Misinformed and informed asset allocation decisions of self-directed retirement plan members

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 473-490

  Bhandari, Gokul ^a   Deaves, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asset allocation; Pension plan; Planner mindset; Psychological biases

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749118815     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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