Investment Questionnaire

Your Goals

1. What is your investment objective?(select all that apply)

2. My goal for the portfolio is to:

Not lose moneyGrow slightlyGrow moderatelyGrow significantly

3. What long term return do you seek?

Your Time Horizon

4. What stage of investing best describes your current situation?

I am retired and my investment portfolio will be my primary source of incomeI am retired and my investment portfolio will supplement my incomeI am retired and my investment portfolio is not a necessary component of my incomeI am approaching retirement and my investments should continue working to achieve my goalsI am in the accumulation stage and making contributions to my investment accounts

5. When do you expect to be withdrawing money from your investment account?

6. Once you begin withdrawing money from your account, how long do you expect withdrawals to last?

Your Risk Temperament

7. Which of the following statements best describes your attitude toward short-term losses or gains?

I cannot tolerate any lossesI can accept short-term losses or gains unless they exceed 10 percentI can accept short-term losses or gains, even sizable ones (over 10 percent)

8. Which of the following is your highest priority?

Income and/or safety of my portfolioMaking slow but steady gains in my portfolioHaving my portfolio grow rapidly

9. A bear market is defined as a prolonged period during which investment prices fall. Which of the following statements best describes you?

I am unable to cope with a bear marketI recognize that bear markets are inevitable and can deal with themI believe bear markets represent an opportunity to invest more in the market

Your Investment IQ

10. How would you rate your understanding of investment concepts such as risk and return, inflation, interest rates, asset allocation, and diversification?

I know very little about these conceptsI am somewhat familiar with these conceptsI have a very good understanding of these concepts

11. When evaluating your investment performance, which statement would bother you more?

Your portfolio value decreases 10 percent from one statement to the nextYour portfolio value increases 10 percent while the stock market increases 20 percent from one statement to the next

12. What was your investment approach during the Great Recession of 2008–2009? What about April of 2020 during the COVID pandemic?

Sold my investments and went to cashKept my accounts but stopped making contributionsContinued contributing to my retirement accounts but reduced the amounts and/or frequencyContinued contributing to my retirement accounts without changeIncreased the amounts and/or frequency of my account contributions

Investment Objectives & Risk Tolerance Questionnaire

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Your Goals

Your Time Horizon

Your Risk Temperament

Your Investment IQ

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