Yeah, mutual funds are a good place to start. You don't need a financial advisor to help you with this. It is easy. Call up a mutual fund company.....Janus, T.Rowe Price, Fidelity.....there are tons. Get a prospectus and application mailed to you check out the funds and their goals...ex. long term growth, global growth, bond fund, technology ect, ect...... there are also a ton of different types of funds all these companies offer..... they'll explain the risks of each. Now, mail them the money, and start adding to it every month as you can afford. This is called dollar cost averaging and is a good way to invest.
Good luck......remember though.......no risk, no return.