A cohort analysis of the amount in defined contribution and individual retirement accounts

Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 89-104

  DeVaney, Sharon A ^a   Catherine Zhang, Tongxiao ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Age effect; Cohort effect; Defined contribution accounts; Individual retirement accounts; Keogh plans; Period effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 76349106222     PISSN: 10523073     EISSN: 19477910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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