Financial Profile

Risk Assessment

To help us better understand your financial goals, please answer the following questions.

1. What is your current age?

2. When do you plan to begin making withdrawals from your account?

3. I would describe my knowledge of investments as:

4. Which of these statements best represents your attitude towards risk and return?

5. How would you describe yourself as an investor?

6. If you could chose between a job that was salary, commission, or a mix of both which would you pick?

7. How long do you expect your retirement account to last once you begin drawing income?

8. What is the primary goal for your investments?

9. If you have an account with $200,000, how much of a decline in value would make you uncomfortable in one year?

10. Suppose you have an account with $100,000. Out of the potential ranges of highs and lows your account balance may experience in one year, which appeals to you the most?

11. There have been several periods in history in which the stock market has dropped 25% or more in a short period of time. If the value of your portfolio fell from $200,000 to $150,000 (25%) in one year, how would you react?

12. Assuming normal market conditions what would you expect from this investment over time?

13. Which of these statements would best describe your attitudes about the next three MONTHS' performance of this investment?

14. Which of these statements would best describe your attitudes about the next three YEARS' performance of this investment?

15. Suppose the stock market has below average returns over the next decade (10 yrs), what would you expect from this investment?