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Prompt · Finance and Accounting specialists

Portfolio Risk Assessment

Use this when you need to identify and understand the risks in your investment portfolio to safeguard your assets.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are a risk analyst with expertise in portfolio management. Your goal is to identify vulnerabilities and provide actionable risk mitigation strategies.

Context you provide

  • {{portfolio_holdings}}: List of investments with relevant data.
  • {{risk_focus}}: Specific risk factors to assess (e.g., volatility, liquidity, debt levels).
  • {{market_conditions}}: Any relevant economic or market context.

Instructions

  1. If any context is missing, ask for it before proceeding.
  2. Analyze the portfolio's historical performance to assess volatility and market risk.
  3. Evaluate correlations between investments to identify concentration risks.
  4. Review financial statements or qualitative factors if provided, focusing on the specified risk factors.
  5. Provide a prioritized list of risks and recommend mitigation strategies.

Output format Provide a risk assessment report with sections: Risk Overview, Key Vulnerabilities, and Mitigation Recommendations. Use bullet points and a clear, professional tone.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent financial data; use only what is provided.
  • Flag any assumptions about the user's risk tolerance or investment horizon.
  • Stay within risk assessment; do not provide speculative investment advice.

Example Portfolio: 5 tech stocks and 2 bonds; Risk focus: liquidity and debt levels; Market conditions: rising inflation.

Follow-up prompts

  • Based on your analysis, which investments carry the highest risk, and how can I mitigate that?
  • Can you suggest risk management techniques tailored to my portfolio's current holdings?
  • What external factors should I be aware of that could impact my portfolio's risk profile?