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Investor's	Behavior	in	Makassar	Against	Portfolio	Investment	
Risk	the	Stock	

Rosnani	Said	
Program	of	Economic	at	Universitas	Hasanuddin	and	Universitas	Dayanu	Ikhsanuddin,	Indonesia	

	
	

Abstract	
The	objective	of	this	research	is	to	know	investor	behavior	toward	investment	risk	in	a	stock	portfolio	by	
using	demography	approach.	The	type	of	this	research	is	field	research	by	using	questionnaires	to	stock	
investors	registered	at	a	security	company	in	the	Makassar	area.	The	result	is	investors'	behavior	in	
Makassar	against	investment	risk	is	neutral	to	the	risk	of	stocks	being	a	portfolio.	

Keywords:	Investor’s	Behavior;	Investment	Risk;	Stock;	Makassar	
	
	

 
This is an open access article under the CC–BY-NC license.	

INTRODUCTION	

The	standard	financial	theory	is	based	on	the	assumption	that	investors	make	decisions	rationally.	
The	Efficient	Market	Hypothesis	also	believes	that	share	prices	reflect	all	information	available	under	
efficient	market	conditions	(Fama,	1970).	The	traditional	 theory	assumes	 that	 investor	decisions	are	
based	on	expected	utility	theory.	Where	Expected	Utility	Theory	believes	in	the	concept	of	rationality	and	
states	 that	 investors	 make	 consistent	 	 and	 independent	 	 decisions	 	 among	 the	 various	 alternatives	
available	(Goyal,	2016).	

However,	various	studies	have	documented	that	investors	do	not	behave	rationally	when	making	
a	decision.	With	this	view,	in	the	1980s,	a	new	concept	of	financial	behavior	appearing	in	finance	and	
economics.	Behavioral	finance	is	based	on	two	buildings	block	of	cognitive	psychology	and	boundaries	
for	arbitration	(Thaler	&	Barberis,	2002).	Cognitive	psychology	refers	 to	how	people	think,	 feel	and	
remember	while	the	limit	for	arbitrage	opportunities	that	arise	in	the	market	and	arbitration	may	not	be	
possible	of	the	advantages	of	market	dislocation	due	to	their	irrational	behavior.	

One	of	the	basic	approaches	used	in	stock	selection	is	by	technical	analysis.	But	also	the	growing	
psychological	issues	affecting	financial	markets,	this	is	often	known	as	behavioral	finance.	

Behavioral	finance	is	the	study	of	investment	behavior	based	on	the	belief	that	investors	can	be	
irrational.	This	irrational	behavior	is	like	overact,	overconfidence	(Thaller,	1992)	regrets	of	decisions	and	
others.	 The	 famous	 strategy	generated	 from	 here	 is	 the	constraint	 	 strategy	 	 (Shiller,	 2000),	 which		
essentially	buys	stocks	which	at	the	time	of	the	assessment	are	performing	wells.	

Of	 the	 end	 of	 2010,	 there	 were	 415	 companies	 selling	 their	 shares	 on	 the	 Indonesia	 Stock	
Exchange	(IDX)	with	total	transactions	during	2010	of	Rp.	1,249.27	trillion	or	Rp.	5.12	trillion	per	day,	
while	market	capitalization	was	3,243,	(Zubir,	2012)	The	number	of	investors	currently	nationally	as	
many	as	344,872	investors	are	listed	in	the	capital	market.	But	the	local	investor	in	Makassar	according	
to	 data	 from	 the	 Kustodian	 Sentral	 Efek	 Indonesia	 (KSEI)	 in	November	 2012	 approximately	 2,808	
investors	in	the	capital	market	(okezone.com,	2012).	

Assessment	of	total	investment	as	the	average	investment	in	the	capital	market	is	Rp.	4.5	billion	–	
Rp.	5	billion	per	day	while	in	Makassar	alone	Rp.	500	billion	a	month.	Growth	of	shares	in	Makassar	in	
July	2007	about	434	people,	in	June	2011	was	1944	investors	increased	to	3300	as	of	June	2012,	or	to	Rp.	
	



	

	

	

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600	Billion	per	month	compared	with	last	year.	In	July	2012,	the	number	of	securities	firms	as	many	as	
16	companies	Antara	News.Com.	(2012).	

