You're HIS account is at 1.5%. Inflation (most recently calculated) is 3.1%. 
Saving your money, in the traditional sense, has you losing out as you're not even keeping up with inflation. 
A properly diversified portfolio, over the same time frame (5yrs), will yield 6-7%. 
Marathon, not sprint. 
I am the last person to ask about money and what to do with it, but now that I actually have some $ to play around with, I'm at least trying to get as informed as possible. Best advice so far, came from my old man: "you should be closer and more open with your financial advisor, than you are with your brother"
Ymmv. 
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