so, what id like to do is invest bitcoins to a stock or mutual fund account, but am not sure the best way to go about it. any tips/advice?
How do you mean investing Bitcoin in stock? You cant do that, Bitcoin itself is already an investment and as for investing in stocks, if you have any money in Bitcoin that you would like to invest in stock then you will have to withdraw it out from Bitcoin before using it to invest in stock, you cant invest Bitcoin rather you invest in it. Thats one thing to show you that Bitcoin is not a currency, its something else.