Sökning: "individual investors"

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  1. 1. Individual investors and socially responsible mutual funds

    Författare :Nicha Lapanan; Jörgen Hellström; Rickard Olsson; Maximilian Wimmer; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; individual investors; mutual funds; socially responsible investing; prosocial preference;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the behavior of individual investors towards socially responsible mutual funds. The results are reported in the four self-contained papers.Paper [I] profiles SR individual investors. LÄS MER

  3. 2. What do you expect? : individual investors' subjective expectations, information usage, and social interactions in financial decision-making

    Författare :Oscar Stålnacke; Jörgen Hellström; Rickard Olsson; Anders Anderson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Behavioral finance; Beliefs; Confidence; Expectations; Financial information; Financial risk-taking; Household finance; Individual investors; Panel data; Portfolio choice; Portfolio return; Return; Risk; Social interaction; Sophistication; Stock market; Subjective probability; Survey research; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of an introductory part and four self-contained papers related to individual investors’ subjective expectations and their financial behavior. Paper [I] analyzes multiple measures of individual investors’ expectations of risk and return using survey data on a random sample of individual investors in Sweden. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Investment Decisions and Risk Preferences among Non-Professional Investors

    Författare :Anders Karlsson; Lars Nordén; Paul Söderlind; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Portfolio Choice; Pension savings; home bias; individual investors; Style investing; Defined Contribution; Business and economics; Ekonomi; Business Administration; företagsekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : I analyze a large number of investment decisions based on theories that have been developed and formalized over the past 50 years. Previous work in this field unveils a number of biases which affect ones choices when the outcome is uncertain. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Understanding individual investors’ preferences and knowledge of sustainable investments

    Författare :Ida Ayu Agung Faradynawati; Ingalill Söderberg; Annina H. Persson; Misse Wester; Jeanette Carlsson Hauff; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :sustainable investments; risk-return preference; investment horizon; financial literacy; sustainability literacy; sustainable finance literacy; product literacy; information-seeking behavior; advice-seeking behavior; hållbara investeringar; risk-avkastningspreferenser; investeringshorisont; finanskunskap; hållbarhetskunskap; kunskap om hållbar ekonomi; informationssökande beteende; rådsökande beteende; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to contribute to the field of sustainable investment by investigating individual investors’ preferences and knowledge level of sustainable investments. To achieve this objective, this thesis examined the impact of investment-related attitudes and demographic characteristics on sustainable investment choices through secondary data analysis and assessed investors’ knowledge level regarding sustainable investments through a survey. LÄS MER

  7. 5. The psychology of diversification: Novice investors´ability to spread risks

    Författare :Martin Hedesström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Covariation neglect; Novice investors; Portfolio diversification; Diversification heuristic; Behavioural economics; Ekonomisk psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : In order to reduce risk, portfolio theory prescribes holding a stock portfolio that is diversified across industries and countries. This thesis investigates novice investors’ ability to compile well-diversified portfolios and to what extent psychological factors may affect diversification. LÄS MER