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1. 1. Investor Rationality in Index Funds : An Analysis of the Swedish Investor Rationality when Investing in Index Funds

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Adele Sandberg; Frida Ottosson; [2019]
   Keywords : Index Fund; Investor Rationality; Behavioral Finance; Benchmark Index; Sweden.;

   Abstract : iiABSTRACTBehavioral finance has been a popular research subject for a while and therefore the understanding of human behavior when it comes to private financial investments has increased. When comparing human behavior to the financial theories one can conclude thatthe assumption of perfect and efficient markets with fully informed and rational investors is not realistic. READ MORE

3. 2. Can Investor Sentiment Help Explain Stock Market Crises?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Andreas Wendeberg; [2015]
   Keywords : investor sentiment; stock market crises; behavioral finance; Consumer Confidence Index; CMAX measure; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Traditional financial theory, assuming rationality and stock market prices justified by fundamentals, has failed to explain the occurrence of several large stock market crises. Theories in behavioral finance suggest stock market overvaluation, eventually leading to stock market crises, partly occur due to noise trading. READ MORE

4. 3. Investors´ Rationality : Behavioral Finance

   University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : David Wahlbeck; Carl Sandberg; Hannes Bernéus ; [2009]
   Keywords : Behavioral Finance; Behavioral Economics; Finance; Economic;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine if professional investors areindicating tendencies of irrational behavior when exposed to certainpsychological dilemmas related to the financial world. ... READ MORE