Essays about: "Financial Risk Tolerance"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Financial Risk Tolerance.
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1. Fungicide tolerance in Phytophthora infestans
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant PathologyAbstract : For the last 180 years, the pathogen P infestans, responsible for the late blight disease, has been a severe problem for farmers. Despite the large efforts and financial investments done in the management of the disease, 15-30% of the potato production is lost to this disease globally each year. READ MORE
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2. Managing the risks associated with IT security and data privacy in the software development industry : Challenges related to operational, financial, and reputational risks
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingAbstract : This thesis examines how organisations within the IT software development industry manage risks associated with IT security and data privacy, with factors such as a growth in digitalisation and the Covid-19 pandemic. The research consists of four separate cases with interviewees in managerial positions in four different organisations. READ MORE
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3. Social Media's Influence on Investment Decisions : A qualitative study based on an individual’s financial literacy
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : With the current technological trends pointing to people having more capabilities to independently manage their financial future, the financial knowledge a person possesses will become evermore essential to create a sustainable financial future. Simultaneously, the growth of social media platforms and users have substantially increased over the past ten years, which has allowed people to find and create countless types of content. READ MORE
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4. Gambling as a new tool for financial advisors: Risk Profiling and a new risk assessment tool
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Financial advisors use paper-based questionnaires to retrieve the information useful to address the clients toward the right financial products and investment mix. In 2004 the European Parliament issued the MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) that has the objective to increase competition and investor protection, and levels the playing field for market participants in investment services. READ MORE
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5. Can factors such as gender affect my level of risk-taking in financial investments? : A study on risk-tolerance based on selected demographic factors in Sweden
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Background: The traditional neoclassical model of finance has assumed that all individuals act rationally and that they update their beliefs according to the information they have obtained to maximise their utility. This concept has been challenged by behavioural finance which has over the past decades become a new approach to better understand certain behaviours. READ MORE