| Rates of Return for Standard Reporting Periods | |||||||||||||||||||
|
Current Rates |
Rates of Return ending 01/31/2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year |
Since Inception |
|||||||||||||||
| TIAA Stable Return Annuity | 1.25% | 1.02% | 1.70% | 2.49% | -- | 2.65% | |||||||||||||
| Standardized Prior Quarter-End Performance Comparison | |||||||||||||||||||
| Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year |
Since Inception |
|||||||||||||||
| TIAA Stable Return Annuity | 1.04% | 1.77% | 2.54% | -- | 2.68% | ||||||||||||||
| Interest Rates for the TIAA Stable Return Annuity | |
| Accumulating Stage Interest Rates | |
| For Premiums Applied: | From 03/01/11 to 02/29/12 |
| 02/01/12 - 02/29/12 | 1.25% |
| 12/01/11 - 01/31/12 | 1.00% |
| 11/01/11 - 11/30/11 | 1.30% |
| 10/01/11 - 10/31/11 | 1.20% |
| 07/01/06 - 09/30/11 | 1.00% |
More about the Stable Return Annuity
Interest credited to TIAA Stable Return Annuity accumulations includes a guaranteed rate plus additional amounts that are not guaranteed but may be established on a year-to-year basis by the TIAA Board of Trustees. The additional amounts, when declared, remain in effect through the end of the "declaration year," which begins each March 1. The minimum guaranteed rate is re-determined annually (but will between 1% and 3%). The minimum guaranteed rate applicable to contributions and transfers into TIAA Stable Return Annuity from March 1, 2011 through February 29, 2012 is 1.00%. The current rate shown only applies to premiums applied and not also to additional amounts. TIAA Stable Return Annuity inception date is July 1, 2006.
TIAA Stable Return is a guaranteed insurance contract and not an investment for Federal Securities Law purposes.
The TIAA Stable Return Annuity is immediately liquid to individual plan participants. However, participant transfers and withdrawals are subject to a 90-day "equity wash" designed to mitigate the negative effects of disintermediation. Under the 90-day "equity wash" participants are prohibited from transferring funds from the TIAA Stable Return Annuity to competing funds (e.g., money market funds, short-term bond funds, the TIAA Real Estate Account, stable value funds, and most guaranteed products). Assets must first be transferred to a non-competing fund where they must remain for at least 90 days before being transferred to a competing fund. In addition, when a participant transfers out of the Stable Return Annuity and transfers back within 120 days, the amount, up to the original transfer, will be credited with the same interest rates that would have applied if the transfer out had not taken place. Such interest will be credited from the date the transfer in was made. Interest will not be paid for the period from the date of transfer out to the date of transfer in. This provision is designed to mitigate the effects of disintermediation by discouraging switching for purposes of obtaining a higher interest rate.
The TIAA Stable Return Annuity may not be available under the terms of your employer's plan.
This account is offered under the TIAA Stable Return Annuity Contract.
New funds applied to TIAA Stable Return Annuity from February 1, 2012 through February 29, 2012 will be credited with the indicated rates until February 29, 2012. Funds transferred to TIAA Stable Return between February 1, 2012 through February 29, 2012 will begin earning interest at the beginning of the next calendar day following the effective date of the transfer, and will be credited with the indicated rates through February 29, 2012
Stable Return Annuity TIAA contract form series Contract form series SR-01; Certificate series SR-CERT1.
Annuity products are issued by TIAA (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association), New York, NY.