
CREF flagship annuity offerings, such as CREF Stock, or its noninstitutional mutual funds such as TIAA-CREF Growth & Income TIGIX and TIAA-CREF Bond Plus TIPBX.) It's ironic that a highly regarded champion of democracy in corporate boardrooms would
TIAA-CREF might have had an easier time attracting customers if its funds had better records. TIAA-CREF Growth & Income TIGIX and TIAA-CREF Growth Equity TIGEX, in particular, have been huge disappointments. (Initially, the fee hikes won't affect
dim view of the management incentive structure that TIAA-CREF employs at offerings such as TIAA-CREF Growth & Income Fund TIGIX , where the bonus calculation skews heavily to the trailing one-year period. Putnam, on the other hand, has put a compensation
problems with big stocks moving in and out of the index as their market capitalizations change. TIAA-CREF Growth & Income TIGIX This fund is a small step from an index fund. TIAA-CREF doesn't believe in holding cash and limits the amount by which
liked. So, here are a few of the many attractive bite-size IRA funds with minimums of just $500. TIAA - CREF Growth and Income TIGIX This makes a good first or second fund. It's diversified, costs are low, and the strategy is cautious
liked. So, here are a few of the many attractive bite-size IRA funds with minimums of just $500. TIAA - CREF Growth and Income TIGIX This makes a good first or second fund. It's diversified, costs are low, and the strategy is cautious
which has shed a sizable portion of its value in the past year. TIAA-CREF International TIINX and TIAA-CREF Growth & Income TIGIX have also fallen hard. In fact, all three funds reside in their categories' bottom halves for this stretch. Not unexpectedly
favorite middle-of-the-road large-company stock funds include Vanguard 500 Index VFINX and TIAA-CREF Growth & Income TIGIX . Premium members can browse the Fund Analyst Picks list for more ideas. To sign up for a free trial of our Premium Membership
VGHCX (IRA) 2 T. Rowe Price Eq-Inc PRFDX (IRA) 2 T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Gr TRBCX (IRA) 1 TIAA-CREF Growth & Income TIGIX 1 Vanguard Asset Alloc VAAPX (IRA) 1 CREF Social Choice (403b) *0 TIAA-CREF Managed Alloc TIMAX *0 * denotes less than
polluters, defense stocks, and others it considers unethical. If you don t agree with those screens, TIAA - CREF Growth and Income TIGIX is another fine choice. Both require just a $250 minimum. EuroPacific Growth AEPGX is a remarkable fund