Men planning for retirement: Changing meanings of preretirement planning

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 588-608

  Phua, Voon ^a   McNally, James W ^b  

^a GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial planning; Life course; Pension; Retirement; Savings

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; LIFESPAN; MALE; PENSION; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 53549099369     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464808321885     Document Type: Article

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