TIAA-CREF
TIAA-CREF has a long-standing reputation for providing cost effective financial services to those in the academic, medical, cultural and research fields. They do this by creating and providing a broad menu of financial products and services that are focused on saving for and providing income during retirement. As a non-profit, TIAA-CREF is able to offer relatively low fee products. TIAA-CREF also provides its products and services through financial consultants who do not receive commissions. TIAA-CREF also happens to be a pioneer in the annuity industry having created and offered the first variable annuity.
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Website | http://www.tiaa-cref.org |
Type | Insurance Company |
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Country | USA |
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Address | Charlotte, NC 28201 |
Phone | 800 842-2252 |
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Information & Articles about TIAA-CREF
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TIAA-CREF CEO Roger W. Ferguson recently wrote a piece encouraging policymakers and consumers to think about reframing retirement planning. Ferguson urges readers to focus on the primary objective of a stable stream of retirement income that lasts throughout retirement rather than wealth accumulation. Ferguson cites a McKinsey & Company survey that suggests the average American household will fall $250,000 short of what is needed to fund a secure retirement. Source: Huffington Post
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In a recent interview, TIAA-CREF CEO Roger Ferguson discusses post financial crisis retirement planning and CREF's role in the new retirement planning landscape. Ferguson believes that increasing longevity in the U.S. is a key driver of what will be a very different 21st century retirement system. Ferguson also suggests that stable sources of lifetime guaranteed income--in other words an annuity--should provide the "backbone" of the future system:
The interview also touches on issues of inflation risk, investing and diversification, the future of the 401k and health care reform. Source: News Observer |
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