1. The Impact of Financial Advice Certification on Investment Choices.
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Guillemette, Michael A. and Jurgenson, Jesse B.
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FINANCIAL planning , *INVESTMENT advisors , *INVESTMENTS , *INVESTORS , *STOCKBROKERS - Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a professional designation affects consumer choice behavior within the area of investment decision making. Forty-six participants were endowed with real money and received hypothetical investment advice from a certified financial planner (CFP) Professional and a stockbroker. Among low-income households, advice from a CFP altered investor choice behavior within hypothetical education and retirement savings accounts. When participants made investment decisions using education funds and received advice from a CFP, the mean expected value of their investment choices was $43,913, compared to $25,870 given advice from a stockbroker. When investment decisions were made using retirement funds, the average expected value given advice from a CFP and a stockbroker was $53,424 and $33,207, respectively. If an investor was risk-neutral or risk-seeking, investment choices were improved when advice was rendered by a CFP relative to a stockbroker. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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