What Type of Investor Are You?

This investor personality assessment reveals your natural investment style based on risk tolerance, time horizon, emotional response to market volatility, and financial goals. The quiz identifies your primary investor archetype among four distinct profiles: Conservative Guardian (capital preservation focus), Balanced Strategist (moderate growth with stability), Growth Seeker (higher returns acceptance of volatility), or Aggressive Opportunist (maximum growth, high risk tolerance). Each profile includes suggested portfolio allocations and investment strategies aligned with your personality.

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💰 What Type of Investor Are You?
How do you handle investment risk?
 
1Very uncomfortable
5Very comfortable
Very uncomfortable
Very comfortable
When will you need this money?
 
 
What are you investing for?
 
Tell us about your investing background
 
 
Discover your investing personality
🛡️ You're The Guardian!
Safety First, Always
You prioritize capital preservation above all else. Sleep well at night knowing your investments are secure.
📊 Your Recommended Allocation (click to expand)
70-80% Bonds, 20-30% Stocks
Low
Short to Medium (1-5 years)
Your secondary type is ⚖️ The Balancer
Receive personalized portfolio recommendations
 
 
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export function investorTypeQuiz(form: FormTs) {
form.setTitle(() => '💰 What Type of Investor Are You?');
 
// ========== STATE ==========
type InvestorType = 'conservative' | 'moderate' | 'growth' | 'aggressive' | 'speculative';
 
const scores = form.state<Record<InvestorType, number>>({
conservative: 0,
moderate: 0,
growth: 0,
aggressive: 0,
speculative: 0
});
 
// ========== SCORING FUNCTIONS ==========
const updateScore = (type: InvestorType, points: number) => {
scores.update(current => ({
...current,
[type]: (current[type] || 0) + points
}));
};
 
const getTopType = (): InvestorType => {
const s = scores();
const entries = Object.entries(s) as [InvestorType, number][];
const sorted = entries.sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1]);
return sorted[0]?.[0] || 'moderate';
};
 
const getSecondaryType = (): InvestorType => {
const s = scores();
const top = getTopType();
const entries = Object.entries(s) as [InvestorType, number][];
const filtered = entries.filter(e => e[0] !== top);
const sorted = filtered.sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1]);
return sorted[0]?.[0] || 'moderate';
};
 
type TypeInfo = {
emoji: string;
title: string;
tagline: string;
description: string;
allocation: string;
riskLevel: string;
timeHorizon: string;
};
 
const typeInfo: Record<InvestorType, TypeInfo> = {
conservative: {
emoji: '🛡️',
title: 'The Guardian',
tagline: 'Safety First, Always',
description: 'You prioritize capital preservation above all else. Sleep well at night knowing your investments are secure.',
allocation: '70-80% Bonds, 20-30% Stocks',
riskLevel: 'Low',
timeHorizon: 'Short to Medium (1-5 years)'
},
moderate: {
emoji: '⚖️',
title: 'The Balancer',
tagline: 'Steady and Sensible',
description: 'You seek a balanced approach, accepting some risk for better returns while maintaining stability.',
allocation: '40-60% Stocks, 40-60% Bonds',
riskLevel: 'Moderate',
timeHorizon: 'Medium (5-10 years)'
},
growth: {
emoji: '📈',
title: 'The Builder',
tagline: 'Growing Wealth Steadily',
description: 'You focus on long-term growth, comfortable with market volatility for higher potential returns.',
allocation: '70-80% Stocks, 20-30% Bonds',
riskLevel: 'Moderate-High',
timeHorizon: 'Long (10-20 years)'
},
aggressive: {
emoji: '🚀',
title: 'The Accelerator',
tagline: 'Maximum Growth Potential',
description: 'You pursue maximum returns and can handle significant volatility. Time is on your side.',
allocation: '90-100% Stocks, 0-10% Bonds',
riskLevel: 'High',
timeHorizon: 'Very Long (20+ years)'
},
speculative: {
emoji: '🎯',
title: 'The Opportunist',
tagline: 'High Risk, High Reward',
description: 'You actively seek asymmetric opportunities - crypto, startups, options. You understand most will fail but some will soar.',
allocation: 'Varies: Crypto, Startups, Options',
riskLevel: 'Very High',
timeHorizon: 'Varies by opportunity'
}
};
 
const getTypeInfo = (type: InvestorType): TypeInfo => typeInfo[type];
 
