Financial Literacy and Financial Sophistication Among Older Americans
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11/05/12This paper analyzes data on financial literacy and financial sophistication from the 2008 Health and Retirement Study. The paper shows that financial literacy is lacking among older individuals and for the first time explore additional questions on financial sophistication which proves even scarcer.
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