Interest rates increased, which will minimally reduce the value of ExxonMobil employees' pension lump-sums. Over the course of 2020, interest rates at ExxonMobil dropped dramatically, which greatly increased many lump sum payments. This culminated in record low rates for individuals that commence their benefits in the first quarter of 2021. However, we saw an increase in rates for the second & third quarters of 2021 and now fourth quarter rates have risen slightly higher. Rates rose roughly 0.04% in the most significant segment, in the last quarter.
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In general, workers seem to begin preparing for retirement almost as soon as they get their first job. However, according to the 2021 Retirement Confidence Survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), retirement preparations do vary a bit by age group.
Retirement Preparations
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of workers say that they or their spouse have personally saved money for retirement. Not surprisingly, the older the respondents were, the more likely they were to report saving:
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Interest rates are increasing which will reduce the value of ExxonMobil employees' lump-sums. Over the last year, interest rates at ExxonMobil have dropped dramatically, which has greatly increased many lump sum payments. This culminated in record low rates for individuals that commence their benefits in the first quarter of 2021. However, we saw an increase in rates for the second quarter of 2021 and now third quarter rates have risen even higher. Rates have risen roughly 0.5% in the most significant segment, just in the last quarter. If this trend continues, we could see a significant reduction in ExxonMobil lump-sum values. ExxonMobil's 4th quarter rates will be released next month, but early signs show they appear to be trending upward.
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