Aggressive Investor:

An aggressive investor is an investor who is willing to accept a higher degree of investment risk in exchange for a chance to earn a higher rate of return.

Investment risk is the volatility of investment returns. A basic investing principle states that a higher degree of investment risk is required to earn a potential higher rate of return.

If you score between 20 and 24 points, your risk tolerance is above average.

If you score between 15 and 19 points, consider yourself a moderate investor.

Moderate Investor:

An investor who is willing to accept some investment risk in exchange for a chance to earn a higher rate of return. Investment risk is the volatility of investment returns.

A basic investing principle states that a higher degree of investment risk is required to earn a potential higher rate of return. On the risk-tolerance scale, a moderate investor is in between an aggressive and conservative investor.

This means you are willing to accept some risk in exchange for a potential higher rate of return.

If you score fewer than 15 points, consider yourself a conservative investor.

Conservative Investor:

An investor who is unwilling to accept a higher degree of investment risk in exchange for a chance to earn a higher rate of return. Investment risk is the volatility of investment returns.

A basic investing principle states that a higher degree of investment risk is required to earn a potential higher rate of return.

If you have fewer than 10 points, you may consider yourself a very conservative investor.

This is only an example of a short quiz used by financial institutions to help you estimate your risk tolerance.