The Role of Financial Literacy, Gender, Education, and Ethnicity towards Investment Decisions

Abstract

The awareness and desire to allocate funds to meet future needs have caused many employees to start investing. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of the level of financial literacy and demographic factors on employee investment decisions. This study uses multiple linear regression analysis models to analyze data. The population in this study is employees with the criteria of having an investment instrument, either real or financial asset investments. The results of this study indicate that only the level of financial literacy partially influences investment decisions while gender, education, and ethnicity do not affect employee investment decisions.


Keywords: Financial Literacy; Gender; Education; Ethnicity; Investment Decisions

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