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KEY FINANCIAL
CHALLENGES FOR WOMEN
* What People Need to Know About Retirement, National Center for Women
and Retirement Research (WISER), 2008.
SAVINGS CHALLENGES
WOMEN MAY FACE
1. May need to save more money
due to longevity
2. May have fewer years to save
the necessary amount
3. May not be able to save as
much from year to year
EXPENSES
POSITIVE OR
NEGATIVE?
LIABILITIES
POSITIVE OR
NEGATIVE?
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> Retirement
> Paying off your mortgage
> Protecting your assets
> Building a financial legacy
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INSURANCE STRATEGIES TO
PROTECT YOUR ASSETS
> Life insurance
> Property/casualty and liability insurance
> Disability income insurance
> Long-term care insurance
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INCOME REPLACEMENT
Disability Insurance
Pays a portion of your income if you become disabled
Additional tool to use to try and protect
your assets
Group disability insurance sometimes available
through your employer via
long-term and/or short-term policies
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> Helps:
> you afford appropriate care
> protect your savings and assets
> preserve your freedom of choice
in choosing care
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CONTRIBUTING MORE
2011 LIMITS FOR SALARY DEFERRAL RETIREMENT PLANS*
403(b)
Plans
Only
* Based upon your salary, you may contribute up to the maximum amount under each scenario represented by the different bars.
**You must be an employee of an eligible teaching institution, hospital, church, home health agency or health and welfare service agency to
be eligible for these contribution limits.
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CONTRIBUTING MORE
2011 LIMITS FOR SALARY DEFERRAL RETIREMENT PLANS*
403(b)
Plans
Only
* Based upon your salary, you may contribute up to the maximum amount under each scenario represented by the different bars.
**You must be an employee of an eligible teaching institution, hospital, church, home health agency or health and welfare service agency to
be eligible for these contribution limits.
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IRA*
50+
CATCH UP
TOTAL
$ YEARLY
2011*
$5,000
$1,000
$6,000
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INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS
There is no account fee to own a TIAA-CREF IRA; however, brokerage transaction fees may apply. In addition,
investors are subject to the underlying funds portfolio management fees and expenses.
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$10,000
Ending
Wealth
$1,000
$100
$10
$1
$.10
1926
1934
1943
1952
1961
1970
1979
1988
2010
Average
Return
$2,976
9.87%
$133
$93
5.93%
5.48%
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3.62%
$12
2.99%
Stocks
Corporate Bonds
Government Bonds
Treasury Bills
Inflation
* Diversification is a technique to help reduce risk. There is no absolute guarantee that diversification will protect against a loss of income. Past
performance is no guarantee of future results.
Source: Ibbotson Associates, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. Hypothetical value of $1 invested at year-end 1925. Assumes
reinvestment of income and no transaction costs or taxes. Chart illustrates returns from 1/1/1926 to 12/31/2010.
Benchmarks: S&P 500 Index, Ibbotson U.S. Long Term Corporate Bonds, Ibbotson U.S. Long Term Government Bonds, Ibbotson U.S. 30-Day
Treasury Bills, U.S. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). You cannot invest directly in an index.
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TYPES OF RISK
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SIGNIFICANT DOWNTURNS
ARE NOT UNCOMMON
PERIOD
9/29-6/32
6/46-4/47
8/56-2/57
8/57-12/57
1/62-6/62
2/66-9/66
12/68-6/70
1/73-9/74
1/77-2/78
12/80-7/82
9/87-11/87
6/90-10/90
7/98-8/98
9/00-9/02
11/07 2/09
LENGTH
34 months
11 months
7 months
5 months
6 months
8 months
19 months
21 months
14 months
20 months
3 months
5 months
2 months
25 months
16 months
-83.4%
-21.0%
-10.2%
-15.0%
-22.3%
-15.6%
-29.3%
-42.6%
-14.1%
-16.9%
-29.5%
-14.7%
-15.4%
-44.7%
-50.9%
Next?
Source: Ibbotson Associates, Inc.; Final Period Source: CREF Investments. Both Sources: Large Company Stocks Standard & Poors
500, which is an unmanaged group of securities and considered to be representative of the stock market in general. The data assumes
reinvestment of all income and does not account for taxes or transaction costs. The average return represents a compound annual return. An
investment cannot be made directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
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UNDERSTANDING EQUITY
MARKET VOLATILITY
Equity markets
Constantly react to events and conditions
Small changes in equity assumptions often equate
to large changes in equity values
Changes in equity assumptions often include
reactions to events
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UNDERSTANDING EQUITY
MARKET VOLATILITY
Remember
The trade-off for higher returns is higher risk
in the equity markets
Diversifying asset allocations can mitigate risk
Diversification is a technique to help reduce risk. There is no absolute guarantee that diversification will protect
against a loss of income..
