Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 193-208 |
| Journal | The Journal of Behavioral Finance |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |