The Basics

Planning Your Retirement With TIAA-CREF (PDF)
Part of planning for retirement is evaluating your financial situation, looking at your current lifestyle and income and determining what changes you anticipate.

Receiving Your Retirement Income From TIAA-CREF (PDF)
This guide walks you through some retirement illustrations, which are tools to help you decide among the annuity income options available to you once you retire.

A Guide to TIAA-CREF's Minimum Distribution Option (PDF)
Minimum distribution rules require that you begin receiving income from your retirement plan after the year you either turn 70½ or retire, whichever comes later. Here’s how you can meet that requirement.

Systematic Withdrawals and Transfers From TIAA Traditional (PDF)
Learn about the withdrawal and transfer process for money in a TIAA Traditional Guaranteed Annuity, so you can determine how it fits into your retirement planning.

Transfer Payout Annuities: Ten Annual Transfers or Payments From TIAA Traditional (PDF)
Learn about Transfer Payout Annuities so you can determine how they fit into your retirement planning.