Handbook of Consumer Finance Research (Hardcover)

I. Concepts and theories of consumer finance.- Risk tolerance.- Financial well being.- Retirement savings.- Financial education and program evaluation.- Applying behavior theories to financial behavior.- Consumer socialization.- II. Internet and consumer finance.- E-banking.- Online insurance.- Online shopping.- III. Consumer finances of special populations.- Financial knowledge of high school students.- Risky credit card behavior of college students.- Financial issues of Hispanic Americans.- Money matters of African Americans.- Financial issues of Asian Americans.- Financial issues of older adults.- Financial issues of low income families.- Management issues of business owning families.- Gender differences in investment behavior.- IV. Consumer finance in various settings.- Consumer financial issues in healthcare.- Consumer finance and marriage.- Consumer finance and parent-child communication.- Causes and polices of consumer bankruptcy.- Workplace financial education.- Consumer protection in fair lending.- Promoting applied personal finance research.