Your Asset Allocation Profile
Understanding who you are as an investor is the starting point of a well conceived investment plan. A key component of this understanding is how you translate your goals into an appropriate asset allocation strategy. Asset allocation is the process of deciding how much of your money should be invested in stocks, bonds and cash. Decisions must then be made about the kinds of stocks, bonds or cash investments to be used.

The three steps outlined below serve as a starting point for further discussion about your risk tolerance, your time horizon for investing, your income needs, your tax situation and other considerations key to designing an investment strategy that fully reflects who you are as an investor.

Start with a Plan Develop your personal investment profile by answering the short questionnaire that follows.
Review Your Feedback Look at the investor profile and asset allocation strategy generated by your responses to the questionnaire. Do they seem like a good fit?
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What kind of Investor are you?

 

 

1. What is your main financial goal?
To ensure that I don't lose money
To increase my income to cover living expenses
To generate some income for now and some growth for        later
To achieve the highest growth possible for my future

2. Which of the following best describes your earnings expectations over the next 5 to 10 years?
I expect my earnings to grow much faster than inflation
I expect my earnings to keep pace with inflation
I expect my earnings to decrease

3. Approximately what portion of your monthly take-home pay is left each month after paying your living expenses (rent/mortgage payment, loans, credit card bills, groceries, etc.)?
Less than 10%
10% to 25%
25% to 50%
More than 50%

4. Do you have sufficient cash or savings to cover living     expenses?
Enough to cover more than 12 months of expenses
Enough to cover 6 to 12 months of expenses
Enough to cover 1 to 6 months of expenses

5. In how many years do you expect to need the money      you're thinking about investing today?
Less than 3 years
4 to 6 years
7 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
More than 15 years

6. Which statement best describes your feelings about      investment risk?
I want my money to grow as much as possible, and will       accept above-average risk to achieve it
I expect some ups and downs, but I'm looking for fairly       steady results
I would be concerned if the value of my investment ever       went down

7. How would you react if your investment declined in      value by 10% in a given year?
I would buy more shares
I would hold onto the investment and hope it rebounded
I would sell my shares and move to a safer investment

8. Which investments sound most appealing to you?
Only investments in which it is unlikely I will lose money
A mix of investments - some with low risks and some with       higher risks and high return potential
Higher-growth investments which may fluctuate in value, but       also offer the highest return potential

 

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