1. What is your main investment goal?
Income
Growth
Education Planning
Retirement Planning
Others, please specify
2.Investing comes with the possibility of losing some of the money you have invested. In an
effort to achieve a higher return, than an investment such as a bank account, do you accept a degree
of risk with your money?
Yes, I understand that investments can rise and fall in value and that I could lose some of my
money.
No, I am not willing to see my money fall in value or lose any part of my investment
3. What impact would it have on your standard of living if you were to lose money on this
investment?
It wouldn't have an impact on my standard of living and I wouldn't need to use any additional
resources (for example,
savings) as a result.
I have other resources I could fall back on
It would have an impact on my immediate standard of living.
4. When do you want to start spending the money you will save in this account?
Immediately or within the next three years
Within three to four years
Within five to six years
Within seven to 10 years
Not within the next 10 years
5. Once you start spending your money, how long do you expect to continue to withdraw funds
from your investment portfolio?
I plan to withdraw all of my money at once
I will make withdrawals over two to five years
I will make withdrawals over six to 10 years
I will make withdrawals over 10 years or more
I don't intend to withdraw the money.
6. Once you start to spend the money in your investment portfolio, how much do you plan to
withdraw?
I plan to withdraw all of my investments at once.
I plan to withdraw more than half of the value of my investments within 3 to 10 years.
I plan to withdraw between 4% and 8% of the value of my investments each year.
I plan to withdraw between 0% and 4% of the value of my investments each year.
I do not intend to take withdrawals.
7. Some investments offer the opportunity for a greater gain but with the risk of a greater
potential loss. Look at the five scenarios represented in the chart below. Which one would you put
your money in?
Scenario A
Scenario B
Scenario C
Scenario D
Scenario E
8. Imagine you have invested $100,000. Which of the five scenarios below would you want for
your investment portfolio?
*Note to FA: The scenario should be consistent to investor’s answer in Question 7 above.
Scenario A
Scenario B
Scenario C
Scenario D
Scenario E
9. Investing involves a trade-off between risk and returns. In the past, investments with
higher returns have been associated with greater risk and chance of loss. Whereas cautious
investments that have had a lower chance of loss also have achieved lower returns. Which of the
following statements best describes your attitude to risk?
I am most concerned with risk. I am willing to accept lower returns in order to limit the risk
of loss.
I am willing to accept some risk and chance of loss in an effort to achieve modest but somewhat
higher returns.
I am willing to accept moderate risk in order to achieve higher returns. Reducing risk and
increasing returns are equally important to me.
I want to achieve strong returns on my investments. I am willing to accept somewhat higher risk
and chance of loss.
I am mainly concerned with getting the highest possible returns on my investments. I am willing
to accept significant rises and falls in the value of my investments and a significant chance of
loss.
10. Imagine your adviser has invested $100,000 of your money and it's fallen in value to
$80,000. Assuming that this happens at an early stage of your intended investment period, how would
you react to this $20,000 loss?
I would immediately change to investment options that are more stable.
I would wait at least six months before changing to investment options that are more
stable.
I would wait at least one year before changing to investment options that are more
stable.
I would not change my investment plan.
11. The value of investments varies from year to year. Suppose you invested $100,000. How
much money would you need to lose before you wanted to move your money into a more stable
investment?
$5,000 or less
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
It is unlikely I will move my money even if my investment falls in value.
12. How does your concern about losing money manifest itself in relation to your
investment?
I would sell my investments.
I would be worried but not uncomfortable enough to sell my investments immediately. If my
investments suffered losses over several months, I would probably sell.
I would wait a full year before making changes to my investments—short-term losses in the value
of my investments do not bother me.
I would not make changes—I understand that investments can have occasional negative yearly
returns. However, I have a higher chance of reaching my investment goals if I stick with my
investment over the long term.
13. Which of the following best describes your view on investing?
My investments don't have to grow, I just want my money to be safe
I can accept lower growth for greater certainty
I am more concerned about the possible losses than the possible gains.
I can accept possible losses for long-term investment growth.
To achieve high levels of growth, it is necessary to take risk.