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Understanding the Leveraged Life Cycle Investment Strategy for Defined-Contribution Plan Investors Cover

Understanding the Leveraged Life Cycle Investment Strategy for Defined-Contribution Plan Investors

By: Luo Wang,  Bin Li and  Benjamin Liu  
Open Access
|Mar 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fprj-2017-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2206-1355 | Journal ISSN: 2206-1347
Language: English
Page range: 12 - 30
Submitted on: Jan 25, 2017
Accepted on: Jun 15, 2017
Published on: Mar 19, 2024
Published by: Financial Advice Association of Australia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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