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In 1952, The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) sold the first variable annuity (VA) developed by Harvard Ph.D. economist William Greenough to Brown University President Henry M. Wriston. Since then, over a million education employees have invested in VAs through the TIAA College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF). The original VA was seen as a creative solution to the retirement income puzzle.
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Michael Finke
Michael Finke is a professor and Frank M. Engle Chair of Economic Security at the American College of Financial Services and leads the Wealth Management Certified Professional designation program. [email protected]
