Alicia has been working for ten years. She has not invested her money yet, and the company she works for offers a 401(k). She has saved up $5,000 and could set aside $150 per month for saving or investing. Using the principles and strategies of saving and investing, create an outline of a diversified saving and investing plan.

The stock of grommet corporation, a u.s. company, is publicly traded, with no single shareholder owning more than 5 percent of its outstanding stock. grommet owns 95 percent of the outstanding stock of staple inc., also a u.s. company. staple owns 100 percent of the outstanding stock of clip corporation, a canadian company. grommet and clip each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of fastener inc., a u.s. company. grommet and staple each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of binder corporation, a u.s. company. which of these corporations form an affiliated group eligible to file a consolidated tax return?