1. When making a long-term investment, I plan to hold the investment for... 2. When the market goes down, I tend to sell some of my riskier assets and put the money in safer assets. 3. My current and future income sources are... 4. I would invest in a mutual fund based solely on a brief conversation with a friend, coworker or relative. 5. The chart below shows the greatest one-year gain and loss on three different hypothetical investments of $10,000.* Given the potential gain or loss in any one year, I would invest my money in... MAX GAIN $593 $1,921 $4,229 MAX LOSS –$164 –$1,020 –$3,369
* The maximum gain or loss on an investment is impossible to predict. The ranges shown in this chart are hypothetical and are designed solely to gauge an investor’s risk tolerance. 6. Generally, I prefer investments with little or no fluctuation in value, and I am willing to accept the lower returns associated with these investments. 7. From August 31, 2000, through March 31, 2001, stocks lost more than 25%. If I owned an investment that fell more than 25%, I would... (If you owned stocks during this period, select the answer that corresponds to your actual behavior) 8. From January 31, 1999, through December 31, 1999, some bonds lost almost 9%. If I owned a bond investment that lost 9%, I would... (If you owned bonds during this period, select the answer that corresponds to your actual behavior) 9. When it comes to investing in stock or bond mutual funds (or individual stocks or bonds), I would describe myself as a/an...
