Risk Tolerance Flashcards
refers to the amount of loss an investor is prepared to handle while making an investment decision.
Risk Tolerance
Factors That Influence Risk Tolerance
Timeline
Goals
Age
Portfolio Size
Investor Comfort Level
Types of Risk Tolerance
Aggressive
Moderate
Conservative
Each investor will adopt a different time horizon based on theirinvestment plans. Generally, more risk can be taken if there is more time.
Timeline
Financial goals differ from individual to individual.
- each individual will take on a different risk tolerance based on goals.
Goals
Usually, young individuals should be able to take more risks than older individuals.
Age
The larger the portfolio, the more tolerant to risk.
Portfolio Size
Each investor handles risk differently. Some investors are naturally more comfortable with taking risks than others.
Investor Comfort Level
are well versed with the market and take huge risks.
* Such types of investors are used to seeing large upward and downward movements in their portfolio.
Aggressive
relatively less risk-tolerant when compared to aggressive risk investors.
* They take on some risk and usually set a percentage of losses they can handle.
Moderate
- take the least risk in the market.
- They do not indulge in risky investments at all and go for the options they feel are safest.
Conservative