Does financial advisors improve portfolio efficiency for individual investors? Evidence from large-scale microdata
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Keywords
Financial advisors; Portfolio risk; Portfolio efficiency; Financial literacy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
- G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
- G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General
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