Household debt and IRAs: Evidence from the survey of consumer finances

Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-72

  Bernstein, David ^a  

^a United States Department of the Treasury   (United States)

Author keywords

Low income households; Saving

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049041093     PISSN: 10523073     EISSN: 19477910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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