An intimate portrait of the individual investor

We examine a range of investment decisions, and ensuing portfolio performance, and establishedthat they have statistically significant associations with personality traits captured byCosta and McRae’s [1992] operationalization of Norman’s [1963] ‘Big Five’ (Negative Emotion,Extraversion, Openness to...

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Main Authors: Durand, Robert, Newby, R., Sanghani, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2008
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Online Access:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15427560802341020
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5132
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Sanghani, J.
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description We examine a range of investment decisions, and ensuing portfolio performance, and establishedthat they have statistically significant associations with personality traits captured byCosta and McRae’s [1992] operationalization of Norman’s [1963] ‘Big Five’ (Negative Emotion,Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness), Bem’s[1977] psychological gender traits (Masculinity and Femininity) and Jackson’s [1976] personalitytraits of Preference for Innovation and Risk Taking Propensity.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-51322019-02-19T04:26:27Z An intimate portrait of the individual investor Durand, Robert Newby, R. Sanghani, J. Gender role Personality Investment decisions We examine a range of investment decisions, and ensuing portfolio performance, and establishedthat they have statistically significant associations with personality traits captured byCosta and McRae’s [1992] operationalization of Norman’s [1963] ‘Big Five’ (Negative Emotion,Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness), Bem’s[1977] psychological gender traits (Masculinity and Femininity) and Jackson’s [1976] personalitytraits of Preference for Innovation and Risk Taking Propensity. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5132 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15427560802341020 Routledge restricted
spellingShingle Gender role
Personality
Investment decisions
Durand, Robert
Newby, R.
Sanghani, J.
An intimate portrait of the individual investor
title An intimate portrait of the individual investor
title_full An intimate portrait of the individual investor
title_fullStr An intimate portrait of the individual investor
title_full_unstemmed An intimate portrait of the individual investor
title_short An intimate portrait of the individual investor
title_sort intimate portrait of the individual investor
topic Gender role
Personality
Investment decisions
url http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15427560802341020
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5132