Sam Stevens is the trustee for the Hole Punchers Labor Union (HPLU). He has approached the investment

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Sam Stevens is the trustee for the Hole Punchers Labor Union (HPLU). He has approached the investment management firm of IM Associates (IMA) to manage its $200 million bond portfolios. IMA assigned Carol Peters as the manager for the HPLU account. In their first meeting, Mr. Stevens told Ms. Peters: "We are an extremely conservative pension fund. We believe in investing only in investment grade bonds so that there will be minimal risk that the principal invested will be lost. We want at least 40% of the to be held in bonds that will mature within the next three years. I would like your thoughts on this proposed structure for the should Ms. Peters respond?
Portfolio
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