Let's build a future you can count on
You can still get a paycheck1 after you stop working—with a retirement paycheck from TIAA. Get the assurance that you'll have money coming in as long as you live … guaranteed.
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Our vision
Since 1918, we’ve championed a singular belief: A secure retirement should be available to everyone. Today, we’re fighting harder than ever to ensure all people can live a better life beyond work.
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Learn about saving strategies
Our resources help you make sense of retirement’s many moving parts, so you can find clarity and build confidence. Explore insights and start crafting your saving and retirement strategy.
Try our planning tools
Set a course for a more secure future. Our tools help you calculate your needs in retirement and build a savings plan.
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Our team is here to help and provide guidance at every step of your journey.
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No matter where you are in life, we have retirement options for you. We’ll help you find the right plan and stay on track.
Why TIAA
Count on us for a more secure retirement
Guaranteed growth and income
With the TIAA Traditional annuity, your money grows—no matter what. When you retire, you can convert those savings into a guaranteed monthly retirement paycheck.
Professional support
Whether you need a little help or a lot—in person, on the phone, or online—we’re here to help you achieve your goals before and throughout retirement.
Responsible investing
Our legacy of responsible investing spans half a century. We continue to build out our environmental, social and governance principles, practices and impacts across our $1.2 trillion in assets under management (AUM).
Performance
To earn your trust, we focus on delivering results
Our funds are backed by our storied history of investing and money management expertise.
$1.2T
We are one of the largest investment managers with $1.2 trillion in assets under management.2
$3B
In just the last three years, TIAA has shared $3 billion in excess profits with more than 2 million fixed annuity customers. Because when we perform well, our customers do better.3
4.7M
Nearly 5 million individual customers across America are building their retirements with TIAA.4
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Through the power of TIAA and Nuveen, our team delivers more than a century of experience managing assets designed for income—uniquely equipping us to realize financially secure retirements.
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Financial education
How to invest as you near retirement.
Whether you are 10, five or only one year away, get practical tips and strategies to help you prepare and plan for a comfortable and secure retirement.
Investing insights
You're probably going to live longer than you think. Here's why that matters.
Most people don’t know how far out their retirement income strategy should last. Find out why longevity literacy is a key factor in determining how much you can spend in retirement.
Investing insights
The death of 60/40? Not so fast.
Learn more on why the rumors of the death of the enduring 60% stocks and 40% bond portfolio mix as a solid retirement savings strategy have been greatly exaggerated.
Market commentary
TIAA Wealth CIO Perspective: The New World Disorder.
Discover what the recent geopolitical upheaval may mean for the global economy.
1. Any guarantees under annuities issued by TIAA are subject to TIAA’s claims-paying ability.
2. TIAA and Nuveen assets under management as of 3/31/2023 are $1,240B or $1.2T.
3. TIAA may share profits with Traditional Retirement annuity owners through declared additional amounts of interest and through increases in annuity income throughout retirement. Additional amounts are on TIAA Traditional annuity contracts available within an employer-sponsored plan. Additional amounts may be increased the longer accumulation occurs before annuitization. These additional amounts are discretionary, and are not guaranteed.
4. As of June 30, 2023