Beyond Intuition: The Role of Financial Knowledge in Navigating Investments in Emerging Markets

Nazreen Tabassum Chowdhury, Nurul Shahnaz Mahdzan and Mahfuzur Rahman
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Nazreen Tabassum Chowdhury: Department of Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics, University Malaya, Malaysia
Nurul Shahnaz Mahdzan: Department of Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics, University Malaya, Malaysia
Mahfuzur Rahman: Department of Finance and Economics, College of Business Administration, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 2024, vol. 14, issue 4, 267-281

Abstract: Over the last century, global stock markets have crashed multiple times, leading to bankruptcy and unemployment and making individuals highly cautious about investing. Hence, individual investors in developing markets are highly prone to behavioural biases in their investment decisions, which influence their investment experience. The objective of this study is to examine the relationships between behavioural factors and investment experience, as well as the moderating effect of financial knowledge on individual investors in Bangladesh. Data was analysed using the partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) technique. The results revealed that behavioural factors such as anchoring, gambler’s fallacy, social interaction, and locus of control significantly influenced individual investors’ investment experiences. Moreover, financial knowledge had a moderating effect on these relationships. The study has important implications for investors, as it highlights the potential pitfalls of behavioural factors and the importance of financial knowledge in investors’ investment experience. The study’s findings imply that the government should develop new market opportunities through innovative products and take the necessary steps to incorporate regulations that will offer investors a better market experience.

Keywords: Behavioural Factors; Financial Knowledge; Investment Experience; Behavioural Theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G41 G53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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