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How have African Americans changed their investment strategies since the recent Stock Market decline from March 2001 to May 2003?

The research is a qualitative study of the investment changes African Americans have sued since the stock market declining form March 2001 to May 2003. It questioned their attitudes towards the stock market and their knowledge about their investments. It also questioned their attitudes towards the economy and how much faith they have in the economy. The research entailed in-depth interviews of African American investors. The participants were interviewed for approximately twenty minutes and then later had their answers transcribed and analyzed. Relevant research about African American investors was also used to provide general information on the background of the average African American Investor. How most of the research that was done before was quantitative and because this qualitative there will be more characteristics added to group the participants.
Author: 
Randy P. Odaga
School: 
Howard University
Department: 
International Business
Research Advisor: 
William Qualls
Department of Research Advisor: 
Business Administration
Year of Publication: 
2003
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