Framing effect

Engineering

Philosophy

Neuroscience

Actuarial science

Behavioral economics

Microeconomics

Social psychology

Financial market

Loss aversion

Investment decisions

Cognition

Financial literacy

Economics

Empirical research

Psychology

Epistemology

Framing (construction)

Prospect theory

Structural engineering

Persuasion

Finance

Cognitive bias

Perception

Confirmation bias

Frontiers in Psychology

To have enough financial literacy, an investor must be able to make intelligent investment choices, and on the other hand, the heuristic bias, the framing effect, cognitive illusions, and herd mentality are all variables that contribute to the formation of behavioral biases, also known as illogical conduct, in the decision-making process. The current research looks specifically at behavioral biases and financial literacy influence investment choices, particularly on stock market investment. For the research, a representative sample of 450 individual investors was evaluated. A structured questionnaire was designed using the Likert's scale method to elicit the research variables, and the data acquired were analyzed using the SEM method. According to the findings, there was a statistically significant link between heuristic bias and the development of behavioral bias in decision-making. Nevertheless, cognitive illusions, the herd mentality, and the framing effect all have a deleterious impact on behavioral biases. In addition, investors often adhere to heuristic biases rather than other irrational strategies when making investment judgments. Therefore, individual investors' financial literacy level greatly influences the choices made about investments in the stock market.

An empirical assessment of financial literacy and behavioral biases on investment decision: Fresh evidence from small investor perception