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April 3 (Bloomberg) -- Lisa Black, senior managing director at TIAA-CREF, talks about investment strategy for the manager of retirement accounts for teachers. Black speaks with Stephanie Ruhle on Bloomberg Television’s “InsideTrack.” (Source: Bloomberg)Read Full Story

TIAA-CREF forms global farmland investing company- Elite Group Expertise -A TIAA-CREF affiliate will manage the TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture LLC. Investors include AP2, one of the largest pension funds in northern Europe with about $32.1 billion under management; Britis...Read Full Story

Today's Exclusives Opalesque Exclusive: Institutional investors credit Colorado hedge fund industry with independence that promotes non-correlated performance [more] From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia: Managing assets in the “mile high” city of Denver in the US state of Colorado, offers distinct opportunities for hedge funds that are not available to fund managers in other financial centers in the [more...Read Full Story

July 20,1010, on Tisha B’Av, Jewish Voice for Peace activists presented over 15,000 petitions and postcard signatures to one of the world’s largest retirement funds, TIAA-CREF, asking them to divest from the Israeli occupation. TIAA-CREF, the premier retirement fund for America’s professors,teachers and nonprofit workers, invests in companies like Caterpillar, Motorola and Elbit -they all make money from the repression of Palestinians. Listen to supporters and TIAA-CREF participants talk...Read Full Story

Americans need to get smarter about how to invest for their future.That's the main message from Roger W. Ferguson Jr., president and CEO of TIAA-CREF, in a recent interview.Ferguson notes that even as people take on more responsibility for their investments, they still aren't saving enough for retirement. He urges giving Americans more education and tools so they can achieve a more secure future.Ferguson joined TIAA-CREF, which offers mutual funds and other investment products geared toward...Read Full Story

July 20,1010, on Tisha B’Av, Jewish Voice for Peace activists presented over 15,000 petitions and postcard signatures to one of the world’s largest retirement funds, TIAA-CREF, asking them to divest from the Israeli occupation. TIAA-CREF, the premier retirement fund for America’s professors,teachers and nonprofit workers, invests in companies like Caterpillar, Motorola and Elbit -they all make money from the repression of Palestinians. Listen to supporters and TIAA-CREF participants talk...Read Full Story

Today's Exclusives Opalesque Exclusive: Institutional investors credit Colorado hedge fund industry with independence that promotes non-correlated performance [more] From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia: Managing assets in the “mile high” city of Denver in the US state of Colorado, offers distinct opportunities for hedge funds that are not available to fund managers in other financial centers in the...Read Full Story

If you have a bright idea on how to make Americans save more of their money, TIAA-CREF might have a $50,000 prize for you. The asset management company recently released its new “Raise the Rate” promotion, which awards $50,000 to the participant who submits the best way to raise the U.S. personal savings rate to 10%. The nation’s current savings rate is about 4%. How to Enter First and foremost, you need to come up with an idea to increase personal savings. That idea, according to TIAA-CREF...Read Full Story

The craziness  continues to grow!  The quiet Quakers are now trying to get companies to divest their investments in companies that do business with Israel. They along with the Presbyterian Church are trying to enforce their opinions regarding the Palestinian issue  by using the same technique that was successfully used against South Africa. It is amazing to me to see these religious organizations being taken in by the misinformation or shall we say propaganda that is constantly being the PLO...Read Full Story

SIZING UP YOUR NEST EGG How do you know if you're on track for a financially secure retirement? There are a zillion ways to find an answer to that question, but in a time of financial and economic uncertainty perhaps the simpler the method the better. Brett Hammond, TIAA-CREF's chief investment strategist, has designed an easy way for employees to check on retirement readiness based on their asset-to-salary ratios at different points in their career. "The big problem is that there is no...Read Full Story