“…From a research perspective, there is a significant void in the capacity literature regarding the effect of aging, both normal and abnormal, on an investor’s capacity to execute investment transactions, in an appropriate and responsible manner. Studies of financial capacity which have incorporated,(partially),investing as a constituent component, have demonstrated its sensitivity to cognitive decline in the presence of neurological disorders (Dreer, DeVivo, Novack, & Marson, 2012; Earnst et al, 2001; Griffith et al, 2003; Marson, 2013; Martin et al, 2008; Martin et al, 2013; Sherod et al, 2009; Tracy, Basso, Marson, Combs, & Whiteside, 2017; Widera et al, 2011) . The lack of availability of an ICSAI, however, has denied researchers a method with which to conduct investigations of the relationship between cognitive aging, normal and abnormal, and the full range of investing skills.…”