Monetary Wisdom: How Do Investors Use Love of Money to Frame Stock Volatility and Enhance Stock Happiness?

Ningyu Tang (), Jingqiu Chen (), Kaili Zhang () and Thomas Li-Ping Tang ()
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Ningyu Tang: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jingqiu Chen: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Kaili Zhang: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Thomas Li-Ping Tang: Middle Tennessee State University

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2018, vol. 19, issue 6, No 15, 1862 pages

Abstract: Abstract Monetary intelligence asserts: individuals apply their money attitude to frame critical concerns in the context and strategically select certain options to achieve financial goals and ultimate happiness. Bridging the gap between stock volatility and behavioral economics, we collected longitudinal data from multiple sources and at multiple times: First, private investors (N = 229) in Shanghai—the financial capital of China—completed their love of money attitude measure (Rich-affect, Motivator-behavior, and Importance-cognition) and demographic variables in a survey. Second, we recorded daily Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index (“the Index”) for 30 consecutive trading days during the financial crisis in 2008—public records. Third, we text-messaged investors, collecting their daily Index Happiness, Stock Percentage (stocks/liquid assets), and Stock Happiness—private information. Here, investors illustrate: high Rich investors fret about low Index happiness, yet high Rich and high Importance investors boast high stock happiness, supporting the endowment effect and investor hubristic smirk. High Motivator investors quickly adjust their stock percentage/portfolio, suffering low Index happiness and low stock happiness. Gender moderates the relationship between the Index and Index happiness. Our panel data of intra-personal changes of stock happiness demonstrate investor monetary wisdom in the boom-and-bust cycles. Behaviorally, investor must become masters (but not slaves) of money and deactivate money as a Motivator. Curbing the desire to become Rich enhances happiness after gains (boom/risk aversion); appreciating money’s Importance bestows happiness after losses (bust/risk seeking). We expand prospect theory and offer implications to investor wealth, health, and happiness during financial crisis in particular as well as individual subjective well-being and happiness in general.

Keywords: Behavioral/financial economics; Prospect theory; Volatility; Framing; Love of money attitude/value; Rich/motivator/importance; Gaines-losses; Boom-bust cycle; 2008 Financial crisis; Intra-personal changes of stock happiness; Risk aversion/seeking; Wealth/health/happiness/quality of life; Portfolio; Endowment; Hedonic editing; Longitudinal/panel; Hubristic smirk; Philanthropy; The Matthew Effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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