Where should a first time investor start?

You can invest in any type of investment account, including retirement accounts, through a brokerage company, a mutual fund company, or through Purposeful SP. At your age, and with over 30 years until you retire, you should consider investing heavily in a broadly diversified stock portfolio which includes both U.S. and international stocks. With three plus decades to go, you only need bonds in your portfolio to help you sleep at night and for rebalancing opportunities. In other words, after doing your research, choose a bond percentage which makes YOU feel comfortable that you have enough "safety" in your portfolio.

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InvestingJoshua Escalante Troesh, CFPJanuary 30, 2020Starting Out, Building Wealth, Financial Foundation, Roth IRA, IRA Penalty, 401(k), Individual Retirement Account

Can I ask the IRS to allow me to return an IRA distribution after the 60 day rollover period?

Yes, there is potential for relief from the IRS, but ignorance of the rules and weakness in English are most likely going to get denied. At this point you will want to contact a financial advisor and a CPA to help you with this. The CPA will help you in dealing with the IRS and a good financial advisor . . . .