Information search for retirement plans among financially distressed consumers

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-62

  Kim, Haejeong ^a   Kim, Jinhee ^b  

^a University of Maryland ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial information search; Mature market survey; Retirement plans

Indexed keywords

EID: 76349108292     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-009-9179-2     Document Type: Article

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