| My primary goal is to protect my savings. I am most concerned about losing what I have, and am not willing to take any risk just to keep up with inflation. |
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My primary goal is to earn enough on my savings to stay ahead of inflation. I am willing to take on some investment risk to do so. |
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| I would worry about short-term investment losses, even if I didn't need my retirement savings for 20 years. |
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I wouldn't worry about short-term investment losses, as long as I didn't need my savings in the near future. |
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| If the stock market dropped 100 points tomorrow, I'd probably take my losses and pull my savings out of stocks to keep from losing more money. |
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If the stock market dropped 100 points tomorrow, I'd probably put more of my money into the market to catch it before it moves back up. |
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| I would definitely be upset if my investment statement showed a loss. |
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A loss on my investment statement wouldn't necessarily bother me. |
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| If I had a choice between $1,000 cash and a 1-in-10 chance at $10,000, I'd definitely take the cash. |
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If I had a choice between $1,000 cash and a 1-in-10 chance at $10,000, I'd definitely take the chance. |
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| I wouldn't invest in a start-up company, even one with a promising idea. The risk of losing the entire investment is just too great. |
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I'd invest in a start-up company if it had a promising idea. I have to take some chances to earn a really good return. |
