Emotion
Risk
Behaviour
Wealth
Personality
Bias
Research Report

The Science behind
MoneySign®

Portrait
"The investor's chief problem — and even his worst enemy — is likely to be himself."
Benjamin Graham
Investor & Economist

The emotional foundation of finance

Fight-or-Flight Instincts

Humans have been wired to lead with emotion since our earliest days, honing instincts over millennia. Financial decisions are no exception.

Emotion Overriding Logic

Decades of behavioral finance research reveals our investment and saving goals are overwhelmingly driven by personality traits, overriding rational thoughts.

Lifestyle Behaviour Patterns

Over time, this emotional financial behavior seeps into our lifestyles, manifesting as our recurring financial habits.

MoneySign® Uncovers Traits

1 Finance's personality assessment built on this research uncovers the core traits shaping your financial decisions.

Personalised Planning
Methodology

The research behind your money behaviour

A scientific approach explaining why rational people react differently in identical financial situations.

  • Evolutionary Basis
  • Financial Psychology
  • Emotional Biases
01
Evolutionary Basis

Inherited Predispositions

  • Stems from Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
  • Behavioral traits are inherited and developed over generations.
  • Evolves into financial habits through recurring real-world responses.
02
Financial Psychology

Challenging Rationality

  • Built on work by Kahneman, Tversky, and Shiller.
  • Proves people rely on mental shortcuts over pure rational analysis.
  • Highlights the misjudgment of probabilities.
03
The Result

Emotional Biases

  • Cognitive biases drive decisions more than logic.
  • Explains vastly different reactions to identical financial situations.
  • Frameworks must map these unique emotional footprints.

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How Does psychology influence your financial decisions?

The Decision Flow

Emotion
Bias
Habit
Outcome
Early Exposure

Someone who started investing in the late-2010s crypto wave learned about markets in an environment of sharp spikes, crashes, and constant headlines.

Traditional Path

Someone saving in the 1980s via fixed deposits and real estate absorbed a slower, security-first idea of wealth.

Both are rational responses from real experience. Hyper-personalised advice curates portfolios around your specific behavior, history, and preferences rather than generic age-based buckets.

What is MoneySign®?

MoneySign® is a scientific assessment of your core traits and emotions, represented in the zoomorphic depiction, like an animal, a bird, or an aquatic creature. It captures your risk comfort, pressure response, and financial motivations.

Lion
Opportunistic
Whale
Enlightened
Eagle
Far-sighted
Tiger
Tactical
Shark
Stealthy
Turtle
Vigilant
Elephant
Virtuous
Horse
Persistent

How the MoneySign® framework was built?

Developed in consultation with practising psychological experts, using established principles of psychological assessment. Shaped with inputs from field experts.

Dr Lokesh Gupta
PhD in Psychology
Dr Anita Manglani
PhD in Psychology
Mr Hardik Singh Ahuja
Master's in Psychology

How is your MoneySign® assessed?

Determined through the Five-Factor Model of personality, widely known as the OCEAN framework. It draws on specific facets that most directly influence financial behavior.

OCEAN
O

Openness

Captures the desire and ability to seek new experiences, think unconventionally.

Financial Implication Shapes how receptive a person is to newer investment options.
C

Conscientiousness

Reflects capacity to follow through on goals, exercise self-discipline.

Financial Implication Drives savings habits, long-term decisions, holding to a plan.
E

Extraversion

Indicates how readily a person draws energy from social interaction.

Financial Implication Decisions shaped more by peer behaviour than independent analysis.
A

Agreeableness

Measures how cooperatively and compassionately a person relates to others.

Financial Implication Shapes weight given to partner's preferences or advisor recommendations.
N

Neuroticism

Considers tendency toward impulsive behaviour, emotional instability.

Financial Implication Higher susceptibility to reactive decision-making during volatility.

Why it is important to know your MoneySign®?

Without MoneySign®

  • Emotional decisions during volatility
  • Generic planning around basic numbers
  • Hidden biases undermine goals

With MoneySign®

  • Self-awareness changes engagement
  • Built-in safeguards before volatility arrives
  • Accountable and measurable habit tracking

How does knowing your MoneySign® helps improve your financial decisions?

1. Personality
Clarity on temperament
2. Advisor Insights
Reinforce positive behaviours
3. Better Planning
Achieve 'peace of mind'

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