My friend won a lawsuit and got something like $230,000. She mentioned maybe hiring a financial planner to figure out what to do with the money... I figured I'd ask here for free! Her situation: She lives with her parents, and is unemployed. Originally my idea was she should buy property with it, however since she doesn't have a job, she wouldn't be able to pay expenses for that. Since she has no job, I'm wondering if Index Funds would be too risky, if she were to try to live off the interest now?