TIAA-CREF Opens Providence, R.I., Office

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TIAA-CREF:

WHAT:	Grand opening of TIAA-CREF Providence office
WHO:	Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chafee
	Rhode Island General Treasurer Gina Raimondo
	TIAA-CREF President and CEO Roger W. Ferguson Jr.
WHEN:	Wednesday, Sept. 19, 11 a.m.
WHERE:	Gateway Center, Suite 102
	15 Park Row West
	Providence, Rhode Island
VISUALS:	Ribbon-cutting ceremony with Rhode Island elected officials and TIAA-CREF leadership

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

TIAA-CREF, a leading financial services provider with more than 60 offices nationwide, is opening its newest office in Providence, R.I. TIAA-CREF manages assets for more than 24,000 Rhode Island residents and administers plans for 213 nonprofit educational, research and health care institutions in Rhode Island, including Brown University, the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College. With the launch of the Rhode to Retirement Program this summer, TIAA-CREF has expanded its emphasis on helping its clients build retirement readiness and financial well-being to 30,000 additional Rhode Island public employees who participate in the new program.

About TIAA-CREF

TIAA-CREF (www.tiaa-cref.org) is a national financial services organization with $481 billion in assets under management (as of 6/30/12) and is the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields.

TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC and Teachers Personal Investors Services, Inc., members FINRA, distribute securities products.

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