| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Investment competence and advice seeking |
| Authors: | Bachmann, Kremena Hens, Thorsten |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jbef.2015.03.001 |
| Published in: | Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance |
| Volume(Issue): | 6 |
| Page(s): | 27 |
| Pages to: | 41 |
| Issue Date: | 2015 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 2214-6350 2214-6369 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Financial literacy; Behavioral biase; Demand for financial advice; Household finance |
| Subject (DDC): | 332.6: Investment |
| Abstract: | This study evaluates individuals’ abilities to avoid investment mistakes driven by behavioral biases and analyzes the relationship between investment competence and the propensity to seek or rely on professional advice. We use novel survey data collected from a representative sample of Swiss households. We find that – even after controlling for socio-economic and demographic characteristics – investment competence is positively related to demand for financial advice. It appears that investors who are at the highest risk of making investment mistakes are those who are the least likely to seek help from professional advisors. Therefore, supply-side solutions imposed by regulators to protect financial customers may not benefit those who need them most. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/2540 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | School of Management and Law |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Wealth & Asset Management (IWA) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Management and Law |
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Bachmann, K., & Hens, T. (2015). Investment competence and advice seeking. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 6, 27–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbef.2015.03.001
Bachmann, K. and Hens, T. (2015) ‘Investment competence and advice seeking’, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 6, pp. 27–41. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbef.2015.03.001.
K. Bachmann and T. Hens, “Investment competence and advice seeking,” Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, vol. 6, pp. 27–41, 2015, doi: 10.1016/j.jbef.2015.03.001.
BACHMANN, Kremena und Thorsten HENS, 2015. Investment competence and advice seeking. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. 2015. Bd. 6, S. 27–41. DOI 10.1016/j.jbef.2015.03.001
Bachmann, Kremena, and Thorsten Hens. 2015. “Investment Competence and Advice Seeking.” Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance 6: 27–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbef.2015.03.001.
Bachmann, Kremena, and Thorsten Hens. “Investment Competence and Advice Seeking.” Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, vol. 6, 2015, pp. 27–41, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbef.2015.03.001.
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