TIAA-CREF a source for insight on market volatility
As the turbulence in the stock market continues, you may want to take advantage of helpful information available from TIAA-CREF about strategies for market volatility.
On the TIAA-CREF website (tiaa-cref.org), you will find video and audio commentaries about retirement planning and investing in volatile times, along with messages from TIAA-CREF’s investment strategists and executives, and facts about TIAA-CREF’s financial strength.
Some of TIAA-CREF’s more recent additions to provide guidance for investing during tumultuous times include:
- “Guidance for Investors: Words of Wisdom for Navigating Turbulent Markets” covers important points to keep in mind when markets are volatile.
- TIAA-CREF’s chief investment strategist discusses “Principles & Perspectives for Weathering Volatile Times” in an educational video.
- “TIAA-CREF’s Sober Approach to Risk Management” summarizes how TIAA-CREF’s Risk Management Group has enabled the organization to minimize its exposure to products that they believed were not in the long-term financial interest of clients saving for retirement.
- “Ask TIAA-CREF: Should I Save During Volatile Times?” underscores the importance of making regular contributions to one’s retirement plan during periods of volatility.
You also can hear Roger Ferguson, TIAA-CREF’s president and CEO, discuss this current period in the markets on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.” The interview is available on NPR’s website.
“Staying on Track in a Volatile Market” and “A History of Strength and Stability” are two new financial education seminars also available. In addition to these materials, you can call TIAA-CREF to talk to a representative about your retirement portfolio. Hold times are longer these days, but once you reach a representative you should be able to have your questions answered. The number is 1-800-842-2776.