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Investment Questionnaire

The Investment Questionnaire below is designed to measure how well you tolerate investment risk. Some questions ask about the amount of time you have until reaching a financial goal and the length of time that you will be taking money from your account for that goal. This Questionnaire provides a starting point for our analysis...

1. I plan to take money from my investments in...
1-5 years
6-10 years
11-15 years
More than 15 years

2. As I withdraw money from these investments, I plan to spend it over a period of...
2 years or less
3-5 years
6-10 years
11-15 years
More than 15 years

3. When making a long-term investment, I plan to keep the money invested for...
1-2 years
3-4 years
5-6 years
7-8 years
More than 8 years

4. From August 31, 2000 through March 31, 2001, stocks lost more than 25%. If you owned a stock investment that fell more than 25% in seven months, you would... (If you owned stocks during this period, please select the answer that matches your actions at the time.)
Sell all of the remaining investment
Sell some of the remaining investment
Hold on to the investment and sell nothing
Buy more of the investment

5. Generally, I prefer an investment with little or no ups or downs in value, and I am willing to accept the lower returns these investments may make.
I strongly disagree
I disagree
I somewhat agree
I agree
I strongly agree

6. When the market goes down, I tend to sell some of my riskier investments and put the money in safer investments.
I strongly disagree
I disagree
I somewhat agree
I agree
I strongly agree

7. Risk tolerance is the relative ability to accept measurable losses in the short-term in exchange for expected higher returns long-term. My tolerance for risk is:
Very high
Moderately high
Average
Moderately low
Very low

8. From January 31, 1999 through December 31, 1999, some bonds lost almost 9%. If you owned a bond investment that lost 9% in eleven months, you would... (If you owned bonds during this period, please select the answer that matches your actions at that time.)
Sell all of the remaining investment
Sell some of the remaining investment
Hold on to the investment and sell nothing
Buy more of the investment

9. How stable are your current and future income sources (salary, Social Security, pension, etc.)?
Very unstable
Unstable
Somewhat stable
Stable
Very stable

10. When it comes to investing in stock or bond mutual funds (or individual stocks and bonds), I would describe myself as a/an...
Very inexperienced investor
Somewhat inexperienced investor
Somewhat experienced investor
Experienced investor
Very experienced investor

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