One of the items that any review of Wealthfront needs to address is the fact that your portfolio is based on your financial and
emotional risk tolerance, and not strictly determined by a formula of potential returns and amounts you invest.
For example, if you have a high
emotional risk tolerance, you might be drawn to day trading, stock picking, and other types of investing with the potential for high returns.
Not exact matches
FSI helps remove the
emotional behavior and speculation involved with investment decisions and instead focuses on in - house research, your
risk tolerance and your
risk capacity.
While beta is backwards - looking (i.e. a stock with low price volatility historically will not necessarily have low volatility going forward), it is still helpful for investors to understand since we each have different
risk tolerances and
emotional tendencies.
If you have the
emotional (as well as financial)
risk tolerance to enjoy a more exciting style of investing, it might work for you.
In this article, we'll discuss how to establish your
risk tolerance to avoid one of the biggest mistakes when it comes to investing: making
emotional decisions!
A number of academic studies have also shown our
risk tolerance is influenced by many factors, including the words used to describe an investment, our
emotional state, prior market performance, and even our last meal.
Your willingness to tolerate
risk — also called your psychological
risk tolerance — introduces the
emotional side of investing.
So, the heart of
risk tolerance is still our subjective «willingness» or our
emotional ability to take on the
risk, even if that
risk is objectively small.
If you build a portfolio that doesn't match your
risk tolerance, it can be harder to avoid making
emotional decisions with your investments.
Ensure that you complete the online questions carefully and accurately, and that your answers reflect your circumstances and
risk tolerance, including the financial and
emotional aspects of potential losses in the event of a market downturn.