Financial Information Sources, Consumer Decision Making, and Life Insurance Ownership

Consumers have an assortment of information sources available to them when making financial decisions. As information has become more readily available and less costly to access over time, the types of information that are relied upon by consumers have changed. Given that the choice of information s...

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Published in:Journal of financial service professionals 2022-11, Vol.76 (6), p.41
Main Authors: Cole, Cassandra R, Fier, Stephen G
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COVID-19
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Insurance policies
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