Investment Risk Capacity Questionnaire

Professional Investment Risk Assessment for Financial Advisors

Understanding a client's true risk capacity is foundational to building an appropriate investment portfolio. This Investment Risk Capacity Questionnaire gives financial advisors, wealth managers, and investment professionals a structured framework to assess time horizons, liquidity requirements, and volatility tolerance in one comprehensive form.

Why Risk Capacity Assessment Matters

Risk capacity differs from risk tolerance—it's about what clients can afford to risk based on their financial situation, not just what they're comfortable with emotionally. This template helps advisors gather critical information about investment timelines, cash flow needs, existing assets, income stability, and behavioral responses to market volatility. The result is a clearer picture of suitable asset allocation and investment strategies that align with both regulatory requirements and client circumstances.

Built for Advisory Workflows

Designed specifically for financial advisors, wealth management firms, RIAs, and investment consultancies, this form captures the detailed information needed for suitability assessments, portfolio construction, and ongoing client reviews. Use it during onboarding, annual reviews, or whenever life circumstances change.

Paperform's conditional logic reveals follow-up questions based on responses, creating a personalized experience that adapts to each client's situation. Whether someone is planning for retirement in 30 years or needs liquidity within 5, the form guides them through relevant questions without overwhelming them with unnecessary fields.

Automate Your Advisory Practice

Once submitted, you can connect this form to your CRM, portfolio management software, or financial planning tools using Stepper (stepper.io)—Paperform's AI-native workflow automation. Automatically route high-risk profiles for senior advisor review, trigger welcome sequences, update client records, or generate preliminary allocation recommendations based on assessment scores.

Integration with tools like HubSpot, Salesforce, Redtail, Wealthbox, and Airtable means client data flows directly into your existing tech stack. Add Papersign (papersign.com) to follow up with investment policy statements or advisory agreements that require eSignatures, keeping the entire client journey connected and compliant.

Secure, Compliant, and Professional

Paperform is SOC 2 Type II compliant with enterprise-grade security, data residency controls, and SSO—giving advisors and compliance teams confidence that sensitive financial information is protected. Customize the form's design to match your firm's branding, embed it on your website, or send it as a standalone link during discovery calls.

Start gathering better client insights and building portfolios grounded in real financial capacity, not just questionnaires. This template helps advisors deliver personalized, compliant, and effective investment advice from the first conversation.