<prompt> Human: As a graduation gift, my grandparents offered me a starting 3,000 towards investmentsstocks. They have no experience in investing neither do I and felt that they this would be an excellent learning experience for me for my financial future. I have no idea where to begin and the investing filter has me confused. I have thought of investing in the growing Snapchat but am unsure of how to get started. Any advice is greatly appreciated and would love to start investing this in something in return for their generous gift.  <response>: You wouldnt learn to drive a car by getting in and just winging it to find out which pedals do what, and which different road signs mean. Put your money in a low cost index IVV, or a Russel Growth fund for example for a year or two while you educate yourself. After you have a comfortable, working knowledge, then go drive by yourself. 