// ========== COMPLETION SCREEN ==========
form.configureCompletionScreen({
type: 'text',
title: () => `${getTypeInfo(getTopType()).emoji} You're ${getTypeInfo(getTopType()).title}!`,
message: () => `${getTypeInfo(getTopType()).description} Check your email for your complete investor profile and personalized portfolio recommendations.`
});
 
// ========== PAGES ==========
const pages = form.addPages('quiz-pages', { heightMode: 'current-page' });
 
// ========== PAGE 1: Risk Tolerance ==========
const page1 = pages.addPage('risk-tolerance', { mobileBreakpoint: 500 });
 
page1.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('header1', {
label: 'Step 1 of 5: Risk Tolerance',
computedValue: () => 'How do you handle investment risk?',
customStyles: { fontSize: '0.9rem', color: '#6b7280', marginBottom: '1rem' }
});
});
 
page1.addSpacer({ height: '24px' });
 
page1.addRow(row => {
row.addRadioButton('marketDrop', {
label: 'Your portfolio drops 20% in a month. What do you do?',
options: [
{ id: 'sell', name: '🛡️ Sell everything - I can\'t handle this' },
{ id: 'some', name: '⚖️ Sell some to reduce exposure' },
{ id: 'hold', name: '📈 Hold and wait for recovery' },
{ id: 'buy', name: '🚀 Buy more - great opportunity!' },
{ id: 'double', name: '🎯 Double down aggressively' }
],
orientation: 'vertical',
onValueChange: (v) => {
if (v === 'sell') updateScore('conservative', 5);
else if (v === 'some') updateScore('moderate', 5);
else if (v === 'hold') updateScore('growth', 5);
else if (v === 'buy') updateScore('aggressive', 5);
else if (v === 'double') updateScore('speculative', 5);
}
});
});
 
page1.addRow(row => {
row.addRatingScale('volatility', {
label: 'How comfortable are you with investment volatility?',
preset: 'custom',
min: 1,
max: 5,
lowLabel: 'Very uncomfortable',
highLabel: 'Very comfortable',
onValueChange: (v) => {
if (v === 1) updateScore('conservative', 4);
else if (v === 2) updateScore('moderate', 4);
else if (v === 3) updateScore('growth', 4);
else if (v === 4) updateScore('aggressive', 4);
else if (v === 5) updateScore('speculative', 4);
}
});
});
 
// ========== PAGE 2: Time Horizon ==========
const page2 = pages.addPage('time-horizon', { mobileBreakpoint: 500 });
 
page2.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('header2', {
label: 'Step 2 of 5: Time Horizon',
computedValue: () => 'When will you need this money?',
customStyles: { fontSize: '0.9rem', color: '#6b7280', marginBottom: '1rem' }
});
});
 
page2.addSpacer({ height: '24px' });
 
page2.addRow(row => {
row.addRadioButton('timeline', {
label: 'When do you plan to use these investments?',
options: [
{ id: 'short', name: 'Within 1-3 years' },
{ id: 'medium', name: '3-7 years' },
{ id: 'long', name: '7-15 years' },
{ id: 'verylong', name: '15-25 years' },
{ id: 'retirement', name: '25+ years (retirement)' }
],
orientation: 'vertical',
onValueChange: (v) => {
if (v === 'short') updateScore('conservative', 5);
else if (v === 'medium') updateScore('moderate', 5);
else if (v === 'long') updateScore('growth', 5);
else if (v === 'verylong') updateScore('aggressive', 5);
else if (v === 'retirement') updateScore('aggressive', 3);
}
});
});
 
