Step Five: Determining Your Risk Profile

Overview

Fear of losing money is the biggest reason why many people wait so long to start investing. That and not knowing what they're doing. But there's more to risk than meets the eye.

Sure you can lose money in the stock and bond markets. Then again, you can lose your shirt to taxes and inflation. This section is designed to help you put the concept of risk in the proper perspective and then teach you strategies that the pros use to help protect investments from losing money.

In This Step:

• Different Types of Risk
• Allocating Assets
• What's Right for You?
• Learning Milestone