Finance School of Management Risk Tolerance a major determinant of portfolio choices It is influenced by such characteristics as age, family status, job status, wealth, and other attributes that affect a person' s ability to maintain his standard of living in the face of adverse movements in the market value of his investment portfolio uesTc8 Finance School of Management Risk Tolerance ❖ A major determinant of portfolio choices ❖ It is influenced by such characteristics as – age, family status, job status, wealth, and – other attributes that affect a person’s ability to maintain his standard of living in the face of adverse movements in the market value of his investment portfolio