Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INVESTMENTS

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INVESTMENTS
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
INVESTMENTS 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.