Overview
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Average Client Assets
- $0.6 million
- Minimum Account Size
- $25,000
- SEC CRD Number
- 20472
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (ADVICE & PLANNING SERVICES PORTFOLIO ADVISOR WRAP FEE PROGRAM - JANUARY 1, 2026)
| Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | $150,000 | 1.15% |
| $150,001 | $300,000 | 1.00% |
| $300,001 | $750,000 | 0.85% |
| $750,001 | $1,000,000 | 0.75% |
| $1,000,001 | $1,500,000 | 0.70% |
| $1,500,001 | $3,000,000 | 0.65% |
| $3,000,001 | $4,000,000 | 0.60% |
| $4,000,001 | $5,000,000 | 0.50% |
| $5,000,001 | and above | 0.40% |
Illustrative Fee Rates
| Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $1 million | $8,925 | 0.89% |
| $5 million | $33,175 | 0.66% |
| $10 million | $53,175 | 0.53% |
| $50 million | $213,175 | 0.43% |
| $100 million | $413,175 | 0.41% |
Clients
- HNW Share of Firm Assets
- 77.93%
- Total Client Accounts
- 72,503
- Discretionary Accounts
- 72,503
Services Offered
Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals, Investment Advisor Selection, Educational Seminars
Regulatory Filings
Additional Brochure: ADVICE & PLANNING SERVICES PORTFOLIO ADVISOR WRAP FEE PROGRAM - MARCH 31, 2026 (2026-04-21)
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Advice & Planning Services
Portfolio Advisor Wrap Fee Program
Disclosure Brochure
Form ADV Part 2A
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
212-490-9000
www.tiaa.org
March 31, 2026
This wrap fee program disclosure brochure (“Disclosure Brochure”) provides information about the
qualifications and business practices of Advice & Planning Services, a division of TIAA-CREF Individual
& Institutional Services, LLC relating to the Portfolio Advisor Wrap Fee Program (the “Program”). If you
have any questions about the contents of this Disclosure Brochure, please contact us at 212-490-9000. The
information in this Disclosure Brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or by any state securities authority. Registration with the SEC as an
investment adviser does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Additional information about Advice & Planning Services is also available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2 – Material Changes
A summary of the material changes made to the Portfolio Advisor Wrap Fee Program Disclosure Brochure
will be published in a separate document that will be distributed to clients who received the previous version
of the Disclosure Brochure.
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Item 3 - Table of Contents
Item 2 – Material Changes .............................................................................................................................. 2
Item 4 – Services, Fees, and Compensation.................................................................................................... 4
The Portfolio Advisor Program .................................................................................................................. 5
Scope of Services and Applicable Standards. ............................................................................................. 5
Program Investment Management Services ................................................................................................ 8
Program Costs ........................................................................................................................................... 14
Additional Information About the Program .............................................................................................. 17
Item 5 – Account Requirements and Types of Clients ................................................................................. 27
Account Minimum .................................................................................................................................... 27
Deposits and Withdrawals ........................................................................................................................ 27
Termination ............................................................................................................................................... 28
Types of Clients ........................................................................................................................................ 29
Item 6 - Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation ................................................................................... 29
Client Preferences ..................................................................................................................................... 29
Review of Third-Party Service Providers and Sources of Investment Advice ......................................... 35
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss ................................................................ 35
Performance-based Fees and Side by Side Management .......................................................................... 46
Voting Client Securities ............................................................................................................................ 46
Other Advisory Services ........................................................................................................................... 46
Item 7 – Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers ....................................................................... 48
Item 8 – Client Contact with Portfolio Managers ......................................................................................... 48
Item 9 – Additional Information ................................................................................................................... 48
Disciplinary Information and Information about Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ... 48
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ............................ 50
Review of Accounts .................................................................................................................................. 50
Client Referrals and Other Compensation ................................................................................................ 52
Financial Information................................................................................................................................ 52
Item 10 —Requirements for State Registered Advisers ............................................................................... 52
Biographies of WIM Investment Management Personnel ............................................................................ 53
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Item 4 – Services, Fees, and Compensation
The Portfolio Advisor Wrap Fee Program or “Program” is an investment advisory service provided through
Advice and Planning Services (“APS”), a division of TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC
(“TC Services”, “we” or “our”). APS sponsors, administers, and manages the Program.
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”), an insurance company, is the direct
parent of TC Services (and its APS division). TC Services is registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) as both an investment adviser and broker-dealer and is also a member of the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). As a broker-dealer, TC Services is involved in the sale
of securities, including but not limited to variable annuities, mutual funds, and individual equity and fixed
income securities. TC Services provides retail brokerage services under the name “TIAA Brokerage
Services.” As noted above, TC Services provides investment advisory services as a registered investment
adviser to individuals under the name APS.
TIAA provides a variety of services that are material to TC Services’ investment advisory activities,
including administrative, legal, and marketing support. All TC Services personnel are employees of, or
contracted through, TIAA. Certain officers and directors of TC Services also serve in similar capacities with
other affiliates. TC Services has also entered into an arrangement with TIAA Wealth Investment
Management LLC (“WIM” or “Sub-Adviser”), effective January 1, 2026, an affiliated SEC registered
investment adviser wholly owned by TIAA, whereby the Sub-Adviser’s personnel formulate the investment
advice for the Program. These relationships result in conflicts of interest described throughout this Disclosure
Brochure and are mitigated, through such disclosures, among other mitigation efforts, as described
throughout.
This Disclosure Brochure describes the Program, its services, and the fees you pay when you enroll in the
Program. It also describes the compensation APS and its affiliates receive in connection with the services
provided through the Program. You should carefully consider the information set forth in this Disclosure
Brochure in your evaluation of, and continued enrollment in, the Program.
