Effects of gender, ethnicity, and work experience on college students' credit card debt: Implications for wealth advisors

Journal of Wealth Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 85-100

  Wang, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 79961105510     PISSN: 15347524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3905/jwm.2011.14.2.085     Document Type: Article

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