Households and mutual fund investments: Individual characteristics of investors behaving like contrarians
Abstract
We investigate characteristics of household investors stating they would increase shares in a mutual fund in a situation where this fund has exhibited a negative past performance. Hence, we investigate characteristics of investors behaving lite contrarians. We use a survey methodology to examine the effects of risk tolerance, perceived competence, and of being informed on households’ contrarian behavior. To investigate the stability of these...
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Title
Households and mutual fund investments: Individual characteristics of investors behaving like contrarians
Published Date
Sep 1, 2017
Volume
15
Pages
28 - 37
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