The primary points of contact for Program clients are APS’s investment adviser representatives, available in
person or by phone, referred to as Wealth Management Advisors (“WMAs”), and investment adviser
representatives available by phone, referred to as Wealth Advisors (formerly Advisory Consultants)
(“WAs”). In addition, Financial Planning Advisors (“FPAs”) help support certain WMAs and their clients.
WMAs, WAs, and FPAs are collectively referred to as “Advisors.” Advisors can recommend that you open,
contribute to, and/or consolidate (through a rollover or transfer) assets into Program accounts, help you enroll
in the Program, and help fulfill client service requests for your Program account. These functions are referred
to in this brochure as “Sales, Enrollment, and Servicing” activities. Advisors also may help fulfill client
service requests regarding the Program, but those requests may also be fulfilled by our TC Services client-
facing broker-dealer registered representatives who do not make recommendations (“Representatives”) and
TC Services registered representatives who make broker-dealer recommendations (“Consultants”).
Consultants and Representatives are acting in a limited capacity, as described in Item 4 under “Sales,
Enrollment, and Servicing and the Role of Advisors.” Advisors, Consultants and Representatives are
collectively referred to as “Financial Professionals.”
In addition to the Program, APS also provides other managed account and investment advisory services as
described in Item 6 under “Other Advisory Services.” TIAA and TC Services maintain a website, available
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at https://www.tiaa.org/relationshipdisclosures, which contains this Disclosure Brochure, the TC Services
Form ADV Part 2A disclosure brochure, and other important disclosures related to TC Services’ products
and services.
The Portfolio Advisor Program
The Program is a fee-based discretionary investment program that currently manages customized model
portfolios of diversified investments in mutual funds and exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) (mutual funds and
ETFs are collectively referred to as “Funds”). Funds that are sponsored, managed, advised, distributed,
and/or manufactured by TIAA affiliates (“Affiliated Funds”) are included in substantially all of the
Program’s model portfolios. See “Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees” in this Item 4. The
Program offers:
• A carefully constructed portfolio formulated by the Sub-Adviser and third-party advisers, as described
in this Item 4 under “Engagement of Service Providers to Formulate Advice.” The Program provides
clients with the option of selecting from investment preferences such as tax minimization, income, and
socially responsible investing, among other preferences. The flexibility and choices help to generate
more than 1,000 model portfolios, over 14 preference options, and 7 levels of risk tolerance.
• A rigorous investment process for asset allocation, including automated rebalancing, ongoing
management, and oversight, as well as detailed tracking and reporting for your Program account.
• Advisors who are available to help you determine whether the Program is appropriate for you based upon
your investment needs and preferences by making recommendations to open, contribute to, or
consolidate assets into a Program account, provide assistance regarding your enrollment in the Program,
and address client servicing requests while enrolled in the Program.
Your Advisor is backed by a team of investment professionals. See “Sales, Enrollment, and Servicing and
the Role of Advisors” in this Item 4.
In the future, the Program also may expand the types of securities included in client portfolios beyond Funds.
See “Other Investments” in this Item 4.
Scope of Services and Applicable Standards.
This section describes the scope of the registered investment adviser (“RIA”) services provided by APS, the
separate broker-dealer services provided by TC Services’ broker-dealer division, and the standards of care
that apply to each. Under the standards applicable to each, we are required to act in your best interest and not
put our interests ahead of yours. There are also important differences in the standards and the way we make
money for our services, as described herein.
Standard of Care for the Program, Investment Management Services and the Sales, Enrollment and
Servicing Activities. TC Services provides the Program, its investment management services, and the
“Sales, Enrollment, and Servicing” activities performed by Advisors for the Program as an RIA through
its APS division and is subject to a fiduciary duty under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended
(“Advisers Act”). This means that APS and its Advisors are required to act in your best interest pursuant to
duties of loyalty and care. These duties require us to either avoid or mitigate material conflicts of interest
with clients, and to provide Program clients with disclosure of such conflicts of interest. The duties also
require us to provide ongoing monitoring of our recommendations to open, contribute to, or consolidate
assets into a Program account as defined in our disclosures and/or agreements for the advisory services. See
“Review of Accounts” under Item 9 for information on the review of recommendations.
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Additionally, there are two circumstances under which we are subject to a fiduciary duty under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“IRC”), the Employee Retirement Securities Act of 1974 (“ERISA”),
and our internal policies in connection with the Program. They are as follows:
• Program Investment Management Services. The investment management services APS provides to
Program accounts that are individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”) or employer sponsored
retirement plans (“Plans”) subject to ERISA are subject to an additional fiduciary obligation under
the IRC and ERISA, respectively, that requires us to avoid certain conflicts of interest, which we do
through compliance with applicable Department of Labor Advisory Opinions and Prohibited
Transaction Exemptions. We collectively refer to this duty as a “Plan Advice Fiduciary Duty.”
Generally, a Plan Advice Fiduciary Duty requires us to avoid conflicts of interest. Specifically, we
provide an Affiliated Fund fee credit to employer sponsored Plans and IRAs enrolled in the Program
as described in this Item 4 under “Affiliated Fund Fee Credit –IRA or Plan Fee Credit.”
