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Household financial management

By:

Agarwal, Sumit

Contributor(s):

Chua, Yeow Hwee

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: World Scientific Publishing Co. PVt. Ltd Singapore 2024Description: xiii, 307 pISBN:

9789811267673

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

332.024 AGA

Summary: This book is dedicated to showcasing the importance of household financial management through the lens of academic research, with the goal of enhancing the financial well-being of individuals. Through an exploration of households' financial choices over their lifecycle, the book aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of households' financial decision-making processes, grounded in economic models, policies, and data. This holistic perspective encompasses an awareness of the functioning of different market types and an appreciation of various cognitive and behavioral biases. As a result, readers would be better positioned to make informed financial choices. By further integrating theories and empirical evidence from economics and finance, the book provides readers with insights into actions they can take to circumvent common financial pitfalls and offers solutions for effectively addressing them. (https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/13165?srsltid=AfmBOoo9wjyfHz8mBsxEW3EdkYK3S_5q_PRzUC9DGL7lNCRTV0_CFJEg#t=aboutBook)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute of Management LRC General Stacks	Finance & Accounting	332.024 AGA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		006625

Table of content:
Contents:
Introduction:
Why Financial Literacy Matters
Understanding Behavioral Biases
Primer to Inflation
Getting Started with Financial Planning
Savings:
Intertemporal Choices
Building a Nest Egg
Retirement Income Support
Retirement Savings Puzzle
Spending:
Weather
Peer Effects
Digital Payments
Online Privacy and Fraud
Borrowing:
Credit Markets
Credit Cards
Overdrafts
Payday Loans
Investing:
Stock Market Participation
Diversification
Portfolio Inertia and Overtrading
Mental Accounting
Interpreting Investment Performance
Housing:
Buying and Selling Houses
Mortgages
Agents, Brokers, and Appraisers
Risk Management:
Navigating the Insurance Market
Health Insurance
Annuity
Gender:
Gender Pension Gap
Gender and Self-Confidence
Intra-Household Financial Decisions
Readership: Undergraduates, professionals and policy makers involving in household finance and personal finance

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This book is dedicated to showcasing the importance of household financial management through the lens of academic research, with the goal of enhancing the financial well-being of individuals.

Through an exploration of households' financial choices over their lifecycle, the book aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of households' financial decision-making processes, grounded in economic models, policies, and data.

This holistic perspective encompasses an awareness of the functioning of different market types and an appreciation of various cognitive and behavioral biases. As a result, readers would be better positioned to make informed financial choices.

By further integrating theories and empirical evidence from economics and finance, the book provides readers with insights into actions they can take to circumvent common financial pitfalls and offers solutions for effectively addressing them.

(https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/13165?srsltid=AfmBOoo9wjyfHz8mBsxEW3EdkYK3S_5q_PRzUC9DGL7lNCRTV0_CFJEg#t=aboutBook)

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