To	know	Makassar	Investor	Behavior	against	stock	risk,	the	writer	is	interested	in	measuring	their	
behavior	by	using	a	questionnaire.	
	
LITERATURE	REVIEW	

Previous	demographic	factors	are	proposed	and	investigated	as	a	possible	driver	of	investor	risk	
tolerance	 including	 age,	 gender,	marital	 status,	number	 of	 dependents,	 education	 (or	 knowledge	 of	
investment),	revenue,	and	wealth.	Data	required	for	risk	tolerance	studies	usually	have	two	sources:	a	
survey	of	investors	and	the	actual	portfolio	selection.	Requested,	or	voluntarily,	to	respond	to	various	
risks/returns	question.	The	portfolio.	Using	the	actual	portfolio	choice,	investigators		will	usually	check	
the	ownership	of	the	investor	in	retirement	accounts	(Moreschi,	2005).	

	

Age	
Intuitively,	most	financial	advisors	and	research	would	hypothesize	that	age	and	risk	tolerance	

is	have	made	this	conclusion	(Hallahan,	Faff	&	McKenzie,	2004	a	&	b;	Palsson,	1996;	Bakshi	&	Chen,	
1994;	Morin	&	Suarez,	1983;	and	McInish,	1982).	A	of	age	Proxy,	Sung	&	Hanna	(1996),	found	that	the	
higher	risk	tolerance	for	people	30	years	or	more	from	retirement	rather.	However,	some	recent	studies	
found	no	association	at	all	(Cutler,	1995)	or	a	positive	relationship	(Grable,	2000;	Grable	&	Lytton,	1998;	
Grable	&	Joo,	1997;	Wang	&	Hanna,	1997).	

	

Gender	
It	has	long	been		assumed		that	gender		is	significant		for	risk	tolerance.		In	particular,		the	man		is	

more	tolerant	of	risk	than	women	(Slovic,	1966).	Research	has	supported	this	view,	that	men	take	more	
risks	than	women	(Hallahan,	Faff	&	McKenzie,	2004	a	&	b;	Grable,	2000;	Grable	&	Lytton,	1998;	Powell	&	
Ansic,	1997;	Bajtelsmit	&	Bernasek,	1996;	and	Sung	&	Hanna,	1996).	On	the	opposite.	Grable	&	Joo	
(1999)	and	Hanna,	Gutter	&	Fan	(1998)	each	found	no	significant	relationship	between	gender	and	risk	
tolerance.	Historically	men	are	more	tolerant	of	risks	than	women;	this	difference	becomes	less	common.	
	
Marital	Status	and	Dependence	

Financial	advisors	 tend	 to	believe	that	marital	 status	affects	risk	 tolerance.	As	explained	by	
Roszkowski,	Sn	becker	&	Leimberg	(1993),	this	may	be	due	to	the	degree	of	responsibility	one	person	is	
facing.	A	married	couple.	Married	couples	are	more	likely,	so	less	risk	tolerance.	A	married	couple	may	
also	men	had	fired	more	social	risks,	which	can	be	described	as	a	loss	of	self-esteem	due	to	investment	
failure.	A	married	couple	with	two	incomes,	however,	may	have	a	greater	risk	tolerance	driven	by	a	
greater	level	of	risk	capacity.	Marital,	The	results	of	the	study,	were	mixed	for	the	importance	of	marital	
status	at	 risk	 tolerance.	Research	 from	 Roszkowski,	 Snelbecker	 &	Leimberg	 (1993),	 Sung	 &	Hanna	
(1996);	and	Faff,	Hallahan	&	McKenzie	(2004	a),	supports	the	view	that	one	person	is	more	tolerant	of	
risk	than	a	married	couple.	Grable	 is	tolerant	of	risks	than	single	people	(2000).	Other	did	not	 find	
significant	the	relationship	between	marital	status	and	tolerance	risk	(see	Grable	&	Joo,	1997;	Haliassos	
and	intertwined,	1995;	Master,	1989;	and	McInish,	1982).	



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Education	

Many	studies	have	found	a	positive	relationship	between	risk	tolerance	and	the	level	of	formal	
education.	That	the	assumption	that	 the	more	 formal	education,	an	individual	 is	ready	to	assess	the	
risk/return	tradeoff	an	investment	(Hallahan,	Faff	&	McKenzie,	2004	a;	Grable,	2000;	Grable	&	Lytton,	
1998;	Sung	&	Hanna,	1996;	Shaw,	1996;	Riley	&	Chow,	1992;	and	Baker	&	Haslem,	1974).	
	
