Psychological foundations of financial planning for retirement

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 26-36

  Hershey, Douglas A ^a   Jacobs Lawson, Joy M ^b   McArdle, John J ^c   Hamagami, Fumiaki ^d  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult development; Financial planning; Psychology; Retirement planning; Savings

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449114510     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10804-007-9028-1     Document Type: Article

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