Participating in an Employer-Sponsored Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Is Potentially

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True/False

Participating in an employer-sponsored nonqualified deferred compensation plan is potentially risky because employers are not required to fund nonqualified plans. If the employer is not able to pay the employee when the payment is due, the employee usually becomes an unsecured creditor of the employer.

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