do not know anything about stocks and bonds

by LOUISE WARME
(BRONX,NY)

I WANT TO START AT THE BEGING ,BUT DON'T KNOW EVEN WHERE THE BEGING IS!!!!!!!!! I'M GETTING A SETTLEMENT FROM A LAWSUIT VERY SOON AND I WANT TO BE SMART ABOUT THE MONEY AND INVEST IN SOMETHING ,BUT DON'T KNOW THE FIST THING ABOUT THIS STUFF.IT IS REALLY NOT FOR ME ,IT'S FOR MY DAUGHTER THAT I FEEL COMPELLED TO DO THIS SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HER.PLEASE SOMEONE GIVE ME THE VERY BASICS.I HAVE 3 YEARS OF COLLEGE IN PSYCHOLOGY,BUT AGAIN THAT HAS NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH THIS.