TIAA (Teachers Insurance Annuity Association) was initially created in 1918 by Andrew Carnegie and his Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to be a fully funded system of pensions for professors. Through its rich history, TIAA has evolved into a Fortune 500, not-for-profit organization that is a leader in the industry, serving the financial needs of people in academics, government, medical, cultural and other nonprofit fields.

TIAA is committed to its clients, its employees and its communities. TIAA’s principles guide all they do as they work to deliver retirement security for their clients.

Purpose: They serve a single purpose: your financial well-being

Long-Term Focus: Their disciplined approach was created for your long-term financial goals.

Performance and Value: At TIAA, performance meets great value. They offer high performing funds while more of your money works for you.

For more on TIAA and their approaches, click here.

TIAA Fighting to Retire Inequality for Good

TIAA understands the importance of the future and they are passionate about change to #RetireInequality. Were you aware that there is a 30 percent gender retirement gap and 54 percent of Black Americans don’t have enough savings to retire?

TIAA partnered with designer Fe Noel at New York Fashion Week to debut this statement making dress and draw attention to the fact that women are retiring with 30 percent less in their retirement accounts while typically living longer than men. This powerful dress serves as a symbol of the $1.6 million women miss out on in retirement.

Now is the time to see if you are on the right track for retirement. Click here to check if you are on track or schedule your one-on-one appointment with TIAA.

To learn more about TIAA’s #RetireInequality and their efforts to reduce the gap, visit retireinequality.com.