A Study of investor behavior in purchasing financial assets
This study investigated whether the process of purchasing financial assets follows a rational decision-making process using Engel-Blackwell-Miniard (EBM) model. The method of investigation was a questionnaire survey of Malaysian individual investors. The sample consisted of 223 responses collecte...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2014
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7805/1/00000004.PDF http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7805/ |
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| Summary: | This study investigated whether the process of purchasing financial assets follows a rational
decision-making process using Engel-Blackwell-Miniard (EBM) model. The method of
investigation was a questionnaire survey of Malaysian individual investors. The sample
consisted of 223 responses collected through convenience sampling and online survey.
The data was analyzed using factor analysis, reliability analysis, path analysis, and
multivariate analysis of variance. The results show that investors' decision-making process
of purchasing financial assets is in line with a rational decision-making process in EBM
Model. However, the tendency for irrational investment behaviors also exists at the same
time. The findings imply that irrational investment behaviors may still occur even though
the decision-making process is rational. We also found significant differences in the
tendencies for herding, disposition effect and over-confidence based on gender and age. |
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