Understanding the investor : a Maltese study of risk and behavior in financial investment decisions /

• Main Author: Bonello, Antonietta (Author)
• Other Authors: Grima, Simon (Editor), Spiteri, Jonathan (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
• Subjects: Individual investors > Attitudes.; Risk.; Investments > Decision making.; Business & Economics, Personal Finance, Investing.; Financial accounting.

In finance, understanding investors and their motivations is key for any business and policy-maker. Analyzing financial decisions and investor behavior can shed light on the major characteristics and variables behind trading decisions, giving researchers and investors a better understanding of the i...

Table of Contents:

• Prelims
• 1. An introduction
• 2. Literature review
• 3. Methodology
• 4. Analysis
• 5. Conclusion
• Appendix 1: Other findings: by descriptives
• Appendix 2: Questionnaire
• Appendix 3: Layout of analysis
• Appendix 4: Interview questions
• Appendix 5: Interview questionnaire results
• Appendix 6: Annex to proposition 2C exploring the traits to the composite of overconfidence
• References
• Index.