Effects of stock market fluctuations on the adequacy of retirement wealth accumulation

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 397-418

  Engen, Eric M ^a   Gale, William G ^b   Uccello, Cori E ^c  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^b BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 27844440342     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2005.00160.x     Document Type: Review

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