Impacts of Financial Information on Investment Decision Making: A Case Study of Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange.

Mwankenja, Joseph Patrick (2022) Impacts of Financial Information on Investment Decision Making: A Case Study of Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study assessed the impact of financial information on investment decision. The study was guided by three specific objectives; the first objective was to assess the impact of the quality of financial information on investment decision, the second objective was to examine the impact of financial statement analysis on investment decision and the third one was to examine the impact of financial information literacy on investment decisions. The study adopted a descriptive research design and a quantitative approach in obtaining data for the study. A total of 150 different investors around the Dar es Salaam Stock of Exchange were conveniently selected to take part in the study. A survey method through questionnaire as a data collection tool was used to collect quantitative data from the selected respondents. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and multiple regressions to establish the relationship between variables. Findings of the study revealed that the quality of financial information, financial statement analysis and financial information literacy all have positive significant impact on investing decisions. The study therefore concludes that the quality of financial information, financial statement analysis and financial information literacy all have positive significant impact on investing decisions are important in making investing decisions. The study therefore recommends that companies should prepare good quality financial reports to makes sure they don’t mislead investors. Also, investors should equip themselves with relevant financial knowledge to make they are capable of analyzing financial statements and use them for their investing decisions. Keywords:Financial Information; Investment Decision.

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