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Risk Tolerance

Last Updated: November 15, 2006

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Risk Tolerance

When you begin to plan for retirement, you will want to think about your level of risk tolerance when making investment decisions.

Are you conservative, aggressive, or somewhere in between?

These calculations will help you to determine what your risk tolerance is at present.

You might want to think about changing your preference to be more (or less) risky.

Follow-up: Ask your spouse or partner to evaluate his or her risk tolerance. Then discuss how you feel jointly about the level of risk you are comfortable with in saving for retirement.

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