Gender differences in personal income and financial risk tolerance: how much of a connection?

Career Development Quarterly

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 270-275

  Roszkowski, Michael J ^a,c   Grable, John E ^b  

^a La Salle University   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950443118     PISSN: 08894019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2010.tb00192.x     Document Type: Article

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