Risk Tolerance: Users can select their risk tolerance level (Conservative, Moderate, Aggressive).
Time Horizon: Users can choose their investment time frame (Short-Term, Medium-Term, Long-Term).
Investment Amount: Users can enter the amount they want to invest to calculate a suggested allocation across stocks, bonds, and cash.
Risk Tolerance and Time Horizon: The calculator considers a user’s risk tolerance and time horizon to suggest an allocation between stocks, bonds, and cash.
Suggested Allocations:
Conservative: Allocates more to bonds and cash.
Moderate: A balanced mix of stocks, bonds, and cash.
Aggressive: Allocates more to stocks.
Asset Allocation Based on Time Horizon:
Short-Term: Lower exposure to stocks and higher exposure to cash and bonds.
Medium-Term: Balanced exposure across stocks, bonds, and cash.
Long-Term: Higher exposure to stocks with less cash allocation.
Example Allocations:
Conservative, Short-Term: 20% stocks, 50% bonds, 30% cash.
Moderate, Medium-Term: 60% stocks, 30% bonds, 10% cash.
Aggressive, Long-Term: 90% stocks, 10% bonds, 0% cash.