Regret, portfolio choice, and guarantees in defined contribution schemes

Insurance: Mathematics and Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-229

  Muermann, Alexander ^a   Mitchell, Olivia S ^a   Volkman, Jacqueline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Guarantee; IE13; IM50; Investment; Regret; Retirement saving

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747808573     PISSN: 01676687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.insmatheco.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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