Essays about: "Investor preferences"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 47 essays containing the words Investor preferences.

  1. 21. Impact of Overconfidence Bias on Entrepreneurs Financing Decisions : The Case of Growth-oriented Startups in Sweden and Germany

    University essay from

    Author : Suci Ariyanti; Hayk Mnatsakanyan; [2020]
    Keywords : Startups; cognitive bias; overconfidence; entrepreneurial cognition; capital financing; institutional comparison; entrepreneurship;

    Abstract : Background: Both Authors have many years of finance background and as well as studying entrepreneurship motivated to tackle the less researched area in entrepreneurship: entrepreneurs’ behavioural impact on their financial decisions. Such decisions in initial stages of startup formation have a critical impact on company’s future development which raises the importance of understanding the behavioural motives of the entrepreneurs. READ MORE

  3. 22. Portfolio Optimization: An Evaluation of the Downside Risk Framework on the Nordic Equity Markets

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Fabian Pettersson; Oskar Ringström; [2020]
    Keywords : Downside risk; Mean-variance optimization; Modern portfolio theory; Semi-variance; Downside risk; Variansoptimering; Modern Portföljteori; Semi-varians;

    Abstract : Risk management in portfolio construction is a widely discussed topic and the tradeoff between risk and return is always considered before an investment is made. Modern portfolio theory is a mathematical framework which describes how a rational investor can use diversification to optimize a portfolio, which suggests using variance to measure financial risk. READ MORE

  4. 23. Strategy Analysis and Portfolio Allocation : A study using scenario simulation and allocation theories to investigate risk and return

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik

    Author : Emil Bylund Åberg; Johannes Fåhraeus; [2020]
    Keywords : Allocation theories; Markowitz; Black-Litterman; scenario modeling; risk measures; return; benchmark; investment strategy; Allokerings teorier; Markowitz; Black-Litterman; scenario moderering; riskmått; avkastning; jämförelseindex; investerings strategier;

    Abstract : Portfolio allocation theories have been studied and used ever since the mid 20th century. Nevertheless, many investors still rely on personal expertise and information gathered from the market when building their investment portfolios. READ MORE

  5. 24. On the relationship between green preferences and returns

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ella Klynning; Cornelia Frick; [2020]
    Keywords : Green investing; Behavioural finance; Capital asset pricing model; Investor preference; Nonpecuniary preference; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Abstract The care for the environment in investment situations is rising among different groups of investors, due to social and psychological factors. Existing studies on nonpecuniary preferences for the environment are focused on measuring the proportion of individuals with green agendas, whereas we focus on measuring also magnitudes, i.e. READ MORE

  6. 25. Portfolio Optimization using the Entropic Value-at-Risk: An Investor Preference Approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Kevin Fabian Kühn; Polina Kuznetsova; [2020]
    Keywords : Mean-variance framework; entropic value-at-risk; utility functions; risk preference; portfolio optimization; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : It is very important for an investor to choose an accurate and effective risk measure when optimizing a portfolio of different assets. Recently, in addition to the standard risk measures such as variance or Value-at-Risk (VaR), more developed risk measures have emerged and one of them is the entropic Value-at-Risk (EVaR). READ MORE