The price of playing safe: uncovering the deep regret of conservative investors as risk-takers reap unmatched gains
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https://doi.org/10.56183/iberoecb.v4i2.30Keywords:
behavioral finance, conservative investment, regret aversion, loss aversion, FOMOAbstract
This paper looks at the emotional and monetary consequences of being conservative with investment as opposed to being liberal as seen in today’s investment world. For instance, the majority of conservative investors are sometimes induced by the principal aim of avoiding risks and probably feeling regret later on as they notice that risks takers investors gain more rewards. This paper focuses on exploring the mental biases that cause these approaches, key among them being regret aversion, loss aversion and the FOMO concept from the behavioral finance theory. By looking into the ways conservative investors operate the risk/reward ratio, this paper helps in gaining a better understanding of the investment decision process, offer insight Individual investors and those financial professionals who help their clients choose a strategy that take into account psychological satisfaction in addition to several financial aspects.
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