• Retirement Plan Enrollment and Rollover Transfer Recommendations. Recommendations by an
Advisor to enroll in the Program through an IRA, or an employer Plan subject to ERISA, and/or roll
over or transfer assets into or from an IRA or an employer Plan subject to ERISA (together,
“Covered Recommendations”) are also subject to a fiduciary duty under the IRC and ERISA,
respectively. When we make Covered Recommendations to you, we are fiduciaries within the
meaning of Title I of ERISA and/or the IRC, as applicable, which are laws governing retirement
accounts. The way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests when we make
Covered Recommendations, so we must operate under an impartial conduct standard and internal
policies and procedures that require us to act in your best interest and not put our interests ahead of
yours. Certain Plans (like governmental plans) are not covered by ERISA; however, our internal
policies and procedures require us to adhere to the same fiduciary standard when we provide Covered
Recommendations on non-ERISA Plan assets.
Broker-Dealer Services Provided Outside of the Program. TC Services also provides broker-dealer
services through its Advisors and Consultants. Any securities transactions recommended outside of the
Program and its Sales, Enrollment, and Servicing are provided to you by TC Services, through its Financial
Professionals acting in their capacity as registered broker-dealer representatives -- for example, any specific
investment recommendations provided for your employer-sponsored Plan record kept at TIAA (“Employer
Plan(s) at TIAA”). These broker-dealer recommendations and any subsequent implementation are separate
and distinct from our investment advisory services offered as an RIA.
Except when we provide Covered Recommendations, as discussed above, when acting in a broker-dealer
capacity, the recommendations provided are subject to a best interest standard under Regulation Best Interest
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Reg BI”). Reg BI requires us to act in your best interest at the time
we make the recommendations without placing our interests ahead of yours. When acting in a broker-dealer
capacity, we also must observe high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade
under FINRA rules. Under an applicable broker-dealer best interest standard, however, TC Services does not
assume or agree to any ongoing duties with respect to these recommendations. We do not charge for our
recommendations we provide as a broker-dealer, although you will bear the underlying costs of the associated
investments if you implement the recommendations.
Our Financial Professionals who solicit insurance products, such as annuities and life insurance, also are
licensed insurance agents and are subject to standards of care under applicable state insurance laws.
We do not have an investment advisory relationship with you when acting as a broker-dealer or insurance
agent. Additionally, we do not have a fiduciary obligation to you when acting as a broker-dealer or insurance
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agent, except for when we provide Covered Recommendations to you with respect to your Plan or IRA at
TIAA. We have a fiduciary obligation for these recommendations under other federal laws and our internal
policies as set forth in additional disclosures you will receive at or before the time we provide such
recommendations. Separately, a few states impose a fiduciary standard of conduct more broadly on the
various types of investment recommendations we make as a broker-dealer to their residents under their
respective laws. Additionally, some, but not all, of our Financial Professionals hold the Certified Financial
Planner (“CFP”) designation and are bound by the CFP Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct which
requires they meet a fiduciary standard when making investment recommendations.
While both the fiduciary duty standard under the Advisers Act and the broker-dealer best interest standard
under Reg BI require us to act in your best interest and not put our interests ahead of yours, a fiduciary duty
under the Advisers Act is a broader duty. Regarding the Program, the fiduciary duty applicable to APS
includes, among other things, the duty to provide ongoing advice as defined by the scope of the advisory
relationship and as set forth in our disclosures and/or agreements for the advisory services. The scope of our
investment advisory services differs depending on the advisory service we provide. Accordingly, the
fiduciary duty that extends to our registered investment advisory services is specific to each service and lasts
for the duration of the service. Specifically:
• For the Program, the fiduciary duty extends to our recommendation of the account and the portfolio
management of your enrolled assets and lasts for as long as you are enrolled in the Program.
• For our advisory financial planning services, the fiduciary duty extends only to the provision of the
financial plan and ends after an Advisor delivers the report generated in connection with such
services. For additional information on APS’ financial planning services, see the TC Services APS
disclosure brochure at https://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/tc_adv_program.pdf.
• For broker-dealer services, which include recommendations, the best interest standard applies only
at the time of the recommendation.
Financial Professionals Acting in Different Capacities with the Same Client. As an example of how our
Advisors may act in different capacities, during your interaction with an Advisor you may receive:
• A financial plan in which your Advisor acts as an investment adviser representative;
• A broker-dealer recommendation in which your Advisor acts as a broker-dealer representative (and
insurance agent for annuity transactions), such as recommendations on how to allocate assets within
your Employer Plan(s) at TIAA; and/or
• A recommendation to enroll in, contribute to, or consolidate assets into a Program account, assistance
with enrolling in the Program, and/or ongoing servicing of your Program account, such as the
periodic outreach described below, where your Advisor acts as an investment adviser representative.
This chart below summarizes the types of investment advisory and broker-dealer services we provide:
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We provide investment advisory services
under a fiduciary duty when . . .
We provide recommendations to you as a
broker-dealer service under a best
interest standard* when . . .
• We provide you with the financial planning
services described in a separate disclosure
document that you receive with that service.
• We provide you with an Investment Plan
report or otherwise
recommend you
purchase or sell specific investments within
your employer Plans record kept by TIAA
(“TIAA Plan”), the TIAA IRAs, or certain
TIAA annuities;
• We recommend you open, contribute to, or
enroll in a brokerage account, self-directed
IRA or variable annuity, TIAA Plan,
including consolidating assets via an IRA, or
plan rollover or transfer; or
• You enroll in the TIAA Portfolio Advisor or
TIAA Personal Portfolio (closed to new
investors) wrap fee programs, the Private
Asset Management managed account
program (together the “TIAA Managed
Accounts”), or other managed account
services, and we manage your account on an
ongoing basis.
• We recommend you create a lifetime income
stream by annuitizing affiliated annuity
holdings at TIAA.
