<prompt> Human: Im deeply troubled writing this. No experience with money. No job, no permanent home and am ill. No one I can trust. All I have is my divorce settlement money. F50.I hope I can explain what I was told. A financial management adviser at major brokerage firm says I should put everything I have with their trading firm to produce around 35k a year income for me. This would help me to show income so I can rent an apartment now and pay for my expenses. Ive always thought putting all my eggs in one basket was wrong. And this is everything I have in the world. My greatest nightmare is losing this money. EDIT: To add thank you. I didnt expect the instant replies or I would have timed my post better. I didnt mean to not reply immediately or stop providing more information.  <response>: Definitely shop around and get second opinions. If theyre talking about you being able to make 35kyear off investments alone, your settlement must have been in the high 6 to mid 7 figures. 