The Community College Where Jake Works Requires All Employees to Contribute

question 257

Multiple Choice

The community college where Jake works requires all employees to contribute to a pension fund. At this time, he is not too worried about the safety of this contribution because:

• A) the pensions fund's investments are always backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
• B) pension funds are provided by nonbanks so they are not going to take this money and lend it to others.
• C) he is considered a state employee, and as such, he is protected from this fund going bankrupt.
• D) pension funds usually make conservative investments.

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