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A Study on the Factors Influencing Individual Retirement Fund Choices

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  • Selim Aren

    (Yıldız Technical University)

  • Sibel Dinç Aydemir

    (Gebze Technical University)

  • Arzu Rahime Uçar

    (Gebze Technical University)

Abstract

This study aims to identify factors having impact on retirement fund choices and to establish guiding elements for financial advisors. For this purpose, the conveniently chosen sample was employed. Discriminant analysis shows that age, education and risk taking behavior are relatively important to fund choice and presents a function predicting which fund individuals could select according to these mentioned factors. Additionally, anova shows that certain aspects of risk perception vary according to fund type.

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  • Selim Aren & Sibel Dinç Aydemir & Arzu Rahime Uçar, 2015. "A Study on the Factors Influencing Individual Retirement Fund Choices," Journal of Finance Letters (Maliye ve Finans Yazıları), Maliye ve Finans Yazıları Yayıncılık Ltd. Şti., vol. 30(103), pages 21-50, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:acc:malfin:v:30:y:2015:i:103:p:21-50
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33203/mfy.307217
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