Revenue	and	Wealth	

Regular	income	and	wealth	are	believed	to	have	a	positive	relationship	with	risk	 	tolerance.	
Many	researchers	have	found	this	relationship	significant	to	be	significant	(Hallahan,	Faff	&	McKenzie,	
2004	a;	Bernheim,	Skinner	&	Weinberg,	2001;	Grable,	2000;	Grable	&	Lytton,	1998;	Schooley	&	Warden,	
1996;	Shaw,	1996;	and	Riley	&	Chow,	1992).	Might	be	measured	by	Roszkowski	(1998)	notes	that	what	
might	 be	measured	 by	 this	 result	 is	 the	 risk	capacity.	That	 is,	 higher	 income	 or	wealth	 levels	 give	
individuals	greater	capacity	to	run	the	risk.	Also,	It	 is	 important	to	distinguish	between	absolute	and	
relative	risk	tolerance.	

Researchers	generally	believe	that	the	absolute	amount	of	income	or	wealth	invested	in	risky	
assets	is	a	positive	function	of	income	or	wealth.	Ada	risk	assets)	are	positively	related	to	income	or	
wealth.	 Cohn,	Lewellen,	 Lease	 &	Schlarbaum	(1975)	 did	 find	 the	relative	 the	 risk	 tolerance	 of	 also	
increased	with	income	and	wealth.	
	
METHODS	

The	research	used	a	questionnaire	to	measure	behavior	investor	to	against	portfolio	investment	
risk	 the	 stock.	 Data	 for	 this	 research	 was	primarily	 	 collected	 through	 	a	 survey	 in	 the	 form	 of	a	
questionnaire.	Primary	data	refers	to	data,	which	is	collected	for	a	specific	purpose	and	which	is	required	
to	complement	secondary	data	(Wiedersheim-Paul	 &	 Eriksson,	1997).	Self-completion	questionnaire	
seems	 to	 be	 one	 of	 the	most	 common	 methods	 of	 quantitative	 researches.	 With	a	 self-completion	
questionnaire,	respondents	answer	questions	by	completing	the	questionnaire	themselves.	This	method	
is	 chosen	 for	 some	 reasons.	 The	 first	 reason	 is	 that	 as	 the	 research	 questions	 are	 defined	 clearly,	
questionnaire	 is	 the	best	 choice	 to	have	standardized	data,	which	 is	easily	 to	process,	and	analyze.	
Especially,	as	no	interviewers	are	present	when	the	questionnaires	are	completing,	the	results	may	not	
be	affected	 by	 the	 interviewers	 (Bryman	 &	 Bell,	 2007,	 p.	 241).	Moreover,	 it	 is	 cheaper	 than	 other		
methods	(Bryman	&	Bell,	2007,	p.	241).	Furthermore,	this	method	helps	to	save	time	(Bryman	&	Bell,	
2007,	p.	241)	so	hundreds	of	questionnaires	can	be	sent	out	 in	one	batch.	As	 the	respondents	are	
investors,	they	may	not	have	much	time	for	interviews.	Thus,	questionnaires	may	make	them	feel	more	
comfortable	 because	 they	 can	 do	 it	 whenever	 they	 have	 free	 time.	 Questionnaires	 	 also	 are	 more	
convenient	for	respondents	in	case	they	need	to	provide	some	sensitive	information,	in	other		words;	
they	tend	to	be	more	honest	than	in	an	interview	(Bryman	&	Bell,	2007,	p.	242).	

Table	1.	Questionnaire	Question	To	Measure	Investor	Behavior	Against	Portfolio	Risk	
No.	 Question	
1.	 After	60	days	you	are	investing	money	in	stock,	the	price	 	down	20%,	assuming		no	

fundamental	factors		influence		(factors		influenced		by	market,	industry,		and	enterprise	
activities)	what	will	you	do?	
a. Sell	to	avoid	those	worries	overload	and	try	something	else.	
b. Do	nothing	and	wait	for	the	investment	again.	
c. Buying	more,	this	is	a	cheap	investment.	



