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Sequencing Risk for Baby Boomers: Prosperity or Poverty* Cover

Sequencing Risk for Baby Boomers: Prosperity or Poverty*

By: Loretta Iskra and  Ciorstan Smark  
Open Access
|Mar 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fprj-2017-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2206-1355 | Journal ISSN: 2206-1347
Language: English
Page range: 48 - 57
Submitted on: Sep 19, 2016
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Accepted on: Dec 5, 2016
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Published on: Mar 18, 2024
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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