Appendix A: Survey Questionnaire

Name (Optional):

Dear respondent,

I am an MBA student from the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance – Graduate Studies of

the Far Eastern University – Manila. We are conducting a survey for our thesis entitled “Analysis

of the Factors that Affect the Stock Market Investment Decisions of 4th year Business Students”.

We would like to kindly ask for your cooperation by answering this survey. Thank you.

1. Do you invest in the stock market? ○ Yes ○ No

2. Please answer the following questions by encircling the best choice that applies.

Directly in Brokerage All I don't

Where to invest? Online
PSE Firms three know
The risks associated with I don't
Very risky Not risky
investing? know
How to gain from investing in Buy low, I don't
Dividends Both
stocks? sell high know
The minimum amount needed P5,000 or Less than I don't
to start investing? more P5,000 know
How much risk can you bear? High Medium Low
Do you expect that stock
prices will increase, decrease Stay the
Increase Decrease
or stay the same in the coming same
year?
If asked to invest right now, do
you have the minimum amount Yes No
needed to invest?
Can make
How easily influenced are you
own
by family, friends, and other Easily Hard to
important
peers in making important influenced influence
financial
financial decisions?
decisions
 3. If you have not invested in the stock market yet, do you want to invest in the stock market

in the future? ○ Yes ○ No If no, please state the reason why:

4. If you answered yes in #3, please place a check mark on the reasons that would hinder you

from investing in the stock market

I don’t have enough knowledge about the stock market.

I am still not prepared to face the risk that comes with investing in the stock
market.
I think that the prices of the stock market will decrease in a span of a year.
I don’t have enough cash right now to invest in the stock market.
I do not have any friends or family who invest as well.
I invest in instruments other than stock.

End of Questionnaire. Thank you!