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2.	 Now	look	at	the	previous	ques	on,	your	stock	investment	down	20%,	but	it	is	part	of	the	
portfolio	used	to	fulfill	investment	objectives	with	different	periods.	What	you	decide:	
a. Sell	
b. Not	doing	anything	
c. Buy	a	lot	more	

3.	 What	do	you	do	if	the	investment	objective	is	15	years	away:	
a. Sell	
b. Not	doing	anything	
c. Buy	a	lot	more	

4.	 What	do	you	do	if	the	investment	objective	is	30	years	away:	
a. Sell	
b. Not	doing	anything	
c. Buy	a	lot	more	

5.	 The	investment	price	on	your	portfolio	share	is	up	to	20%	per	month,	where	the	fundamental	
factor	does	not	change,	then	what	you	will	do:	
a. Sell	it	and	lock	in	your	profits	
b. Stay	afloat	and	expect	more	profit	
c. Buy	more	and	hope	for	more	profit	

6.	 A	stock	investment	opportunity	comes	every	day,	but	you	should	borrow	money	to	get	those	
benefits	what	is	you	will	do:	
a. Do	not	want	to	borrow	
b. Maybe	
c. Yes	

7.	 You	have	worked	for	three	years	at	a	fast-growing	company	As	an	Executive;	you	are	o	erred	
the	op	on	to	buy	up	to	2%	of	the	total	shares	of	the	company	(2000	shares	for	Rp	10,000	per	
share).	
a. Buy	as	many	stocks	of	the	company	as	possible	and	say	on	majority	owners.	
b. Buy	a	small	amount	
c. Purchased	half	of	the	stock	

8.	 If	you	get	excess	income	(bonus,	salary	13,	lottery)	of	Rp.	5	million.	What	do	you	do	with	the	
money:	
a. Shopping	
b. Save	
c. Buying	shares	

9.	 You	want	to	invite	someone	to	dinner	in	a	new	city.	How	do	you	determine	the	place?	
a. Read	the	reviews	of	local	newspaper	restaurants	
b. Ask	a	co-worker	if	he	knows	a	good	place	
c. Drive	around	town	for	a	while	to	check	out	the	restaurant,	before	inviting	dinner	

10.	 The	best	picture	of	your	attitude	toward	money	is:	
a. Saving	everything	you	get	
b. To	spend	money	to	earn	money	
c. if	possible,	use	other	people's	money	

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Tabel	2.	Score	Value	of	Each	Answer	

Quis	 1	 2	 3	 4	 5	 6	 7	 8	 9	 10	
	

Score	

a	 1	 1	 1	 1	 1	 1	 3	 2	 1	 1	

b	 2	 2	 2	 2	 2	 2	 1	 1	 3	 2	

c	 3	 3	 3	 3	 3	 3	 2	 3	 2	 3	
Source:	Widoatmodjo	(2012).	

	
Before	making	a	total	score	criterion,	we	first	create	a	range	of	scores,	ie	(Sekaran,	2005).	

	

by	the	way	

	
So	then	we	then	make	the	total	score	criteria	as	follows:	

Total	Score	=	10	-	16	=	risk	averse	
Total	Score	=	17	-	23	=	risk	neutral	
Total	Score	=	24	-	30	=	risk	taker	

	
EXPERIMENT	RESULT	
Characteristics	of	Respondents	

The	number	of	respondents	used	to	measure	 investor	behavior	against	portfolio	risk	 in	this	
study	as	many	as	 37	 respondents	 in	which	 the	sampling	 method	 used	 is	 the	sampling	 method	 is	
purposive	sample	and	Likert	scale.	Respondents	are	from	investors	listed	on	eight	securities	firms	from	
17	securities	active	in	Makassar.	

