| Financial Performance - TIAA Traditional | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current Rates |
Rates of Return ending 01/31/2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year |
Since Inception |
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| Retirement Choice Plus | 2.00% | 2.60% | 3.08% | 3.91% | -- | 4.07% | |||||||||||||
| Interest Rates for the TIAA Traditional Annuity | |
| Accumulating Stage Interest Rates | |
| From 03/01/11 to 02/29/12 | |
| For Premiums Applied | RCP |
| 01/01/12 - 02/29/12 | 2.00% |
| 12/01/11 - 12/31/11 | 2.60% |
| 11/01/11 - 11/30/11 | 2.75% |
| 10/01/11 - 10/31/11 | 2.60% |
| 09/01/11 - 09/30/11 | 3.00% |
| 05/01/11 - 08/31/11 | 3.25% |
| 03/01/11 - 04/30/11 | 3.10% |
| 09/01/10 - 02/28/11 | 2.60% |
| 07/01/10 - 08/31/10 | 2.75% |
| 05/01/09 - 06/30/10 | 3.00% |
| 01/01/09 - 04/30/09 | 3.25% |
| 11/01/08 - 12/31/08 | 3.75% |
| 10/01/08 - 10/31/08 | 4.25% |
| 01/01/08 - 09/30/08 | 4.50% |
| 04/01/06 - 12/31/07 | 3.50% |
| Payout Stage Interest Rates for Lifetime Annuities Issued During February 2012 | |
| For Benefits Arising From: | Interest Rates |
| 2012 vintage | 3.00% |
| 2010 - 2011 vintages | 4.00% |
| 2008 - 2009 vintages | 4.50% |
| 1998 - 2007 vintages | 4.00% |
| 1992 - 1997 vintages | 4.50% |
| Pre-1992 vintages | 7.50% |
New funds applied to TIAA Traditional Annuity from February 1, 2012 through February 29, 2012 will be credited with the indicated rates until February 29, 2012. The above rates also apply to additional amounts credited during each period. Funds transferred to TIAA Traditional 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.
Interest credited to TIAA Traditional Annuity accumulations includes a guaranteed rate, plus additional amounts that are not guaranteed but may be established on a year-by-year basis. These additional amounts, when declared, remain in effect through the end of the "declaration year", which begins each March 1. For Retirement Choice Plus contracts the guaranteed rate is between 1% and 3%, as specified in the contract. The minimum guaranteed rate applicable to contributions and transfers into the TIAA Traditional Account under RCP contracts from March 1, 2011 through February 29, 2012 is 1.00%.
RCP contracts allow for transfers and withdrawals. When a participant transfers out of the TIAA Traditional 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.
Actual annuity income amounts are based on these interest rates and assumed mortality rates. Rates apply to annuities using the Standard Payment Method. First-year benefits under the Graded Payment Method are based on a 4% total rate. Payments in subsequent years using the Graded Payment Method increase to reflect the difference between the Standard Payment Method additional amount rate that would have applied in the prior year and 4%.
Retirement Choice Plus Contract form Series IGRSP-01-5-ACC, IGRSP-01-60-ACC, IGRSP-01-84-ACC, Certificate Series IGRSP-CERT1-5-ACC, IGRSP-CERT1-60-ACC, IGRSP-CERT1-84-ACC
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA), New York, NY Issues annuity contracts.
