Is money smart? A study of mutual fund investors' fund selection ability

Journal of Finance

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 901-933

  Zheng, Lu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

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EID: 0000956516     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-1082.00131     Document Type: Article

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