now? christine romans, ali velshi show you how to measure your tolerance for risk. >> a series of records in stocks, should i buy stocks here? is this a time to get in or out? we say those are wrong questions. what is your risk tolerance. >> first step in investing. there's an easy way to do this. cnnmoney.com, risk test. we're not going to take you through 15 questions. a representative sample of three questions which help people determine how much risk you're prepared to take in i'll hypothetically answer them. >> the main one. what is proimary financial goal? preserve wealth, man for retirement, accumulatewell. >> two. >> which best describes your financial goal? >> i will choose, four. grow your assets. >> substantially over an exextended time frame.