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TIAA (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America) is a financial services organization founded in 1918 to help educators secure lifelong financial stability. Today, it serves professionals in education, research, healthcare, government, and the nonprofit sector. TIAA provides retirement plans, investment products, banking services, and life insurance, with a strong emphasis on long-term, low-cost retirement solutions. Known for its guaranteed annuity offerings and mission-driven structure, TIAA operates as a nonprofit organization, reinvesting profits to benefit its participants.
Just How Low is 401(k) Financial Literacy?
Most Americans lack personal finance knowledge necessary to make appropriate financial decisions in the normal course of life. Harsh, direct and (unfortunately) true.
A Key to Better 401(k) Financial Literacy?
Less talk, more action. It’s the main finding of a recent study about financial literacy and decision-making, especially in the workplace.
Americans Want Annuities (Wait, What?) in Retirement Plans
Only a third of workers have access to retirement plans that offer a “secure income stream for life,”…
Lack of Retirement Readiness Sparks Plan Sponsor Concern
A recent survey of plan sponsors in the not-for-profit (NFP) sector provides a host of suggestions for improving…
TIAA Adds Lifetime Income to 403b Target Date Funds
After confirming that target date funds with income options count as qualified default investment alternatives in retirement plans, TIAA has moved…
3 Strategies to Drive Better 401(k) Participant Outcomes
‘Tis the season for reporting on trends, especially those likely to hit big in 2017. 401(k) participant outcomes…
Why Aren’t IRAs More Popular?
Here’s a shocker; Americans fail at investment due diligence. Indeed, the recently released annual TIAA IRA survey finds…
‘401(k)-Like’ Plans in Higher Education: A Growing Opportunity
Smarty-pants professors might benefit from a “401(k)-like plan,” research from Cerulli Associates finds, further opening defined contribution plans—or…
401(k) Fiduciary Freak-Out: How is the Industry Reacting?
Industry reaction to White House revelations about provisions in the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final fiduciary proposal has…
One Retirement Plan Outperforms All the Rest
Hey, money-grubbing jerks, our non-profit counterparts are killing us. That would appear to be the lesson from TIAA-CREF’s latest…