• We recommend that you open, contribute
to, or consolidate assets into our TIAA
Managed Accounts.
* As described above, our broker-dealer services involving the recommendations described above for your Plan and IRA assets at
TIAA also are subject to a fiduciary standard of conduct under other federal laws or our internal policies. Separately, a few states
impose a fiduciary standard of conduct more broadly on these investment recommendations that we make as a broker-dealer to
their residents under their respective laws. Additionally, some, but not all, of our Financial Professionals hold the CFP designation
and are bound by the CFP Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct which requires them to meet a fiduciary standard when making
investment recommendations.
We also offer broker-dealer educational services through TIAA client-facing Financial Professionals that do
not involve a recommendation and thus are not subject to Reg BI or a separate fiduciary standard, including:
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Information about investing;
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Information about accounts/products available at TIAA;
• Education and enrollment services, including help with contributions, servicing, and distribution needs
for your TIAA Plans and other TIAA accounts; and
• Various educational online tools and calculators available through TIAA.org.
For more information on these services, see our Form CRS and Reg BI disclosures which can be found at
https://www.tiaa.org/relationshipdisclosures.
Program Investment Management Services
This section describes the investment management services provided with a Program account.
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Model-Based Portfolios. A variety of model portfolios are used to manage Program accounts. The model
portfolios are designed to address a wide range of investor needs, from very aggressive to very conservative
risk tolerance levels. Based on a review of your risk tolerance, investment time horizon, preferences for
certain investment strategies, investment options that are available through the Program (referred to as
“Client Preferences”), and other information that you provide via a Program questionnaire, you will receive
an investment strategy proposal (“Program Proposal”) containing asset allocation and portfolio investments
from a series of models created for the Program. Thereafter your assets will be managed in accordance with
the appropriate portfolio. Adjustments will be made to the model portfolios from time to time, in
consideration of changes in market conditions, client needs, and other factors such as periodic asset allocation
changes -- and in a manner that is consistent with the long-term orientation of the Program as described in
Item 6 under “Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss.”
Portfolio Investments. The Program currently uses a variety of Funds to build a portfolio of diversified
holdings appropriate for clients enrolled in the Program. The Program, at APS’ discretion, will use all or a
subset of these Funds to construct the model portfolios.
APS, by itself or through its Sub-Adviser, selects investments from the universe of Funds (including
Affiliated Funds) that are available through the fund platform sponsored by the Program’s qualified
custodian, BNY Pershing, LLC (“Pershing”), and that do not include a surcharge on purchases and sales of
the Fund or a Fund’s share class (the “Universe”). APS may from time to time utilize Funds or Fund share
classes that may become subject to the surcharge (and in those instances APS will, under its current policy,
bear the cost). APS has a conflict of interest in deciding to exclude Funds or Fund share classes that would
result in additional trading expenses, such as surcharges, because doing so allows APS to minimize its own
costs. By imposing this limitation, the Program excludes Funds or Fund share classes that do in some cases
have superior performance, lower expense ratios, and/or other potentially more favorable investment metrics,
and would otherwise be selected for use in the Program by the Sub-Adviser or the third-party adviser if not
for this limitation imposed by APS. The Program seeks to mitigate this conflict by disclosing it to you.
Share Class Selection. Mutual funds generally offer several share classes to investors. Each share class
invests in the same portfolio of underlying securities and has the same investment objectives or policies.
However, their fees, expenses, and initial investment minimums differ. When constructing model portfolios,
the Program generally uses share classes of mutual funds that are in the Universe and designed for
institutional use. Other share classes will be used in the event that: (i) share classes designed for institutional
use are not offered by the mutual fund complex, (ii) the Program is ineligible for share classes designed for
institutional use based on criteria set forth in the mutual fund’s prospectus, or (iii) the Program is not granted
a waiver to use share classes designed for institutional use by the mutual fund complex. Some traditional
mutual funds have received approval from the SEC to offer ETFs organized as share classes of such funds.
When available, such ETF share classes will be evaluated using similar criteria as described above, in
addition to other potential benefits (e.g., tax efficient transitions and access to liquidity).
Share classes designed for institutional use typically do not charge Rule 12b-1 fees but may charge other
fund fees for distribution, administrative, sub-transfer agency, or shareholder services (referred to as “Other
Fund Fees”), as disclosed in each mutual fund’s prospectus. Where the Program invests in share classes that
charge Rule 12b-1 fees or Other Fund Fees, APS’ policy is to credit any portion of that fee received by TC
Services from the Fund to your Program account as described in this Item 4 under “Rule 12b-1 and Other
Fund Fees.” Other Program service providers, such as Pershing, receive Rule 12b-1 fees and Other Fund
Fees in connection with Funds held in Program accounts independent from TC Services. TC Services does
not reimburse these fees that are paid to and retained by these service providers.
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The Program will periodically monitor your investments for eligibility to use share classes designed for
institutional use within the Universe and convert your shares when operationally feasible at the Program’s
discretion. For mutual funds that offer ETF share classes, the Program also may consider converting your
traditional mutual fund share class to an ETF share class, if suitable and operationally feasible. The Program
does not guarantee that you will always be invested in the most favorable share class offered by a mutual
fund complex or that more favorable share classes will be made available in the Program.
When you transfer Fund shares into your Program account for any reason, TC Services does not convert or
exchange your holdings in these Funds to a more favorable share class except for: (i) specific circumstances
related to “Legacy Assets,” (as defined and described in this Item 4 under “Securities Transferred into
Program Account for Retention,”), and (ii) shares transferred into the Program for sale that otherwise would
be selected by the Program at its discretion for use in your model portfolio, (as described in this Item 4 under
“Funding”).
