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Formerly known as the Department of Consumer and Family Economics, Personal Financial Planning (PFP) at the University of Missouri is regarded as a premier department of its kind in the nation, offering nine CFP® Board registered degree programs and certificates. PFP utilizes quality instruction, direct interaction with financial service professionals and hands-on experience in financial planning and counseling to prepare graduates to enter the financial services industry. Our emphasis is on developing new professionals who will have the quantitative, communication, and relationship skills necessary to effectively serve clients in the financial planning market.
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A preliminary study of Missouri's domiciliary homes and boarding homes for the elderly : four case studies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1979)We call them the "golden years", ages 65 and over. Yet for many of the 20 million elder Americans these later years of life are not exactly "golden." Not all of our nation's 20 million elderly are enjoying their retirement ... -
Essays on health and retirement in financial planning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2024] This dissertation focused on investigating topics that are closely connected to health and retirement that households need to consider when making financial plans. The first chapter assessed the ... -
The relationship between psychological distress and wealth: an analysis of household wealth changes from 2007-2019 in the United States by race, gender, and retirement status
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)The present study investigated for patterns of predation and parasitism among a collection of Plio-Pleistocene bivalves from the Nashua Formation of Florida. The processed sample yielded 2010 unique whole and broken valves ... -
Mental disorders associated with COVID-19 related unemployment
(2021)In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions on economic activities have resulted in a sharp rise of unemployment. The purpose of this research is to explore mental disorders associated with COVID-19 related unemployment ... -
Use of advisors and retirement plan performance
(2020)As DC plans become more popular than DB plans, American workers are increasingly responsible for their retirement savings. Because retirement plan participants' portfolio allocation is constrained by the available funds ... -
Millennials' retirement saving behavior : account ownership and balance
(2017)Millennials is the largest population in the United States. Compared with their parents and grandparents, they have to shoulder more responsibilities to prepare financially for retirement. It is critical for Millennials ... -
Credit card usage among college students in China
(2018)Credit cards have become a common method of payment for college students in China. It is important that they form good credit card usage behaviors and build a good credit history early in their financial life. Using data ... -
Use of financial planners and portfolio performance
(2016)Using modern information economics as the conceptual framework and data from the 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances, this study adopts a decomposition technique to explore the relationship between the primary information ... -
Consumption patterns of Chinese elders: evidence from a survey in Wuhan, China
(2006)The elderly population in China has grown since 1999. Many Chinese businesses have noticed this trend and began to focus on the Gray Market. The behavior of older Chinese consumers has significantly changed. Descriptions ... -
Gender differences in financial risk tolerance
(2017)The purpose of this research is to explore gender differences in financial risk tolerance using a large, nationally representative dataset, the Survey of Consumer Finances. The impact of the explanatory variables in the ... -
Correlates of credit card adoption in urban China
(2012)Analysis of data from the 2008 Survey of Chinese Consumer Finance and Investor Education indicated that 30.0 % of the sample households held at least one credit card. Significant factors associated with the probability ... -
Source of information and projected household investment portfolio performance
(2016)Using modern information economics as the conceptual framework and data from the 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances, this study adopts a decomposition technique to explore the relationship between the primary information ... -
Self-perceived age and attitudes toward marketing of older consumers in China
(2010)Understanding consumer psychological characteristics and their impact on consumer behavior is an important foundation for business marketing strategies. Self-perceived age has a great impact on older consumers' behavior. ... -
Selection of non-regular fractional factorial designs when some two-factor interactions are important
(2008)Introduction: Non-regular two-level fractional factorial designs, such as Placket-Burman designs, are becoming popular choices in many areas of scientific investigation due to their run size economy and flexibility. The ... -
Review of the book Consumer Economics : The Consumer in our Society by Zelenak, M. & Reiboldt, W.
(2006)Review of: Consumer Economics: The Consumer in our Society. Mel J. Zelenak and Wendy Reiboldt. Scottsdale, AZ: Holcomb Hathaway Publishers, 2006. 352 pages. Paperback. -
Prior investment outcomes and stock investment in defined contribution plans
(2016)In this study, we employ the 2001-2013 Survey of Consumer Finances to examine how prior investment outcomes affect portfolio allocation in defined contribution (DC) plans. Results show that investors with prior gains are ... -
Optimal selection of blocked robust parameter designs and their applications
(2008)Blocking is a useful technique to control systematic variation in experiments. Robust parameter design is widely used as an effective tool to reduce process variability by appropriate selection of control factors to make ... -
Not there yet
(2011)In the April 2011 issue of Investment Advisor, we featured an article asking "Does the Federal Government have a future in annuities?" The article described a plan put forth by professors Terrance Odean at the University ... -
Household saving motives : a cross-country comparison
(2011)Using the 2008 Survey of Chinese Consumer Finance and Investor Education and the 2007 Survey of Consumer Finances, this study compared saving motives between Chinese and American urban households. Results showed that, ...