You are on a TV game show and can choose one of the following. Which would you take?
a. $1,000 in cash
b. A 50% chance at winning $5,000
c. A 25% chance at winning $10,000
d. A 5% chance at winning $100,000

You have just finished saving for a "once-in-a-lifetime" vacation. Three weeks before you plan to leave, you lose your job. You would:
a. Cancel the vacation
b. Take a much more modest vacation
c. Go as scheduled, reasoning that you need the time to prepare for a job search
d. Extend your vacation, because this might be your last chance to go first-class

If you unexpectedly received $20,000 to invest, what would you do?
a. Deposit it in a bank account, money market account, or an insured CD
b. Invest it in safe high quality bonds or bond mutual funds
c. Invest it in stocks or stock mutual funds