Phyllis Is Planning for Her Retirement in Fifteen Years

question 68

Multiple Choice

Phyllis is planning for her retirement in fifteen years. She knows that she can currently live reasonably well on $38,000 a year given that she is debt-free. Based on her family history she expects to die ten years after she retires. Thus, she computes her retirement need as $38,000 a year for 10 years. Which one of the following behaviors applies to Phyllis?

• A) Regret aversion.
• B) Money illusion.
• C) Self-attribution bias.
• D) Endowment effect.
• E) Myopic loss aversion.

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