scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF BEHAVIORAL BIASES ON INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE: DOES FINANCIAL LITERACY MATTER?

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-21
Author(s):  
Hind Lebdaoui ◽  
Youssef Chetioui ◽  
Elias Guechi
Keyword(s):  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Investment Performance ◽  
Behavioral Biases ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Impact of Behavioral Biases on Investment Performance in Pakistan: The Moderating Role of Financial Literacy

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1199-1205
Author(s):  
Amir Rafique ◽  
Muhammad Umer Quddoos ◽  
Usama Kalim ◽  
Muhammad Ramzan Sheikh
Keyword(s):  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Investment Performance ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Behavioral Biases ◽  
Structured Equation Modeling ◽  
Moderating Role

This study aims at understanding the relationships of certain behavioral biases with the investment performance, and identifies the moderating role of financial literacy upon these hypothesized relationships. Data is collected through questionnaire from the investors trading at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). Structured Equation Modeling (SEM) is used to analyze the data with the results that only anchoring and overconfidence biases have significant effects on investment performance. The results also show that presence of financial literacy does not play any role in improving the performance of investors. Majorly, findings of current study contribute by testing the moderating role of financial literacy between the behavioral biases and the outcome of investment decisions and thus expected to be useful for investors and policy makers.  

scholarly journals The effect of financial literacy on behavioral biases of individual investors in the Egyptian stock exchange

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2, special issue) ◽  
pp. 120-134
Author(s):  
Amr Youssef ◽  
Passent Tantawi ◽  
Mohamed Ragheb ◽  
Mohammad Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Individual Investors ◽  
General View ◽  
Behavioral Biases ◽  
Information Processing Biases ◽  
Belief Perseverance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Egyptian Stock Exchange

The purpose of this paper is to examine how the dimensions of financial literacy could affect the behavioral biases of individual investors in the Egyptian stock exchange. The study examines the data collected from 403 individual investors in Egypt. The findings revealed the presence of some kinds of behavioral biases among individual investors in the Egyptian stock exchange, which could be categorized into three main categories: belief perseverance biases, information processing biases, and emotional biases (Pompian, 2012). This supports the view that individual investors do not necessarily act rationally. The findings also support the general view that financial literacy has a negative effect on behavioral biases; however, the effect differs between the categories of the behavioral biases, with the most effect on information processing biases, moderate effect on belief perseverance biases, and low effect on emotional biases. Also, this study indicated that the impact of financial literacy on behavioral biases is greater on females than males (Baker, Kumar, Goyal, & Gaur, 2019). Financial intermediaries and consultants can possibly become more effective by understanding the decision-making processes of individual investors. This study adds to the limited academic research that attempted to tackle the impact of financial literacy on the categories of behavioral biases

scholarly journals The Relationship of Behavioral Factors with Investment Performance of Individual Investors in the Nepali Stock Market

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 66-83
Author(s):  
Kripa Kunwar
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Investor Behavior ◽  
Individual Investors ◽  
Herd Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Factors ◽  
Investment Performance ◽  
Behavioral Biases ◽  
Market Factors ◽  
The Impact

In recent years, the market anomalies and irrational behavior of investors have influenced the stock market worldwide. The impact of investor behavior on the stock market is more prominent in small and less efficient capital markets. The study is based on the questionnaire survey of 203 investors from Kathmandu and Pokhara. The study uses Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) to explore the underlying dimensions of investor behavior employing Principal Component Analysis and Varimax rotation. The suitability of the data for the factor analysis has been examined using KMO and Barlett’s Test of Sphericity. The EFA extracted four factors of investor behavioral dimensions categorized as: heuristics, prospects, market factors and herding effect. The factor scores obtained from the EFA was used to examine the correlation of these behavioral factors with investment performance. The results reveal that behavioral biases like heuristics, prospects, market factor and herding effect are present among individual investors in Nepal. Among the factors, the investment performance of investors is found to be influenced by heuristics and market factors. The heuristic behaviors are found to have the highest and positive influence on the investment performance. Finally, the results depict that following the herd behavior in the market and prospects does not result in the improved investor performance. The findings are helpful to understand the role of investor behavior in the stock market and formulation of appropriate policies that limit the possibility of behavioral biases affecting the stock market adversely.

scholarly journals The Behavioral Role of Digital Economy Adaptation in Sustainable Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siming Liu ◽  
Leifu Gao ◽  
Khalid Latif ◽  
Ayesha Anees Dar ◽  
Muhammad Zia-UR-Rehman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Loss Aversion ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Behavioral Biases ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Behavioral Phenomenon

The basic aim of this research was to investigate the impact of the behavioral biases on financial inclusion in Pakistan while considering the moderating effect of financial literacy in this relation, in the context of behavioral perspective. This study focused on the significant behavioral phenomenon, including self-control, optimism, herding, and loss aversion with a perspective of the digital economy. To test the proposed hypothesis, the primary data collection method was used. A structured questionnaire was designed to collect data from 102 individual households through the convenience sampling technique. SmartPLS was used to analyze collected data. This study found the negative impact of self-control, optimism, and herding on financial inclusion. In contrast, loss aversion contributes to the uplift of financial inclusion in Pakistan. Similarly, financial literacy proved to have a decreasing effect on financial inclusion because of religious concerns. The moderation effect of financial literacy was also significantly positive except for loss aversion. The behavioral phenomenon proved to have a significant impact on financial inclusion. This research shows that individual households who do not use developed technological services and products from formal financial inclusion can overcome the behavioral biases that hinder them from making informed financial decisions. This research work will significantly help households use financial services to improve their standard of living and overall long-term financial well-being. This research is essential because many households are not using bank services and have low financial knowledge in Pakistan. The key contribution of this research study is that it found the relation between behavioral factors and financial inclusion. Financial literacy also has a moderating effect on their relations.

The Impact of Financial Literacy on Financial Preparedness for Retirement in the Small and Medium Enterprises Sector in Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-41
Author(s):  
Colin Agabalinda ◽  
Alain Vilard Ndi Isoh
Keyword(s):  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Retirement Preparedness ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Effect Of Age

The study investigated the direct effects of financial literacy (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) on financial preparedness for retirement and the moderating effect of age among the small and medium enterprises in Uganda. Primary data was collected from a sample of n = 380 selected from the SME workforce. Descriptive analysis was run on SPSS, while validity and reliability of the measurement items yielded satisfactory composite reliability scores and average variance explained (AVE) scores for all items. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test the hypotheses and multi-group analysis conducted to test for the moderating effect of age on the relationship between financial literacy and retirement preparedness. The results revealed that knowledge and skills were significant predictors of retirement preparedness. However, ‘attitude' was not a significant predictor, and age had no moderating effect on the relationship between the study variables. These findings present practical implications for policymakers and financial educators in a developing country context.

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