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INVESTMENTS

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

INVESTMENTS:

At September 30, 2022 and 2021, non-current investments were as follows:


	2022		2021
Equity and fixed income mutual funds	$	—	$	6,936
Life insurance policies	4,439		4,626
Equity-method investments	2,729		458
Other (primarily cost-method) investments	18,808		18,418
	$	25,976	$	30,438

Equity and fixed income mutual funds at September 30, 2021 represented investments held in trust for the Company's non-qualified Supplemental Retirement Plan ("SERP") and were classified as trading securities and recorded at fair value. During fiscal 2022, the Company sold these investments in anticipation of the planned settlement of the SERP obligations in fiscal 2023. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are recorded in investment income.