Program accounts in employer sponsored Plans are typically subject to ERISA and may be eligible for share
classes with lower expenses than share classes designed for institutional use, such as, for example, retirement
share classes. TC Services will not utilize share classes that are only available to a select number of accounts
in the Program. Accordingly, accounts subject to ERISA may be able to qualify for lower cost share classes
outside of this Program.
Other Investments. APS believes that Funds are appropriate investment vehicles for the Program for
reasons of diversification and expense. APS may in the future expand the types of securities included in the
Program beyond Funds. APS will provide you with thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of any such
expansion to the Program.
Additionally, APS may remove current or incorporate new portfolio strategies. APS reserves the right to
charge fees for such strategies that differ from the Program Fees described in this Item 4. APS will not
remove current strategies in your Program Account without prior notice to you or incorporate new strategies
into your Program account without your prior agreement.
From time to time, certain strategies may not be available to all clients within the Program. For example, for
pilot purposes, some strategies may be made available to employees or a subset of employees of TIAA who
are enrolled in the Program. Such employees’ Program accounts otherwise will be subject to the same terms
and conditions as all clients enrolled in the Program, except for any promotions or discounts described in
this Item 4 under “Program Fees.”
Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees. Affiliated Funds are included in substantially all of
the Program’s model portfolios (and the Program accounts of clients following each model), subject to the
quantitative and qualitative investment selection and evaluation criteria described in Item 6 under “Methods
of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss.” As a result of the qualitative component, Affiliated
Funds can be selected for inclusion in a model portfolio even if they rank quantitatively lower in terms of
performance and/or other investment metrics than unaffiliated Funds. You could own Funds that rank
quantitatively higher in terms of performance and/or other investment metrics outside of the Program.
The amount of Affiliated Funds included in your Program account will vary depending on the model portfolio
assigned based on your risk tolerance and time horizon, as well as your Client Preferences. If you select a
Client Preference for Affiliated Funds, a significant portion of your Program account will be allocated to
Affiliated Funds and could even be comprised solely of Affiliated Funds and cash. Even if you do not select
a Client Preference for Affiliated Funds, your selection of certain Client Preferences will still result in a
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significant allocation to Affiliated Funds, and will, in some instances, result in allocations to Affiliated Funds
that are comparable to those in model portfolios in which clients have selected a Client Preference for
Affiliated Funds. Clients who prefer not to invest in Affiliated Funds have the option to select the Client
Preference for portfolio construction decisions to be sourced exclusively through parties external to TIAA,
resulting in a portfolio consisting only of actively managed unaffiliated Funds (currently not ETFs). For
information regarding the target amounts of Affiliated Funds included in the various model portfolios, and a
discussion of the use of Affiliated Funds in connection with specific Client Preferences, see “Client
Preferences and Affiliated Funds” in Item 6.
The Program Proposal you receive at the time of your enrollment sets forth the initial anticipated asset
allocation and lists the corresponding specific investments, including Affiliated Funds, to be used in the
management of your Program account. Please note that both the allocation and the specific investments used
for your Program account are subject to change. You should refer to your quarterly performance reports
(which can be requested from your Advisor) and online account information, which show the current
composition of your Program account holdings and specific percentage allocation to each investment in your
Program account, including Affiliated Funds.
TIAA and its affiliates have a conflict of interest in selecting Affiliated Funds for Program accounts because
TIAA affiliates earn compensation for advisory, distribution, and administrative services provided to the
Affiliated Funds. This compensation is in addition to the Program Fee, resulting in the receipt of two levels
of fees by TIAA and its affiliates. We seek to address the conflict associated with investing Program accounts
in Affiliated Funds in multiple ways, including disclosing the conflict of interest in this Disclosure Brochure
and providing you with detailed information about your Program account’s allocation to individual positions.
We allow you to select a Client Preference for your advice to be sourced from an independent third party,
and those portfolios will not be populated with any Affiliated Funds. We also seek to mitigate this conflict
for IRAs and Program accounts subject to the IRC and ERISA (but not taxable accounts) by providing fee
credits to offset the underlying fund affiliated management fees and to all Program accounts by providing
reimbursements of Rule 12b-1 fees and Other Fund Fees as described in this Item 4 under “Program Fees.”
These additional fees may be significant, both in absolute dollar amounts and relative to TIAA’s net income,
and the receipt and retention by TIAA and its affiliates of these fees creates an incentive for TIAA to cause
the Program to select and continue to retain Affiliated Funds over unaffiliated Funds. A more detailed
discussion of the additional fees that TIAA and its affiliates receive from the use of Affiliated Funds in the
Program and the ways we address this conflict of interest appear throughout this Item 4 and in Item 6 of this
Disclosure Brochure. You should consider this additional Fund-related compensation when evaluating the
amount and appropriateness of the fees we earn in connection with your Program account and the Program
overall.
Rebalancing. The model portfolio used in connection with your Program account will be monitored daily
for drift versus target asset allocations and portfolio weightings. When market conditions or deposits to and
withdrawals from your Program account cause your assets to deviate over time from the model portfolio used
to manage your Program account, and such deviations become materially significant (as determined by the
Program’s parameters), then your Program account will be rebalanced to align it more closely with the model
portfolio, provided your Program account meets the minimum balance requirements as described in this Item
4 under “Funding.”
