TIAA-CREF has been helping WWURP participants at Western Washington University attain their long term financial goals for almost 60 years. Established in 1918, TIAA-CREF is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing pension services exclusively to members of the educational and research community. As the premier retirement company, TIAA-CREF currently serves 2.1 million participants at 8,700 institutions and manages over $250 billion assets.

The TIAA-CREF system has been carefully designed to meet the specific objectives of retirement planning. Our unique combination of guaranteed and variable annuities enables you to diversify across different markets and investments for stability, growth, and balance. Our mix of investments helps protect you from market volatility and gives you the opportunity to benefit from the potential strengths of several types of investments.

Since 1946 Fidelity Investments has been providing investors with professionally managed mutual funds and investment services. Today, we are one of the nation’s largest privately held investment management organizations managing over $674 billion for more than 15 million investors. Fidelity Investments is committed to providing you with a range of investment options, responsive customer service, and the educational resources to help you plan successfully for your retirement. Our investment philosophy is to seek out the best stock, bond, and money market investments around the world through careful analysis and on-site visits to companies.

The Vanguard Group, headquartered in Valley Forge, PA, is one of the nation’s oldest and largest mutual families. Tracing its roots back to 1929, Vanguard currently manages more than $450 billion in assets and serves over twelve million shareholders worldwide, many of whom—like you—are investing for their future through employer-sponsored savings plans. Vanguard is the only mutual fund company owned by its fund shareholders. We treat you like an owner by keeping investment costs down and delivering the services and investments you need to take charge of your future.

Vanguard offers a wide range of mutual funds and retirement planning services for all types of investors. We are leading the way with the choice, flexibility, and performance that we offer our shareholders to plan for a secure financial future. To assist you in accomplishing your objectives, Vanguard is dedicated to providing you with helpful information, tools, and guidance throughout your working career and into retirement.