Financial literacy and wellness among U.S. women
Insights on Underrepresented Minority Women
Voices of Expertise & Experience
Thought Leadership Spotlight
Financial Well-being and Retirement Readiness in the Higher Education Workforce
The 2019 TIAA Institute-GFLEC Personal Finance Index
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 are functioning in today’s environment with a poor level of financial literacy. This is more true among women than men, and more true among underrepresented minority women than their white peers.
Lifecycle funds, an auto-diversified target-date fund with an age-based glide path, are the investment of choice in an increasing share of participants.
The complexity of health and retirement benefit plan offerings can make it difficult for employees to make optimal decisions.
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.
Many healthcare sector employees have made changes to their retirement saving and investments since the onset of COVID-19. Nonetheless, confidence in the amount they are saving and in the investment of their savings has been shaken.
Looking beyond the pandemic, higher education institutions are evaluating what may need to change in their operating models.
The complexity of health and retirement benefit plan offerings can make it difficult for employees to make optimal decisions.
Events
2020 TIAA Paul A. Samuelson Award Ceremony
On January 4, 2021, we will announce the winner of the 2020 TIAA Paul A Samuelson Award for Outstanding Scholarly Writing on Lifelong Financial Security.
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