Around here, most banks and credit unions have affiliate Financial Advisors in house. They may or may not be part of the banks institution, depending on the bank. There are independant advisors can be found in the yellow pages, but I wouldn't gamble on one of those with out a referal from someone.
Aside form group plans like 401K, I wouldn't invest in public trade any other way.

 

If a had millions of dollars I would buy one of these and park it in front of a ton of Chevy lovers and driver over it with a monster truck.

 

Start reading about Stocks, Mutual Funds, Indexes, Treasury Notes, Bonds, Certificates of Deposits, 401K Plans etcetera. There is plenty of information online to get yourself acquainted with the basics of investing. And, of course, a ton of books to peruse.

I would familiarize myself with the basics before thinking of dealing with a financial planner. And I would be very skeptical about getting into any type of financial agreement with one. (If they were making big money with their investment acumen the last thing they would do is tell anyone else how to do it.) This does not mean you won't get sound advice, however, If it was me I’d probably want one who charged by the hour (so I know exactly what its costing) or else be damn sure I understood exactly what kind of scheme I was getting into and the true potential cost for their advice.

In the financial world there swim a great many Sharks whose only motivation is to feed their ravenous appetite on your money. They care only for their commissions and ability to bleed you anyway they can.