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Ask Wealthfront: What Does My Risk Score Mean, and Should I Change It?

Fang Rui, CFA

March 19, 2026

Welcome to our Ask Wealthfront series, where we tackle your questions about personal finance and investing. Want to see your question answered here? Reach out to us on social media and we’ll try to address it in a future column.

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