The Program’s current approach to rebalancing employs a rebalancing strategy that applies a percentage
threshold for overweight assets and a dollar threshold for underweight assets. Rebalancing occurs when
assets are deemed materially overweight or underweight (taking into account Fund allocation parameters and
the Program account size), and when sufficient cash has been accumulated. The intent of this process is to:
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participate in the potential momentum for appreciation (avoiding purchases of declining assets); control
trading costs; and provide for efficient and timely rebalancing activity. The Program parameters and
methodology for rebalancing are determined by, and may be changed by, APS (and the Sub-Adviser) at its
discretion and without notice to you.
Investment Restrictions. You may impose reasonable restrictions upon the management of your Program
account by requesting, either orally or in writing, that the Program refrain from investing in certain securities
or that the Program provides an alternative security in place of a security initially purchased and held within
your Program account. For example, you may make a request for the Program to refrain from investing in a
particular Fund or to replace a particular Fund held in your Program account. The Program will not accept
any restrictions that are inconsistent with the Program’s stated investment strategy, guidelines, or philosophy
or that are inconsistent with the nature or operation of the Program. Requests for restrictions on the
underlying securities held in the Funds will not be considered reasonable and cannot be honored. Any
restrictions requested by you are subject to acceptance by APS at its discretion.
The imposition of investment restrictions may cause the performance of your Program account to differ from
that of the recommended model portfolio and may produce lower overall investment returns. In addition, a
restriction will result in a strategy that differs from the Program’s model portfolio and may not meet all your
Client Preferences, which are described in detail in Item 6. Reasonable restrictions accepted by the Program
will be reflected in your Program Proposal (if accepted upon enrollment in the Program) and in all quarterly
performance reports (which can be requested from your Advisor) following the acceptance. You may request
that existing restrictions be modified or removed by contacting your Advisor.
Securities Transferred into Program Account for Retention. You can transfer into your Program
account certain investments that you already own and wish to retain (“Legacy Assets”). The Program will
seek to incorporate Legacy Assets into your Program account but will not always be able to do so. The
Program will accept your request to retain these investments if they: (1) are identified by you upon enrollment
within the Program questionnaire or any time you make a request in writing prior to depositing securities
within an existing Program account, (2) meet the Program’s investment criteria, and (3) are on the Program’s
hold eligible list. Legacy Assets may be subject to various position, sector, industry, or asset class
concentration limits. You should discuss the eligibility of any assets you intend to transfer into a Program
account with your Advisor. Legacy Assets will be included when calculating the Program Fee in the manner
described in this Item 4 under “Program Fees.”
The inclusion of Legacy Assets may cause the performance of your Program account to differ materially
from that of the recommended model portfolio, possibly producing lower overall results, and also may impact
the Program’s ability to rebalance your Program account to align with the recommended model portfolio.
Legacy Assets will be reviewed periodically to ensure that they continue to meet the Program’s investment
criteria and are on the Program’s hold eligible list. Legacy Assets that at any time fail either to meet the
Program’s investment criteria or are no longer on the Program’s hold eligible list will be sold from your
Program account or returned to you without notice, without regard to the tax consequences to you or the
quality of the asset. Market factors and the nature of the Legacy Assets may impact the timing of the sale of
the assets.
You understand and agree that if your Legacy Assets are sold, you may incur taxes or contingent deferred
sales charges. You should consult with your tax advisor, as APS and its Advisors do not provide tax or legal
advice. With respect to certain types of securities, factors such as limited liquidity and limited pricing
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transparency and quotations may impact the price obtained when the Legacy Assets are sold or may
potentially delay the sale.
Cash Sweep. Cash balances held in your Program account are invested in a sweep option offered by TIAA
Brokerage Services’ sweep program and as provided in the Program’s Account Application (the
“Application”). Currently, the primary cash sweep offered is the EverBank sweep product (“Bank Sweep”).
TIAA Brokerage Services may change the terms and conditions of the sweep program it makes available to
brokerage accounts and therefore to Program accounts, including adding, changing, or removing available
sweeps. Your Advisor provides information, but not advice, when educating you on any sweeps.
conditions
for
more
information
available
When utilizing the Bank Sweep, cash balances in your Program account, up to a maximum deposit amount
(currently $248,500) are swept into an omnibus deposit account at EverBank. See the Bank Sweep terms and
conditions for more information available at https://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/Bank_Sweep_TC.pdf. In the
event a Program account using the Bank Sweep holds a cash balance in excess of the maximum deposit
amount, a separate overflow bank sweep product sponsored by Pershing and Reich & Tang Deposit
Solutions, LLC – the Liquid Insured Deposits product (“LIDs”) – will be used for such excess amounts.
Through LIDs, a variety of participating banks unaffiliated with TIAA receive deposits. See the LIDs terms
and
at
https://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/m/managedaccounts_lids_termsconditions.pdf. EverBank pays TC Services
an asset based fee for self-directed brokerage account balances placed in the Bank Sweep, however there are
no fees paid by EverBank to TC Services for Program assets placed in the Bank Sweep.
EverBank, as well as other banks that receive deposits through bank cash sweep vehicles, earn net income
from the difference between the amounts that the bank pays to clients and the income the bank earns on
loans, investments, and other assets.
TIAA maintains a non-controlling interest in EverBank, a national bank. Less than 10% of TIAA’s equity
interest in EverBank is a voting ownership interest. TIAA controls a board seat, in addition to its economic
interest. TIAA’s economic interest in EverBank creates a conflict of interest in addition to the compensation
we and our affiliates earn when we refer clients to EverBank or recommend brokerage accounts and TIAA
IRAs that utilize the EverBank cash sweep options or deposits within the accounts.