Of	the	17	securities	in	Makassar,	the	researcher	only	distributed	questionnaires	to	8	securities,	
while	9	securities	were	not	distributed	by	questionnaires.	There	were	3	securities	with	no	activity	at	PT.	
Sinar	Mas	Sekuritas,	PT.MNC	Sekuritas,	PT.	Batavia	Prosperindo	Sekuritas,	while	6	securities	companies	
do	not	give	a	response	that	is	PT.	BNI	Sekuritas,	PT.	Mega	Capital,	 Indonesia,	Mandiri	Sekuritas.	The	
following	distribution		of	samples		on	8	securities,	 	of	which		82	questionnaires		distributed		only	37	
respondents	who	fill	 the	portfolio	of	stocks,	 this	will	be	analyzed	by	the	researcher,	so	that	only	37	
portfolios	of	respondents	who	are	sampled	in	stock	portfolio	study	and	investor	behavior	on	risk	stock	
portfolio.	The	distribution	of	respondents	from	8	securities	firms	as	described	in	Table	1	

From	Table	1	,	the	average	distribution	of	questionnaires	in	7	securities	firms	is	10	only	PT.	
Trimegah	Sekuritas	4	respondents	and	PT.	Reliance	Sekuritas	7	respondents.	Further	characteristics	of	
the	respondents	will	be	illustrated	in	Table	2,	the	following:	

Table	3.	Demographic	Characteristics	of	Investor	Respondents	in	Makassar	
Characteristics	 Amount	 Percentage	 Characteristics	 Amount	 Percentage	

Age	 Work	
Under	25	 8	 21.62	 Employers	 12	 32.43	
26	–	35	 1	 2.70	 Goverment	Employess	 4	 10.81	
36	–	45	 15	 40.54	 Private	Employess	 15	 40.54	



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>45	 13	 35.14	 Professional	 3	 8.11	
   Separate	 0	 -	

Sex	 Marital	Status	
Man	 22	 59.46	 Married	 21	 56.76	
Women	 15	 40.54	 Single	 16	 43.24	

   Separate	 0	 -	
Education	 Income	A	Year	

Senior	High	Scholl	 9	 24.32	 <50	Million	 10	 27	
Under	Graduate	 24	 64.86	 50	-	100	Million	 13	 35	
Post	Graduate	 4	 10.81	 100	Million	 14	 38	
Phd	 0	 -	    
Source:	Primer	data,	2013.	
	

Based	on	Table	3	above	the	most	distribution	in	the	age	range	36	-	45	as	many	as	15	people	
(40.54%)	while	the	lowest	in	the	age	range	26-35	as	much	as	1	person	(	2.70	%).	Respondent	dominated	
male	gender	as	much	as	22	respondents	or	about	59.46	%	while	women	as	many	as	15	respondents	or	
about	40.54	%	of	total	investors.	The	majority	of	respondents	have	an	S-1	education	background	of	24	
respondents	or	64.86	%and	followed	by	high	school	background	of	9	respondents	or	24.32	%.	S-2	as	
many	as	4	respondents	or	10.81	%.	the	percentage	of	dominant	respondent's	job	is	private	employee	
counted	15	respondents	 	or	equal	 to	40.54%	and	the	smallest	 	 is	Professional	 	work	as	much	as	3	
respondents	or	equal	to	8.11%.	

To	measure	investors'	behavior	on	portfolio	risk,	the	researcher	used	questionnaires,	where	the	
questionnaire	was	distributed	to	registered	investors	in	17	securities	firms	in	Makassar.	Distribution	of	
respondents	 based	 on	 the	 characteristics	 of	 marital	 status	 can	 be	seen	 that	 respondents	 who	 have	
married	about	56.76%,	unmarried	43.24%	and	split	about	0%.	

Distribution	 of	 respondents	 	 based	 on	 income	 	 characteristics	 	 per	 year	 can	 be	 seen	 by	
respondents	who	have	income	<50	Million	as	many	as	10	respondents	or	27%,	who	earn	50	-	100	
Million	as	many	as	13	respondents	or	35%,	income>	100	million	as	many	as	14	respondents	or	38%.	

Furthermore,	 based	 on	 the	 above	 	 criteria,	 	 then	 we	 can	 tabulation	 	 the	 results	 of	 filling	
questionnaires	by	37	respondents	can	be	seen	in	the	appendix.	Based	on	the	appendix,	it	can	be	made	
tabulation	results	of	filling	questionnaire	of	37	respondents	(Table	4)	

Table	4.	Tabulation	of	Questionnaire	Filling	Results	
 Amount	 Percentage	
Risk	Averse	 7	 18,92%	
Risk	Neutral	 23	 62,16%	
Risk	Taker	 7	 18,92%	

 37	 100	
Source:	Primer	data,	2013.	

