The effects of investment knowledge and visual communications on comprehension of investment disclosures

Journal of Financial Services Marketing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-138

  Wang, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

information processing and comprehension; investment disclosures; investment knowledge; visual communications

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054857403     PISSN: 13630539     EISSN: 14791846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/fsm.2011.14     Document Type: Article

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