page2.addRow(row => {
row.addRadioButton('age', {
label: 'What\'s your age range?',
options: [
{ id: 'young', name: '18-30 years old' },
{ id: 'earlycareer', name: '31-40 years old' },
{ id: 'midcareer', name: '41-50 years old' },
{ id: 'preretire', name: '51-60 years old' },
{ id: 'retire', name: '60+ years old' }
],
orientation: 'vertical',
onValueChange: (v) => {
if (v === 'young') { updateScore('aggressive', 3); updateScore('speculative', 2); }
else if (v === 'earlycareer') updateScore('growth', 4);
else if (v === 'midcareer') updateScore('moderate', 4);
else if (v === 'preretire') { updateScore('moderate', 3); updateScore('conservative', 2); }
else if (v === 'retire') updateScore('conservative', 5);
}
});
});
 
// ========== PAGE 3: Goals ==========
const page3 = pages.addPage('goals', { mobileBreakpoint: 500 });
 
page3.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('header3', {
label: 'Step 3 of 5: Investment Goals',
computedValue: () => 'What are you investing for?',
customStyles: { fontSize: '0.9rem', color: '#6b7280', marginBottom: '1rem' }
});
});
 
page3.addSpacer({ height: '24px' });
 
page3.addRow(row => {
row.addRadioButton('primaryGoal', {
label: 'What\'s your primary investment goal?',
options: [
{ id: 'preserve', name: '🛡️ Preserve capital and beat inflation' },
{ id: 'income', name: '⚖️ Generate steady income (dividends)' },
{ id: 'grow', name: '📈 Grow wealth for future goals' },
{ id: 'maximize', name: '🚀 Maximize long-term returns' },
{ id: 'moonshot', name: '🎯 Find the next 10x opportunity' }
],
orientation: 'vertical',
onValueChange: (v) => {
if (v === 'preserve') updateScore('conservative', 5);
else if (v === 'income') updateScore('moderate', 5);
else if (v === 'grow') updateScore('growth', 5);
else if (v === 'maximize') updateScore('aggressive', 5);
else if (v === 'moonshot') updateScore('speculative', 5);
}
});
});
 
page3.addRow(row => {
row.addSuggestionChips('interests', {
label: 'What investment types interest you? (Select all)',
suggestions: [
{ id: 'bonds', name: '🏛️ Bonds' },
{ id: 'index', name: '📊 Index Funds' },
{ id: 'stocks', name: '📈 Individual Stocks' },
{ id: 'realestate', name: '🏠 Real Estate' },
{ id: 'crypto', name: '₿ Cryptocurrency' },
{ id: 'startups', name: '🚀 Startups/VC' }
],
onValueChange: (v) => {
const picks = v || [];
if (picks.includes('bonds')) updateScore('conservative', 2);
if (picks.includes('index')) updateScore('moderate', 2);
if (picks.includes('stocks')) updateScore('growth', 2);
if (picks.includes('realestate')) updateScore('growth', 1);
if (picks.includes('crypto')) updateScore('speculative', 3);
if (picks.includes('startups')) updateScore('speculative', 3);
}
});
});
 
// ========== PAGE 4: Experience ==========
const page4 = pages.addPage('experience', { mobileBreakpoint: 500 });
 
page4.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('header4', {
label: 'Step 4 of 5: Investment Experience',
computedValue: () => 'Tell us about your investing background',
customStyles: { fontSize: '0.9rem', color: '#6b7280', marginBottom: '1rem' }
});
});
 
page4.addSpacer({ height: '24px' });
 
