Preparedness for financial emergencies: Evidence from the survey of consumer finances

Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 17-26

  Bhargava, Vibha ^a   Lown, Jean M ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency funds; Financial preparedness of households; Savings; Survey of Consumer Finances

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953783990     PISSN: 10523073     EISSN: 19477910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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