text: 1.   Don't go to anyone asking you to contact them on this forum.\n\n2.   Learn "asset allocation". It is the number one predictor of successful investing for the long term (#2 is low fees).\n\n3.   Take a year to learn. As you're learning you can invest the money in an S&P500 ETF or go to Vanguard for the S&P500 Index Fund. (Open the IRA at Schwab, Fidelity, Vanguard, etc). Do this until you're ready to diversify. Although the China/Asian fund may be a good idea... it's not the place to start!\n\nGOOD LUCK