Sthira

Feature · compliance

Risk Profile & Suitability

A real conversation about what you can actually stomach

At a glance

  • SEBI Investment Advisor-aligned questionnaire, plain language
  • Captures both stated risk preference and observed risk capacity
  • Recommendations always show the matched risk profile + why
  • You can review and re-take whenever your life changes (job, kid, illness)
  • The questionnaire output is part of the auditable record

What it does

Most “risk profile” questionnaires are decorative. They ask twelve multiple-choice questions, pick a label like “Moderate Aggressive,” and never reference the label again. Sthira’s suitability assessment is built differently.

The questionnaire is SEBI Investment Advisor-aligned and asks two distinct things: risk preference (how much loss would you tolerate emotionally?) and risk capacity (how much loss can your finances actually absorb?). A 28-year-old with no dependents has high capacity; a 45-year-old with two kids and a mortgage has lower capacity — even if both say “I’m fine with 20% drawdowns.”

Every recommendation Sthira makes references your profile and tells you which constraint is binding. You can re-take the assessment any time your life changes — and the history is preserved as part of the audit trail.