What are the two components of a plan's funding strategy? What is the primary goal of a

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What are the two components of a plan's funding strategy? What is the primary goal of a plan's investment strategy?




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Southeast Tile Distributors Inc. is a building tile wholesaler that originated in Atlanta but is now considering expansion throughout the region to take advantage of continued strong population growth. The company has been a "mom and pop" operation supplemented by part-time workers, so it currently has no corporate retirement plan. However, the firm's owner, Andy Johnson, believes that it will be necessary to start a corporate pension plan to attract the quality employees needed to make the expansion succeed. Andy has asked you, a recent business school graduate who has just joined the firm, to learn all that you can about pension funds, and then prepare a briefing paper on the subject. To help you get started, he sketched out the following questions:
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Financial management theory and practice

ISBN: 978-0324422696

12th Edition

Authors: Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt

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