Investor Emotional Response Quiz

How would you react to major financial headlines? Find out if your instincts help or hurt your portfolio.

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This quiz is intended for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation to take any specific action. The emotional scenarios are based on real headlines published by major news outlets (including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CNBC, and Bloomberg) the day before the ten largest single-day gains in the S&P 500 index between 1994 and 2024, as identified using historical daily return data.

The investment return scenarios presented assume a starting portfolio value of $100,000 over 10 years. "Stayed invested" projections assume an average annual return of 8.0%, while the traditional advisor-managed portfolio reflects a net return of 7.0% after an assumed 1% annual advisory fee. The Fireweed Advisor scenario reflects a net return of 15.16% (17.76% gross return minus 2.6% annual advisory fee) based on 5-year annualized return numbers for AMP AR III fund. Trailing return and volatility are as of last calendar month ending June 2025. Scenarios where top market days are missed are modeled using return estimates published in investor behavior studies by JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, and DALBAR, interpolating performance losses based on days missed.

This tool uses emotional scoring to approximate behavioral tendencies that may influence investor decision-making. No predictive power is implied, and actual investor behavior will vary. All investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Historical performance is not indicative of future results.

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