Cognitive dissonance and mutual fund investors

Journal of Financial Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-158

  Goetzmann, William N ^a   Peles, Nadav ^b  

^a YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b J P Morgan Investment Management   (United States)

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EID: 85040398057     PISSN: 02702592     EISSN: 14756803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6803.1997.tb00241.x     Document Type: Article

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