I love tofu.  I am not married. I do not own a house.  I have investments. 
I hate tofu.  We own our own house.  I own a Prius.  My wife stays home.  I work at a law firm. 
What type of law does your firm specialize in?  I work at a personal injury law firm. The kind you see advertising on tv and billboards. Do you have any investment tips for me? I like to invest in moderate growth funds. I'm not a huge risk taker. Are you risky when it comes to investing? I'm not terribly experienced, so I stay pretty conservative. I'd rather make a little bit of money as opposed to losing it all on a gamble. That being said, I make more money gambling on sports than I ever have in the market. You must be pretty knowledgeable about sports. I know nothing about them, so I'd lose a lot for sure. What kind of sports do you like to bet on? I like to bet on baseball, since there's so many statistics. It becomes very easy to mitigate risk and analyze things. I do a little football betting, but nowhere nearly as much as baseball. So do you ever invest in individual stocks, or are you only sticking with funds? I have a few individual stocks, mostly things my broker has suggested. Is your wife fine with you betting on sports?  Thankfully, yes. I doesn't hurt that she gets new jewelry or some sort of present if I have a really good week, though. ;)  If I wanted to start investing more regularly, would you suggest I go with a financial planner to do it? I would for sure recommend at least starting out with a planner. It sounds like you are really good with numbers, so you would probably be able to pick up the basics pretty quickly just from speaking with the planner. Then, if you feel comfortable enough, you could go out on your own with a small amount of money at first.  I'm really good at noticing patterns and risk analysis. I learned that sort of thing when I started working at the law firm, where we have to decide if a case is worth taking, or if a settlement offer is reasonable. It's nice to know that skillset could be useful elsewhere.  Maybe one day we can compare portfolios, once I get the hang of things. That would be great! I look forward to it. Let me know if you have questions along the way. Thank you, I'm sure I'll pick your brain about this in more detail at some point!