Financial Capability and Asset Holding in Later Life : A Life Course Perspective.

Cover -- Financial Capability and Asset Holding in Later Life -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Financial Capability in Later Life: A Life Course Perspective -- Part One Financial Capability in Later Life: Theory and Evidence of Life Course Impacts -- 1 The Economic and Financial Status of Older Americans: Trends and Prospects -- 2 "All That Glitters Is Not Gold": Social Mobility, Health, and Mental Health among African Americans -- Part Two Financial Capability in Later Life: Vulnerable Populations -- 3 Assets and Older African Americans -- 4 Economic Security of Older Hispanics: The Role of Social Security and Employer-Sponsored Plans -- 5 Enhancing the Financial Capability of Native American Elders -- 6 Older Immigrants: Economic Security, Asset Ownership, Financial Access, and Public Policy -- 7 The Interactions of Disability, Aging, Assets, and Financial Instability -- Part Three Policies and Innovations -- 8 Asset Development among Older Adults: A Capability Approach -- 9 Long-Term Care in the United States: Who Pays? -- 10 Workplace Policies and Practices: Opportunities for and Barriers to Accumulating Assets in Midlife and Later -- 11 Age-Friendly Banking: Policy, Products, and Services for Financial Capability -- Conclusion: Financial Capability in Later Life: Summary and Applications -- Index.

In Financial Capability and Asset Holding in Later Life: A Life Course Perspective the concept of Financial Capability is used to underscore the importance of acquiring knowledge and skills while addressing policies and services than can build financial security.

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