Abstract
The paper aims to evaluate the various factors influencing the risk tolerance of individual investors in Kathmandu Valley. Seven factors which are: time horizon, investment preference, financial knowledge, investment objective, personality traits, herd behaviour, and consultancy effect, and overconfidence are used. The study used a descriptive research design and collected primary data through structured questionnaires to conduct quantitative analysis. Using a convenience sampling method, responses from 200 individual investors residing in the Kathmandu Valley were collected. The research used descriptive statistics and regression to measure the variables having a significant impact on the risk tolerance level. It was found that amongst the variables, time horizon, herd behaviour and consultancy effect, and overconfidence have a positive significant impact on risk tolerance.
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