Retirement programs: Reaching midlife professional women

Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 25-36

  Thompson, Jamie Huyer ^a   Sharpe, Deanna L ^a   Hamilton, Jean A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Midlife women; Retirement planning; Retirement programs; Single women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548496732     PISSN: 10523073     EISSN: 19477910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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