Financial socialization's impact on investment orientation and household net worth

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-35

  Hira, Tahira K ^a   Sabri, Mohamad Fazli ^b   Loibl, Cäzilia ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial socialization; Household net worth; Investment orientation; Wealth accumulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872421592     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcs.12003     Document Type: Article

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