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Research Article

Taking more risk tomorrow: time horizons and investment decisions

Marc Oliver Riegera FB IV, Banking & Finance, University of Trier, Trier, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Trang Minh Nguyenb University of Trier, Trier, Germany
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Benjamin Schnurb University of Trier, Trier, Germany
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Mei Wangc WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management, Chair of Behavioral Finance, Vallendar, Germany
Pages 459-463 | Published online: 03 May 2020

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