page4.addRow(row => {
row.addRadioButton('experience', {
label: 'How would you describe your investing experience?',
options: [
{ id: 'none', name: 'Beginner - just starting out' },
{ id: 'some', name: 'Some experience - invested for a few years' },
{ id: 'intermediate', name: 'Intermediate - comfortable with markets' },
{ id: 'advanced', name: 'Advanced - active investor' },
{ id: 'expert', name: 'Expert - professional/full-time' }
],
orientation: 'vertical',
onValueChange: (v) => {
if (v === 'none') updateScore('conservative', 3);
else if (v === 'some') updateScore('moderate', 3);
else if (v === 'intermediate') updateScore('growth', 3);
else if (v === 'advanced') updateScore('aggressive', 3);
else if (v === 'expert') updateScore('speculative', 2);
}
});
});
 
page4.addRow(row => {
row.addRadioButton('lossExperience', {
label: 'Have you experienced significant investment losses?',
options: [
{ id: 'no', name: 'No, and I want to avoid them' },
{ id: 'small', name: 'Small losses - it was uncomfortable' },
{ id: 'medium', name: 'Yes, but I learned from them' },
{ id: 'large', name: 'Yes, large losses - I recovered and continue' }
],
orientation: 'vertical',
onValueChange: (v) => {
if (v === 'no') updateScore('conservative', 3);
else if (v === 'small') updateScore('moderate', 3);
else if (v === 'medium') updateScore('growth', 3);
else if (v === 'large') updateScore('aggressive', 3);
}
});
});
 
// ========== PAGE 5: Results ==========
const page5 = pages.addPage('results', { mobileBreakpoint: 500 });
 
page5.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('header5', {
label: 'Step 5 of 5: Your Investor Profile',
computedValue: () => 'Discover your investing personality',
customStyles: { fontSize: '0.9rem', color: '#6b7280', marginBottom: '1rem' }
});
});
 
page5.addSpacer({ height: '24px' });
 
page5.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('mainResult', {
label: '',
computedValue: () => {
const info = getTypeInfo(getTopType());
return `${info.emoji} You're ${info.title}!`;
},
customStyles: {
fontSize: '32px',
fontWeight: 'bold',
textAlign: 'center',
padding: '20px',
borderRadius: '12px',
color: '#059669',
background: '#ecfdf5'
}
});
});
 
page5.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('tagline', {
label: '',
computedValue: () => getTypeInfo(getTopType()).tagline,
customStyles: { textAlign: 'center', fontStyle: 'italic', fontSize: '18px', padding: '10px' }
});
});
 
page5.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('description', {
label: '',
computedValue: () => getTypeInfo(getTopType()).description,
customStyles: { textAlign: 'center', padding: '15px', background: '#f9fafb', borderRadius: '8px' }
});
});
 
const detailsSection = page5.addSubform('allocationDetails', {
title: '📊 Your Recommended Allocation (click to expand)',
isCollapsible: true,
customStyles: { background: '#f9fafb', borderRadius: '8px', marginTop: '20px' }
});
 
detailsSection.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('allocation', {
label: '💼 Suggested Allocation',
computedValue: () => getTypeInfo(getTopType()).allocation
});
});
 
detailsSection.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('risk', {
label: '⚠️ Risk Level',
computedValue: () => getTypeInfo(getTopType()).riskLevel
});
});
 
detailsSection.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('horizon', {
label: '⏱️ Ideal Time Horizon',
computedValue: () => getTypeInfo(getTopType()).timeHorizon
});
});
 
page5.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('secondary', {
label: '',
computedValue: () => {
const secondary = getSecondaryType();
const info = getTypeInfo(secondary);
return `Your secondary type is ${info.emoji} ${info.title}`;
},
customStyles: { textAlign: 'center', fontStyle: 'italic', padding: '15px', marginTop: '10px' }
});
});
 
