With TIAA, you get a promise.
A promise you’ll never run out of money. A promise of a retirement paycheck for as long as you live. A promise that honors your work, your life, and your promises.
Imagine…
if your working life ended but your earning life continued, what would you do with that promise?
I'm giving back
“My parents have a home in Florida that we’ve been able to use periodically. I’ve also been able to give back by volunteering in my community [taking groceries to families in need].” - Kristen, 70
I’m reaching my creative goals
“I’ve been reading about Africa for six years; it’s something I never got to do during my career. Now I’m actually writing a book. On an average day I get up and exercise, then write.” - Gail, 70
I would do what I wanted
“I’m planning to save substantially more than I need. I want to save money to give me the freedom to do whatever I want to do. Even if I’m just playing video games or painting or whatnot.” - Angela, 33
I’m spending time with family
“I go with the flow every day. One thing my wife and I have been doing is taking care of our granddaughter three to four times per week.” - Gary, 68
Our promise
So, what is a retirement promise?
Certainty.
For 100 years TIAA been helping people retire, knowing they’ll have income for the rest of their life.
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TIAA Traditional* protects a portion of your money now so your income never runs out later. People who consistently contributed to TIAA Traditional throughout their careers got an average of 22% higher payments.
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TIAA Traditional acts like insurance against market swings so your money will gradually increase every year, no matter what. And TIAA can even increase your payments – we’ve done it 15 times in the past 25 years, including a 3% increase for 2023 payments.
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Founded in 1918 as a not-for-profit helping to improve teachers lives’, today we’ve helped generations of Americans retire with security. Together, TIAA and Nuveen have spent 125 years helping people build towards retirement.
$3B
In just the last three years, TIAA has shared $3 billion annually with more than 2 million fixed annuity customers.
*TIAA Traditional is issued by Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA), New York, NY.
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TIAA Traditional
Learn more about TIAA Traditional, our flagship product that guarantees a monthly retirement paycheck no matter what.
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TIAA Traditional is a fixed annuity product issued through these contracts by Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA), 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY, 10017: Form series including but not limited to: 1000.24; G-1000.4; IGRS-01-84-ACC; IGRSP-01-84-ACC; 6008.8. Not all contracts are available in all states or currently issued.
TIAA Traditional is issued by Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA), New York, NY.
All guarantees are based on TIAA’s claims-paying ability. TIAA Traditional is a guaranteed insurance contract and not an investment for federal securities law purposes. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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.
Paycheck is the annuity income received in retirement. Guarantees of fixed monthly payments are only associated with TIAA's fixed annuities.
Annuities issued by Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA), New York, NY.
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