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Under performance of plan assets can create a serious issue for companies. Make your comments about this based in the attached article.

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The article attached is one of the main reasons why employees consider early retirement, and also why individuals look to invest their own money in different ways. Companies have been and continue to slip with their investments, particularly in the area of under-performing assets. The trend of not being able to fully fund pension plans has affected the individual state governments, as well as the private and public sectors. Last year, it was widespread on the news that public ...

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