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Pension Plans: Effect of the 1987 Stock Market Decline on Selected Large Plans

HRD-88-128BR Published: Sep 26, 1988. Publicly Released: Sep 26, 1988.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the effects of the October 1987 stock market decline on selected pension plans with large amounts of assets, specifically the: (1) relationship between the proportion of funds invested in stock and the changes in the plans' asset values; and (2) effect on defined-benefit and defined-contribution plans.

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