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The aim of this study is to examine the existing literature on the factors that influence the investment decisions made by individual investors. The employed methodology is a systematic literature review conducted using the PRISMA approach. The choice of Scopus as the information source was based on its status as the largest and well reputable scientific database. We obtained data from internet databases that contain extensive collections of scholarly studies, journal articles, and conference papers. These resources are written in English and are readily available to the authors. Using a predetermined string, 275 articles were extracted from Scopus. Ultimately, 137 papers were found to fit the criteria for analysis in discussing the factors that determine investing decisions for individual investors. The result show that there are five main determinant of investment decision for individual investor: Financial literacy, emotional biases, gender, generation y and long-term orientation. The implications of this study will be discussed later.
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Akhtar, M., Rehman, K., & Hunjra, A. (2011). DETERMINANTS OF SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT DECISION-MAKING. Actual Problems of Economics, 11, 356–363.
Al Mamun, M., Syeed, M. A., & Yasmeen, F. (2015). Are investors rational, irrational or normal? Journal of Economic & Financial Studies, 3(04), 01. https://doi.org/10.18533/jefs.v3i04.161
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Baker, H. K., Kumar, S., & Goyal, N. (2021). Personality traits and investor sentiment. Review of Behavioral Finance, 13(4), 354–369. https://doi.org/10.1108/RBF-08-2017-0077
Bayar, Y., Sezgin, H. F., Öztürk, Ö. F., & Şaşmaz, M. Ü. (2020). Financial Literacy and Financial Risk Tolerance of Individual Investors: Multinomial Logistic Regression Approach. SAGE Open, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244020945717
Bearden, W. O., Money, R. B., & Nevins, J. L. (2006). A measure of long-term orientation: Development and validation. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 34(3), 456–467.
Bhagat, R. S., & Hofstede, G. (2002). Culture’s Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions, and Organizations across Nations. In The Academy of Management Review (Vol. 27, Issue 3). sage. https://doi.org/10.2307/4134391
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Daniel, K., Hirshleifer, D., & Teoh, S. H. (2002). Investor psychology in capital markets: Evidence and policy implications. Journal of Monetary Economics, 49(1), 139–209. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3932(01)00091-5
Ellison, G., & Fudenberg, D. (1993). Rules of Thumb for Social Learning. Journal of Political Economy, 101(4), 612–643. https://doi.org/10.1086/261890
Geetha, S. N., & Selvakumar, M. M. (2016). An analysis on the factors influencing risk tolerance level of individual investors. International Journal of Business Excellence, 9(2), 253–264. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBEX.2016.074867
Hassan Al-Tamimi, H. A., & Anood Bin Kalli, A. (2009). Financial literacy and investment decisions of UAE investors. Journal of Risk Finance, 10(5), 500–516. https://doi.org/10.1108/15265940911001402
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Hofstede, G. (1994). Cultures and organizations : software of the mind : intercultural cooperation and its importance for survival. McGraw-Hill.
Jaiyeoba, H. B., Adewale, A. A., Haron, R., & Che Ismail, C. M. H. (2018). Investment decision behaviour of the Malaysian retail investors and fund managers: A qualitative inquiry. Qualitative Research in Financial Markets, 10(2), 134–151.
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Kumar, S., & Goyal, N. (2016). Evidence on rationality and behavioural biases in investment decision making. Qualitative Research in Financial Markets, 8(4), 270–287. https://doi.org/10.1108/QRFM-05-2016-0016
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Pranckutė, R. (2021). Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus: the titans of bibliographic information in today’s academic world. Publications, 9(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/publications9010012
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