How are behavioural biases and financial literacy related in their influence on financial help-seeking behaviour? A systematic review

The aim of this review is to investigate the collective influence that one’s behavioural biases and financial literacy have on one’s extent of seeking financial advice. Existing literature has discussed at great lengths about the effect that they individually have on one’s likelihood to seek financi...

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Main Authors: Lim, Grace Jia Ying, Tan, Joshua Wee Kiat
Other Authors: Charles Or
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163445
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description The aim of this review is to investigate the collective influence that one’s behavioural biases and financial literacy have on one’s extent of seeking financial advice. Existing literature has discussed at great lengths about the effect that they individually have on one’s likelihood to seek financial advice, some reasons being the overpowering effect of biases on humans. This meta-analysis has shown that it is mostly inevitable for one to experience behavioural biases since our natural tendencies gravitate towards that. However, this study has also found the relevance of using one’s financial knowledge and technical competency to assess his ability to curb the impact of biases. Hence, the findings of this study serve to contribute practical knowledge for individuals to make informed financial choices. Furthermore, this fosters a deeper appreciation among financial professionals for the internal processes that occur before the decision to seek financial advice. This encourages a greater sense of collaboration between professionals and consumers towards major financial decisions, such as investment portfolios.
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spelling ntu-10356/1634452023-03-05T15:44:52Z How are behavioural biases and financial literacy related in their influence on financial help-seeking behaviour? A systematic review Lim, Grace Jia Ying Tan, Joshua Wee Kiat Charles Or School of Social Sciences charlesor@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Psychology The aim of this review is to investigate the collective influence that one’s behavioural biases and financial literacy have on one’s extent of seeking financial advice. Existing literature has discussed at great lengths about the effect that they individually have on one’s likelihood to seek financial advice, some reasons being the overpowering effect of biases on humans. This meta-analysis has shown that it is mostly inevitable for one to experience behavioural biases since our natural tendencies gravitate towards that. However, this study has also found the relevance of using one’s financial knowledge and technical competency to assess his ability to curb the impact of biases. Hence, the findings of this study serve to contribute practical knowledge for individuals to make informed financial choices. Furthermore, this fosters a deeper appreciation among financial professionals for the internal processes that occur before the decision to seek financial advice. This encourages a greater sense of collaboration between professionals and consumers towards major financial decisions, such as investment portfolios. Bachelor of Social Sciences in Psychology 2022-12-07T01:22:18Z 2022-12-07T01:22:18Z 2022 Final Year Project (FYP) Lim, G. J. Y. & Tan, J. W. K. (2022). How are behavioural biases and financial literacy related in their influence on financial help-seeking behaviour? A systematic review. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163445 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163445 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
spellingShingle Social sciences::Psychology
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How are behavioural biases and financial literacy related in their influence on financial help-seeking behaviour? A systematic review
title How are behavioural biases and financial literacy related in their influence on financial help-seeking behaviour? A systematic review
title_full How are behavioural biases and financial literacy related in their influence on financial help-seeking behaviour? A systematic review
title_fullStr How are behavioural biases and financial literacy related in their influence on financial help-seeking behaviour? A systematic review
title_full_unstemmed How are behavioural biases and financial literacy related in their influence on financial help-seeking behaviour? A systematic review
title_short How are behavioural biases and financial literacy related in their influence on financial help-seeking behaviour? A systematic review
title_sort how are behavioural biases and financial literacy related in their influence on financial help seeking behaviour a systematic review
topic Social sciences::Psychology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163445
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