Division of Applied Social Sciences

Investment Risk Tolerance Assessment

Want to improve your personal finances? Start by taking this quiz to get an idea of your risk tolerance–one of the fundamental issues to consider when planning your investment strategy, either alone or in consultation with a professional. Choose the response that best describes you–there are no “right” or “wrong” answers. Just have fun!

When you’re done, click on the NEXT button to see how you’re doing.

Note: This quiz was developed by two university personal financial planning professors, Dr. Ruth Lytton at Virginia Tech and Dr. John Grable at the University of Georgia. By taking this quiz you will be contributing to a study on measuring financial risk tolerance. Your results will be recorded anonymously. We are not collecting any identifying information.