From	 Table	 4	 which	 is	 a	 recapitulation	 of	 the	 attachment	 of	 respondents'	 answers	 to	 the	
questionnaire,	question	shows	that	from	the	results	of	questionnaires	spread	on	37	respondents	that	7	
respondents	or	18.92%	of	respondents	are	risk-averse,	23	respondents	or	62.16	%	are	risks	neutral	and	
the	remaining	7	respondents	18.92%	is	risk	taker	or	risk	challenger.	In	other	words,	that	overall	average	
investor	behavior	in	Makassar	is	neutral	to	risk.	



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As	for	the	indication	of	investor	behavior	seen	from	the	total	value	of	the	question	on	the	

questionnaire	is	if	the	total	score	on	investor	answers	in	Makassar	about	their	behavior	against	risk	are:	
a. 10	to	16	means	risk	averse.	
b. 17	to	23	means	risk	neutral.	
c. 24	to	30	means	a	risk	taker	

Overall,	 the	score	of	 investors'	answers	 in	Makassar	about	their	behavior	against	the	risk	of	
questionnaire	questions	is	neutral,	meaning	that	investors	in	Makassar	if	they	gain	profit	and	loss	are	not	
worried	because	their	attitude	to	risk	is	normal.	This	behavior	can	not	be	separated	from	the	influence	of	
investor	characteristic	in	Makassar	in	demography,	as	shown	in	Table	3.	

Based	on	Table	1	known	characteristics	of	 investors	 in	Makassar,	which	became	the	unit	of	
analysis	of	this	study.	In	terms	of	age	characteristics	that	invest	heavily	in	stocks	and	form	a	portfolio	in	
the	age	range	36-45	years	of	40.54%,	age	range>	45	years	of	35.14	remaining	in	the	26-35	years	age	
range	and	<=	25	years,	meaning	investors	the	average	is	at	productive	age.	

Characteristics	of	respondents	 	Makassar	 	based	on	sex	 is	male	(59.46%)	 	dominates	stock	
investment	compared	to	women	(40.54%).	In	other	words,	investors	in	Makassar	are	still	dominated	by	
men,	where	men	are	braver	to	face	portfolio	risk	compared	to	women,	so	it	is	not	surprising	that	investor	
behavior	in	Makassar,	in	general,	is	risk	neutral.	

Investor	Characteristics	in	Makassar,	which	is	the	sample	of	this	study,	is	based	on	educational	
studies.	See	Table	3	is	dominated	by	Under	Graduate	educational	background	meaning	that	investors	in	
Makassar	 have	 average	 undergraduate	 education.	 Many	 studies	 have	 found	 a	 positive	 relationship	
between	 investor	behavior	 	on	risk	and	education	level	 formal.	 	Assessment	 	 that	with	more	 formal	
education,	individuals	are	better	prepared	to	assess	the	risk	or	return	(	trade-off	)	of	an	investment.	
Makassar	 investor	 characteristic	 in	 terms	 of	marital	 status	 (See	 Table	 3)	 is	 from	 37	 investors	 who	
become	unit	of	analysis	of	this	study,	56.76%	are	married	the	rest	is	not	married.	In	other	words,	the	
average	investor	in	Makassar	is	already	married	and	certainly	has	a	dependent	on	his	family	
	
CONCLUSION	

Investor	behavior	on	portfolio	 risk	 to	 investor	 in	Makassar	 in	 this	research	sample	average	
investor	behavior	is	neutral	to	risk.	This	was	possibly	influenced	by	investor	age,	which	averages	still	
productive	age	that	has	income	and	owned	property,	also	have	the	possibility	of	decreasing	absolute	risk	
aversion.	However,	if	they	invest	in	a	risky	investment,	their	income	and	wealth	will	be	increased.	
In	addition,	the	investor	age	factor	in	Makassar	means	that	investor's	behavior	toward	risk	is	higher	or	
bolder	with	higher	formal	education	background	and	average	investor	income	above	100	million.	The	
average	investor	of	this	research	sample	is	private	employees	and	have	married.	All	these	demographic	
factors	have	influenced	the	risk	neutrality	of	investor	behavior	in	Makassar.	
	
Acknowledgment	

Special	thanks	for	the	Indonesia	Endowment	Fund	for	Education	(LPDP)	and	Hasanuddin		
University	for	all	its	support	in	the	process	of	writing	this	article.	

	
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