Saving for retirement: The effects of fund assortment size and investor knowledge on asset allocation strategies

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 206-222

  Morrin, Maureen ^a   Broniarczyk, Susan ^b   Inman, J Jeffrey ^c,d   Broussard, John ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Department of Marketing ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 44349141776     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: 17456606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2008.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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