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How Retired Households and Households Approaching Retirement Handle Their Equity Investments in the United States

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Volume (Year): 29 (2008)
Issue (Month): 4 (December)
Pages: 601-622
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Keywords: Equity holdings; Elderly; Retirement;

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  3. Andrew B. Abel, 2001. "Will Bequests Attenuate The Predicted Meltdown In Stock Prices When Baby Boomers Retire?," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 83(4), pages 589-595, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  5. Michael S. Finke & Sandra J. Huston & Deanna L. Sharpe, 2006. "Balance sheets of early boomers: are they different from pre-boomers?," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 27(3), pages 542-561, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  3. Marilyn Clark-Murphy & Paul Gerrans & Craig Speelman, 2009. "Return Chasing as a Driver in Individual Retirement Savings Investment Choices: Evidence from Australia," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 30(1), pages 4-19, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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