The 2019 TIAA Institute-GFLEC Personal Finance Index
Understanding the Link Between Financial Literacy and Financial Wellness
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Thought Leadership Spotlight
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The 2018 TIAA Institute-GFLEC Personal Finance Index
Potential vs. Realized Savings Under Automatic Enrollment
Research Reports
Original research produced by the TIAA Institute—both independently and in collaboration with noted scholars—examines topics of interest to the academic, nonprofit and public sectors. The reports combine statistical findings with thoughtful, data-driven observations and conclusions to provide in-depth analyses that are informative and appropriate for both technical and more academic audiences.
Many Americans lack the personal finance knowledge needed for sound financial decision making.
A retirement plan’s default investment portfolio is optimal for some employees. But for others, the default has some drawbacks.
Millennials comprise 35% of the U.S. labor force and by 2019 are expected to surpass Baby Boomers as the nation’s largest generation. So their financial capability matters greatly to the U.S. economy.
Insights
Also produced by the TIAA Institute, Insights features reports addressing prominent issues in financial security, higher education, and philanthropy. While typically written for a primarily non-technical audience, Insights are prepared using the same level of academic rigor found in our other research publications, and can serve as valuable sources of information for a diverse group of readers.
U.S. colleges and universities hold more than $500 billion in endowment assets, but many people have a poor grasp of these assets’ purpose and value.
In an era of declining public funding, private philanthropy has played an increasingly vital role for both public and private institutions.
The ranks of adjunct faculty have increased rapidly in recent decades. How are these individuals faring financially?
Events
2018 Fellows Symposium – A Fresh Look at Some Key Challenges for Higher Ed
On November 1, 2018, the TIAA Institute hosted a Fellows Symposium in New York City focused on key issues of importance in higher education.
2016 TIAA Paul A. Samuelson Award Ceremony
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