Bhattacharya et al. (2012) shows that many investors are reluctant to accept and follow financial advice. This study analyzes three possibilities which could cause this misbehavior: non-monetary costs, willingness to become informed and comprehensibility of financial information. As so many investors do not accept financial advice, the study further analyzes if it is beneficial to nudge investors to do what is good for them (i.e. a risk profiling task). In order to improve the comprehensibility of financial information, the study further tests if different kinds of investors prefer different kinds of risk description formats. The results show that non-monetary costs and the comprehensibility of financial information are not the reasons why ...
Our study analyzes the determinants of investors' risk taking behavior. We find that investors' risk...
I analyze a large number of investment decisions based on theories that have been developed and form...
With research indicating that investors do not have consistent and rational attitudes to risk, this ...
Investment decision making is a complex phenomenon driven by the behavioral dimensions of investors,...
This research investigates whether the financial literacy of individuals influences risk taking deci...
Traditional investment theory suggests that individuals invest rationally with the intention of maxi...
This paper analyses experimentally whether investors making active choices learn differently from ne...
Risk-taking is critical to decisions. Unfortunately, information about risk is not always available,...
Many people do not possess the necessary savings to deal with unexpected financial events. People's ...
Researcher has followed a widespread approach for explain the relationship between financial literac...
The general aim of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of how numerical information, s...
The thesis addresses several research questions, which can be formulated as follows: 1.Which demogra...
Investment decision these days play a crucial role in planning different life long events as well a...
What information do individual investors use when making their financial decisions and how is it rel...
This thesis consists of an introductory part and four self-contained papers related to individual in...
Our study analyzes the determinants of investors' risk taking behavior. We find that investors' risk...
I analyze a large number of investment decisions based on theories that have been developed and form...
With research indicating that investors do not have consistent and rational attitudes to risk, this ...
Investment decision making is a complex phenomenon driven by the behavioral dimensions of investors,...
This research investigates whether the financial literacy of individuals influences risk taking deci...
Traditional investment theory suggests that individuals invest rationally with the intention of maxi...
This paper analyses experimentally whether investors making active choices learn differently from ne...
Risk-taking is critical to decisions. Unfortunately, information about risk is not always available,...
Many people do not possess the necessary savings to deal with unexpected financial events. People's ...
Researcher has followed a widespread approach for explain the relationship between financial literac...
The general aim of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of how numerical information, s...
The thesis addresses several research questions, which can be formulated as follows: 1.Which demogra...
Investment decision these days play a crucial role in planning different life long events as well a...
What information do individual investors use when making their financial decisions and how is it rel...
This thesis consists of an introductory part and four self-contained papers related to individual in...
Our study analyzes the determinants of investors' risk taking behavior. We find that investors' risk...
I analyze a large number of investment decisions based on theories that have been developed and form...
With research indicating that investors do not have consistent and rational attitudes to risk, this ...