Use of the Bank Sweep presents a conflict of interest for APS because: (1) TC Services earns compensation
(an asset based fee) based on the amount of assets in the Bank Sweep from non-managed brokerage accounts
(TC Services does not earn any fees for Program assets placed in the Bank Sweep); (2) TIAA owns a minority
interest in EverBank, and EverBank earns compensation on deposits it accepts through the Bank Sweep; and,
(3) TIAA benefits by having agreed to use the Bank Sweep for a pre-determined amount of time in the
Program even when other options could generate a higher yield for you. Note however that EverBank must
maintain the Bank Sweep rates at a rate that is no less than the rates offered by LIDs. Should the Bank Sweep
rates not meet the minimum requisite rate, TC Services may replace the Bank Sweep with a more
advantageous cash option in the Program. EverBank sets the interest rates for deposits through the Bank
Sweep, and interest rates paid on deposits in the Bank Sweep will vary from, and may be lower than, interest
earned on other sweep vehicles offered outside the Program. Further, EverBank is not obligated to pay
Program clients the same rate as paid to its other customers, and the interest rate paid to Program clients may
be lower than that paid to other bank customers based on the terms of service being offered. The interests of
EverBank with respect to the setting of this rate are different from yours – the higher the deposit amount and
the lower the interest rate paid, the more EverBank earns.
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APS seeks to address the conflicts of interest associated with the use of the Bank Sweep in the Program by:
(1) excluding cash balances held in your Program account when calculating the Program Fee; (2) providing
disclosure of these conflicts in this Disclosure Brochure; (3) monitoring the Bank Sweep rate to ensure that
the applicable rate applied to Program accounts meets the minimum rate level; (4) excluding Program assets
placed in the Bank Sweep when determining the asset-based fee that EverBank pays TC Services for
brokerage assets place in the Bank Sweep; and, (5) targeting your portfolio’s allocation to cash at 1%. Note,
however, the amount of cash held in your Program account can exceed or drop below the 1% target cash
allocation based on market fluctuations, when funds you have deposited into your Program account are
awaiting investment, and/or in instances where you direct us to liquidate securities in your Program account.
Program accounts will be rebalanced to achieve a 1% target cash allocation once certain parameters are
reached, as described in this Item 4 under “Rebalancing.”
Current rates for the Bank Sweep can be accessed at https://www.tiaa.org/public/invest/financial-
products/brokerage-accounts/interest-rate-disclosure or by calling (800) 927-3059. Sweep options available
outside of the Program can pay higher rates.
Program Costs
Program Fees. You will be charged an asset-based “Program Fee” for participation in the Program
according to a fee schedule that varies depending on when the Program account is opened. The Program Fee
may change upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to you, and you will be deemed to have consented if you
remain enrolled in the Program subsequent to the notice period.
Fee Schedules: This Disclosure Brochure describes only the fee schedule applicable to new Program
accounts that meet all of the following conditions: (i) were opened on or after July 3, 2017; and (ii) were not
held directly by a pre-existing Program account holder or for the benefit of a spouse, parent, child, or anyone
else residing at the same address as a pre-existing Program account holder, subject to the notice requirement
and other householding rules described herein.
Portfolio Advisor Blended Fee Schedule
Value Bracket
Annual Fee as %
First $150,000
1.15%
Next $150,001 - $300,000
1.00%
Next $300,001 - $750,000
0.85%
Next $750,001 - $1,000,000
0.75%
Next $1,000,001 - $1,500,000
0.70%
Next $1,500,001 - $3,000,000
0.65%
Next $3,000,001 - $4,000,000
0.60%
Next $4,000,001 - $5,000,000
0.50%
Over $5,000,000
0.40%
This blended fee schedule is used to calculate your Program Fee by applying different rates to portions of
your aggregate Program account value based on the brackets shown above. As the market value of a Program
account reaches a higher breakpoint, only the assets within that higher tier are charged the lower rate. This
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results in a blended effective fee rate that will be charged to your Program account. If your Program account
does not meet the foregoing conditions, please speak with your Advisor or consult your Advisory Agreement
(as defined below) for the fee schedule applicable to your account.
Cash Balances: Irrespective of the applicable fee schedule, the Program includes cash balances (i.e., those
held in the Bank Sweep or other cash sweep options) when calculating the aggregate value of your Program
account for purposes of meeting fee breakpoints, but excludes cash balances held in your Program account
when calculating the Program Fee.
Householding Rules: You should notify your Advisor if you wish to apply “householding” rules to your
accounts for fee reduction purposes. Householding is an aggregation process that can help lower your blended
Program Fee rate by adding together the amounts in your household members’ Program accounts to achieve
higher account values (and thus more favorable breakpoints) than available to an individual Program account.
Program accounts held directly by you, or for the benefit of a spouse, parent, child, or anyone else residing
at the same address as you, qualify for householding. The Program Fee breakpoints are set forth in the fee
schedules above based on the Program account value. Householding of related Program accounts will result
in the receipt of a single combined quarterly performance report per household. By householding related
Program accounts, you authorize APS to share your Program account performance information with other
account holders in your specified household. Householding of related Program accounts does not authorize
others in your household to conduct transactions in your Program account. Notify your Advisor if you would
like to discontinue your participation in householding.
Other Fees and Expenses. Your Program account will be subject to the following additional fees and
expenses, when applicable.
