Financial literacy : implications for retirement security and the financial marketplace /

As defined contribution pensions become prevalent, retirees are increasingly responsible for managing their own pension assets and thus their own financial literacy becomes crucial. Based on empirical evidence and new research, this book examines how financial literacy enhances retirement decision-m...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mitchell, Olivia S., Lusardi, Annamaria
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series:Pension Research Council monograph series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:As defined contribution pensions become prevalent, retirees are increasingly responsible for managing their own pension assets and thus their own financial literacy becomes crucial. Based on empirical evidence and new research, this book examines how financial literacy enhances retirement decision-making in ever more complex financial markets.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 304 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191732089
0191732087