life, will most likely leave a majority amount for him. Me and him moved out of state to get away from toxic dad. Anyone have any advice about managing this sum of money?  <response>: What are the fees associated with it? Generally its a bad idea to invest at a bank. if you are paying ANY fees at all you should move your money to vanguard itself. as for the investment itself, its probably in a mutual fund or ETF, which can be fine, but it depends on your goals, when you need the money, your risk tolerance, etc. If you need it for emergencies, it should be in a cash equivalent. stock investments could drop drastically. so if you would be in trouble if it dropped when an emergency hit, you need to adjust it.Id highly recommend reviewing the info in the sidebar to get a basid financial education. 