Evaluating the financial performance of pension funds: An individual investor's perspective

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 261-281

  Klumpes, Paul J M ^a   McCrae, Michael ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 35148900439     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00256     Document Type: Article

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