Risk Assessment - Great River Financial

Name

First Name

Last Name

1. Where are you in the investor life cycle?

25+ years until retirement

15–25 years until retirement

5–15 years until retirement

Within 5 years of retiring

5–15 years after retiring

15+ years after retiring

2. How long do you expect retirement to last?

30+ years

20–30 years

10–20 years

Less than 10 years

3. Which statement do you identify with most?

I’m comfortable taking more risk to earn higher returns.

I’m comfortable taking a moderate amount of risk to earn moderate returns.

I’m comfortable earning lower returns if it means taking less risk.

4. During market declines, I tend to sell portions of my riskier assets and invest the money in safer assets.

5. Which risk/reward profile is most attractive to you, assuming a three-year investment horizon?

Portfolio #1: Average annual return of 9%, upside gains 26% , downside losses 16%

Portfolio #2: Average annual return of 8%, upside gains 23%, downside losses 11%

Portfolio #3: Average annual return of 7%, upside gains 19%, downside losses 6%

Portfolio #4: Average annual return of 6%, upside gains 15%, downside losses 2%

Portfolio #5: Average annual return of 5%, upside gains 11%, downside losses 1%

6. If your portfolio decreases by 20%, how would you respond?

Invest more while prices are low.

Rebalance your portfolio to your target allocation of stocks and bonds.

Wait a few months to see if the market shows signs of recovery before making a pivot.

Immediately shift to a more conservative asset allocation to minimize the potential for additional losses.

7. My current and future income sources (for example, salary, social security, pensions) are…

8. How long do you expect it to take for investments to recover from an economic event like the 2007-2009 Great Financial Crisis?

Up to 4 years

Up to 3 years

Up to 2 years

Less than 1 year

9. How would you rate your investment knowledge?

High

Medium

Low

None

10. Which investment mix would you be most comfortable with committing to if you couldn’t change it for the next 10 years?

100% growth-focused

80% growth, 20% stability

60% growth, 40% stability

40% growth, 60% stability

20% growth, 80% stability

100% stability-focused

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