Pension Indicator Updated for April 30, 2024
The Only Constant is Change
By: Matthew Klein, Vice President & Consulting Actuary, USICG
Welcome to the April 30, 2024 edition of the Pension Indicator. While it still carries on, this will be my final commentary. I could not have imagined when this site was launched in 2009 what would have unfolded. The site was started as a direct result of the volatility of the Great Recession and a need to routinely update and reset expectations every month. No one was predicting a decade-plus of interest rates near and eventually hitting historical lows, nor the rapid rebound the past couple years. My only prediction is that the next 15 years will continue to surprise all of us in unexpected ways.
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Year to Date Investment Mix (Net) | ||||
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Plan Type | Growth | Balanced | LDI Lite | LDI |
Frozen (for several years) | 6.7% | 5.2% | 3.0% | -0.2% |
Recently Frozen | 9.0% | 7.5% | 5.2% | 2.0% |
Ongoing Traditional | 11.6% | 10.1% | 7.7% | 4.4% |
Cash Balance | 7.4% | 5.9% | 3.7% | 0.5% |
Month-over-Month Investment Mix (Net) | ||||
Plan Type | Growth | Balanced | LDI Lite | LDI |
Frozen (for several years) | 0.7% | 0.4% | -0.3% | -1.1% |
Recently Frozen | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.2% |
Ongoing Traditional | 3.7% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 1.8% |
Cash Balance | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.2% | -0.7% |
12-Month Change Investment Mix (Net) | ||||
Plan Type | Growth | Balanced | LDI Lite | LDI |
Frozen (for several years) | 16.8% | 13.6% | 9.9% | 5.0% |
Recently Frozen | 19.4% | 16.1% | 12.3% | 7.3% |
Ongoing Traditional |
22.3% | 19.0% | 15.1% | 9.9% |
Cash Balance | 17.7% | 14.5% | 10.7% | 5.8% |
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