Essays about: "Financial Risk Tolerance"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the words Financial Risk Tolerance.

1. 6. 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, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Ajla Odzak; Iqra Sahi; [2019]
   Keywords : Behavioural finance; behavioral finance; investor behaviour; investor behavior; risk-taking; risk tolerance; risk level; demographic factors; gender; age; income; marital status;

   Abstract : 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

3. 7. Optimal portfolio selection and risk-adjusted performance of 51 equity funds available in the Swedish premium pension

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Ninos Khouchaba; Emilia Svensson; [2018]
   Keywords : Pension; Premium pension; Swedish pension authority; national retirement pension; funds; AP7; Seventh AP Fund;

   Abstract : In order to assure a livelihood for the working population after retirement, the national retirement pension was developed. The system is based on 18.5% of each tax-paying worker’s annual salary. The national retirement pension system in Sweden consist of two parts. READ MORE

4. 8. Financial literacy’s effect on financial risk tolerance : A quantitative study on whether financial literacy has an increasing or decreasing impact on financial risk tolerance

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Carina Gustafsson; Lisa Omark; [2015]
   Keywords : financial risk tolerance; financial literacy; risk-aversion;

   Abstract : As of today, our perception is that there has been an increased focus put on personal financial management, such as managing your own savings and retirement planning. By way of example, the Swedish pension system is a tool that has been implemented in order to incentivize Swedish citizens to manage their capital put aside for their retirement, as well for increasing financial risk tolerance and financial literacy. READ MORE

5. 9. CAN LOW RISK IN THE SWEDISH BANKING SECTOR PAY IN THE LONG RUN?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Christer Bartholdi; [2013]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Banks are normally heavily indebted with equity levels of 5-10 percent of total assets or even lower. The assets consist mainly of short-term and long-term loans, funded by deposits which can be withdrawn at short notice. READ MORE

6. 10. Financial Risk Tolerance: Differences Between Women and Men

   University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Rustam Vosilov; Abdisalam Ali Ibrahim; [2008]
   Keywords : Financial Risk Tolerance; gender differences; financial risk attitude;

   Abstract :   The statistics has shown that men and women have different investing strategies, where men tend to choose riskier investments and women lean towards less risky investments. The financial theory states that individuals are risk averse in general, and some prior studies have shown that women are more so than men. READ MORE