Demystifying the future of investing: Part 1: An investor's perspective

Journal of Integral Theory and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 19-40

  Bozesan, Mariana ^a  

^a AQAL Investing   (Germany)

Author keywords

AQAL model; Business; Finance; Investing; Philanthropy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880661163     PISSN: 19445083     EISSN: 19445091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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