Based on three waves of a nationwide household survey in China, we demonstrate that social networks facilitate household financial market participation and risky asset holding. By constructing an index that considers various dimensions of social networks, our extensive empirical analysis...

I introduce a simple model for simulating portfolio selection, based on a social network, word-of-mouth communication and unsuspicious and suspicious agents. It has been demonstrated that risk and returns are two decisive determinants in portfolio selection, with risk being highly pronounced. It...

Portfolio selection in this paper is done in an agent-based setting with individuals communicating through the social network. We explained why different individuals possess different portfolios in time and why portfolios change with the change of the environment. The developments of the games...