Search for dissertations about: "Individual investors"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the words Individual investors.
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1. Individual investors and socially responsible mutual funds
Abstract : 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. READ MORE
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2. What do you expect? : individual investors' subjective expectations, information usage, and social interactions in financial decision-making
Abstract : 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. READ MORE
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3. Investment Decisions and Risk Preferences among Non-Professional Investors
Abstract : 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. READ MORE
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4. Understanding individual investors’ preferences and knowledge of sustainable investments
Abstract : 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. READ MORE
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5. The psychology of diversification: Novice investors´ability to spread risks
Abstract : 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. READ MORE