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Target Date Funds: Evidence Points to Growing Popularity and Appropriate Use by 401(k) Plan Participants 目标日期基金:有证据表明401(k)计划参与者越来越受欢迎并适当使用

FinPlanRN: IRA Accounts (Topic) Pub Date : 2021-09-09 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3923143

S. Holden, Jack L. VanDerhei, S. Bass

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Borrowing to Save? The Impact of Automatic Enrollment on Debt 借钱储蓄?自动登记对债务的影响

FinPlanRN: IRA Accounts (Topic) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.3386/W25876

J. Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, Bill Skimmyhorn

引用次数: 47