// ========== PAGE 6: Lead Capture ==========
const page6 = pages.addPage('lead-capture', { mobileBreakpoint: 500 });
 
page6.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('header6', {
label: 'Get Your Complete Investor Profile',
computedValue: () => 'Receive personalized portfolio recommendations',
customStyles: { fontSize: '0.9rem', color: '#6b7280', marginBottom: '1rem' }
});
});
 
page6.addSpacer({ height: '24px' });
 
page6.addRow(row => {
row.addTextbox('name', { label: 'Your Name', isRequired: true, placeholder: 'John Smith' }, '1fr');
row.addEmail('email', { label: 'Email', isRequired: true, placeholder: 'john@email.com' }, '1fr');
});
 
page6.addRow(row => {
row.addDropdown('investmentAmount', {
label: 'Approximate investment amount',
options: [
{ id: 'starter', name: 'Under $10,000' },
{ id: 'growing', name: '$10,000 - $50,000' },
{ id: 'substantial', name: '$50,000 - $250,000' },
{ id: 'significant', name: '$250,000 - $1M' },
{ id: 'hnw', name: 'Over $1M' }
]
}, '1fr');
row.addEmpty('1fr');
});
 
page6.addRow(row => {
row.addCheckboxList('consent', {
options: [
{ id: 'report', name: '📄 Send me my investor profile report', isRequired: true },
{ id: 'portfolio', name: '💼 Include sample portfolio allocations' },
{ id: 'advisor', name: '📞 Connect me with a financial advisor' }
],
defaultValue: ['report'],
orientation: 'vertical'
});
});
 
// ========== SUBMIT BUTTON ==========
form.configureSubmitButton({
label: () => `💰 Get My ${getTypeInfo(getTopType()).title} Profile`
});
 
// ========== PDF REPORT ==========
form.configurePdf('investor-profile', pdf => {
pdf.configure({
filename: 'investor-type-profile.pdf',
pageSize: 'A4',
allowUserDownload: true,
downloadButtonLabel: '💰 Download Investor Profile',
header: {
title: 'Your Investor Profile',
subtitle: 'Personalized Investment Analysis'
},
footer: {
text: 'For educational purposes only. Consult a financial advisor.',
showPageNumbers: true
}
});
 
const topType = getTopType();
const info = getTypeInfo(topType);
 
pdf.addSection('Your Investor Type', section => {
section.addRow(row => {
row.addField('Profile', `${info.emoji} ${info.title}`);
row.addField('Risk Level', info.riskLevel);
});
section.addText(info.description);
});
 
pdf.addSection('Recommended Allocation', section => {
section.addRow(row => {
row.addField('Suggested Mix', info.allocation);
});
section.addRow(row => {
row.addField('Time Horizon', info.timeHorizon);
});
});
 
pdf.addPageBreak();
 
pdf.addSection('Getting Started', section => {
section.addText('1. Start with low-cost index funds to build your core portfolio');
section.addText('2. Diversify across asset classes and geographies');
section.addText('3. Rebalance annually to maintain your target allocation');
section.addText('4. Consider tax-advantaged accounts (401k, IRA)');
section.addText('5. Review and adjust as your goals change');
});
 
pdf.addSection('Disclaimer', section => {
section.addText('This quiz is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice. Please consult with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions.');
});
});
 
form.configureSubmitBehavior({ sendToServer: true });
}
 

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the four investor types?

The four types are: Conservative Guardian (low risk, capital preservation), Balanced Strategist (moderate risk, steady growth), Growth Seeker (higher risk, long-term appreciation), and Aggressive Opportunist (high risk, maximum growth potential).

How accurate is this investor type assessment?

This assessment is based on established financial psychology principles and risk profiling methods used by financial advisors. However, it's a starting point for self-reflection rather than a substitute for professional financial advice.

Can my investor type change over time?

Yes, investor types can evolve based on life circumstances, financial goals, age, and experience. It's recommended to reassess your investor profile periodically, especially after major life changes.

Should I invest exactly according to my type?

Your investor type provides guidance, but actual investment decisions should consider your complete financial picture. Consider consulting a financial advisor to create a personalized strategy that accounts for all your circumstances.