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UNDERSTANDING DIVERSIFICATION
Spreads risk among different
asset classes
Potentially reduces overall
portfolio volatility
Investment performance for
individual asset classes will vary
To diversify, allocate assets
Non-Equities
Equities
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ASSET CLASSES
> Guaranteed*
> Money Market
> Fixed Income
> Real Estate
> Equities
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* Based on the claims-paying ability of TIAA. The specific asset allocations shown in the model portfolios were generated
by Ibbotson Associates, one of the nations leading financial advisors. They are based on well-known optimization
techniques, using historical return, volatility and correlation data from indexes like the Russell 1000 stock index. This
optimization procedure is based on assumptions about historical market data, and future market conditions may vary
from these assumptions. The model portfolios presented here were not created specifically for you and may not take
into account your particular retirement goals or investment preferences. The ultimate allocation decision is up to you
after you have considered investment information that pertains to your own personal circumstances.
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* Based on the claims-paying ability of TIAA. The specific asset allocations shown in the model portfolios were generated
by Ibbotson Associates, one of the nations leading financial advisors. They are based on well-known optimization
techniques, using historical return, volatility and correlation data from indexes like the Russell 1000 stock index. This
optimization procedure is based on assumptions about historical market data, and future market conditions may vary
from these assumptions. The model portfolios presented here were not created specifically for you and may not take
into account your particular retirement goals or investment preferences. The ultimate allocation decision is up to you
after you have considered investment information that pertains to your own personal circumstances.
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* Based on the claims-paying ability of TIAA. The specific asset allocations shown in the model portfolios were generated
by Ibbotson Associates, one of the nations leading financial advisors. They are based on well-known optimization
techniques, using historical return, volatility and correlation data from indexes like the Russell 1000 stock index. This
optimization procedure is based on assumptions about historical market data, and future market conditions may vary
from these assumptions. The model portfolios presented here were not created specifically for you and may not take
into account your particular retirement goals or investment preferences. The ultimate allocation decision is up to you
after you have considered investment information that pertains to your own personal circumstances.
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* Based on the claims-paying ability of TIAA. The specific asset allocations shown in the model portfolios were generated
by Ibbotson Associates, one of the nations leading financial advisors. They are based on well-known optimization
techniques, using historical return, volatility and correlation data from indexes like the Russell 1000 stock index. This
optimization procedure is based on assumptions about historical market data, and future market conditions may vary
from these assumptions. The model portfolios presented here were not created specifically for you and may not take
into account your particular retirement goals or investment preferences. The ultimate allocation decision is up to you
after you have considered investment information that pertains to your own personal circumstances.
* Based on the claims-paying ability of TIAA. The specific asset allocations shown in the model portfolios were generated
by Ibbotson Associates, one of the nations leading financial advisors. They are based on well-known optimization
techniques, using historical return, volatility and correlation data from indexes like the Russell 1000 stock index. This
optimization procedure is based on assumptions about historical market data, and future market conditions may vary
from these assumptions. The model portfolios presented here were not created specifically for you and may not take
into account your particular retirement goals or investment preferences. The ultimate allocation decision is up to you
after you have considered investment information that pertains to your own personal circumstances.
2050
FUND
2025
FUND
2045
FUND
2040
FUND
2035
FUND
2020
2015
2010
FUND
FUND
FUND
Equity Funds
Fixed-Income Funds
2030
FUND
Retirement
Income
Fund
* In addition to the fees and expenses associated with the Lifecycle Funds, there is exposure to the fees and expenses associated with the
underlying investment options. Please note that TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Funds are actively managed, so their asset allocations are subject to
change and may vary from those shown or discussed. Approximately seven to ten years after a Lifecycle Funds target date, the fund may
merge into the Lifecycle Retirement Income Fund or a similar fund.
COMPARE EXPENSES
$10,000 INVESTED OVER 30 YEARS EARNING 6%
2.00%
1.50%
0.50%
EXPENSES
This chart assumes expenses are withdrawn from the account at year-end, based on year-end assets. It is presented for illustrative purposes only and does
not reflect actual performance, deduction of taxes or predict future results of any TIAA-CREF account. Before committing money to an account, be sure to
check its expenses. Refer to the prospectuses available at this seminar for current expenses. However, lower expenses do not mean higher returns.
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IMPORTANT INVESTMENT
INFORMATION
You should consider the investment objectives,
risks, charges and expenses carefully before
investing.
Please call 877 518-9161 or visit tiaa-cref.org for
a prospectus that contains this and other
information.
Please read the prospectus carefully before
investing.
Life
Insurance
College
savings and
other priorities
Taxadvantaged
saving
No-fee IRAs*
Brokerage
Services
Mutual
Funds
* There is no account fee to own a TIAA-CREF IRA; however, brokerage transaction fees may apply.
In addition, investors are subject to the underlying funds portfolio management fees and expenses.
The products and services referenced above are offered by various entities within the TIAA-CREF
group of companies.
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