Two Levels of Fees and Expenses - Costs and Expenses of Underlying Funds: The Program Fee does not
include any fees, costs, and expenses inherent in the underlying Funds, including investment advisory,
administrative, distribution, transfer agent, custodial, legal, audit, and other customer fees and expenses or
contingent deferred sales charges or redemption fees related to investments in these products which are
described in the relevant prospectus or similar disclosure documents. Consequently, this means that as a
participant in the Program, you will bear two levels of fees and expenses. You will bear directly the Program
Fee and also bear indirectly the Fund fees and expenses as a Fund shareholder; except in connection with
IRAs (and other qualified accounts subject to ERISA) that are enrolled in the Program, you will receive a
credit for investments in Affiliated Funds held in such accounts. See “Affiliated Fund Fee Credit –IRA or
Plan Fee Credit” in this Item 4. The fees and expenses of the Program, along with the fees and expenses that
will be borne by each Program client as an investor in the underlying Funds, may be lower or higher than
those imposed by other investment programs offered by TIAA affiliates.
As described in this Item 4 under “Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees,” TC Services and certain
other TIAA affiliates receive compensation for services they provide to Affiliated Funds, including but not
limited to advisory, distribution, and administrative services. Such Fund-related compensation will be in
addition to the Program Fee and is a conflict of interest. You should consider this additional Fund related
compensation when evaluating the amount and appropriateness of the fees we earn in connection with your
Program account and the Program.
Rule 12b-1 and Other Fund Fees: Among the fees you bear indirectly as a Fund shareholder are Rule 12b-
1 fees and Other Fund Fees that are paid by certain share classes of mutual funds and by ETFs held in
Program accounts. The Program’s policy is to credit any portion of these fees received by TC Services from
the Fund to your Program account. Other service providers, such as Pershing, receive Rule 12b-1 fees and
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Other Fund Fees in connection with Funds held in Program accounts independently from APS, and APS does
not reimburse these fees to Program clients. Please consult the prospectus and statement of additional
information of a particular Fund for more information concerning these fees. See “Share Class Selection” in
this Item 4 for more information on the share classes used in the Program.
Other Costs: The Program Fee is a “wrap fee” that covers the fees and costs associated with providing you
with an Advisor or a team of Advisors, managing your Program account, developing the Program’s advice,
custody of Program assets, trade execution through TIAA Brokerage Services, client reporting, and
redemption fees resulting from mutual fund trades.
in
Item
4
under
“Program
Agreements”), which
you
can
find
The Program Fee does not include costs associated with additional services requested by you or other
brokerage account transactional fees, which are provided or performed by TC Services’ clearing broker and
the Program’s qualified custodian, Pershing. They include, but are not limited to, wire or electronic fund
transfer fees, overnight delivery fees, duplicate statement fees, account transfer fees, reorganization fees,
administrative fees, agent servicing fees, direct registration fees, dividend reinvestment fees, extension fees,
foreign dividend/custody/settlement fees, returned check fees, share class exchange fees, special product
fees, stop payment fees, termination fees, Section 31 fees, voluntary reorganization fees, or any contingent
deferred sales charges that may be incurred upon the sale of a security transferred into the Program account
at your request. A schedule of these fees is available in your current Brokerage Agreement (as defined and
at
described
https://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/BrokerageAccountCustomerAgreement.pdf. TIAA Brokerage Services may
change the fee schedule in the Brokerage Agreement, subject to applicable notification requirements.
Payment, Waivers, and Credits.
Payment of the Program Fee: The Program Fee is payable quarterly in arrears. It is calculated by multiplying
the daily trade date market value of the Program account by the pro-rata daily Program Fee (the “daily fee
calculation”) and summing the value of the daily fee calculations during the preceding quarter. The Program
determines market value in reliance upon published net asset values and prices reported on national
exchanges. Should neither be available for a particular security, the Program will price the relevant security
based upon fair valuation principles that estimate what the security would bring upon sale. The Program Fee
will be deducted from the Program account on a quarterly basis, generally within thirty (30) business days
after each quarter’s end, by charging cash balances or redeeming Fund shares within the Program account.
The redemption of Fund shares is a taxable event for non-tax advantaged accounts of Program clients. The
Program Fee for partial quarters (i.e., upon the inception or termination of a Program account) will be
prorated.
Waivers and Discounts: The Program reserves the right to offset, reduce or discount the Program Fee at its
discretion or to offer other promotions, including for promotional events that may result in complimentary
or reduced advisory fees for prospective or current clients (based on new assets, referrals, or other
conditions). Certain promotions may be reserved for TIAA employees and/or for family members of TIAA
employees. These promotions may include additional Program account services, products, bonus payments,
fee waivers, discounts, and other forms of incentive. These promotions create a conflict of interest in
requiring you to maintain certain levels of assets managed through the Program in order to become eligible
to receive an incentive, bonus, or additional compensation. We address these conflicts by disclosing the terms
and conditions of any such promotions to you. TC Services may decide to negotiate fees, at its discretion.
Affiliated Fund Fee Credit –IRAs or Plan Fee Credit: For IRAs and accounts subject to ERISA that are
enrolled in the Program, the Program Fee will be reduced by a fee credit for revenue that TIAA affiliates
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receive and retain as a result of assets invested in Affiliated Funds. The fee credit will equal the sum of (i)
the investment management portion (including advisory and sub-advisory fees) of the Affiliated Fund’s
expenses that TIAA affiliates retain in connection with the Affiliated Funds held in the Program account,
and (ii) the administrative and other fees that TIAA affiliates retain from such Affiliated Funds that are
included in the Affiliated Fund’s expenses. The fee credit amount generally will exclude any reimbursable
expenses paid by the Affiliated Funds to TIAA affiliates which are reasonable direct expenses of the TIAA
affiliates. This includes expenses such as salaries of affiliated personnel attributable to work performed for
the Affiliated Funds held in the Program account and third-party custodial fees and transfer agent fees
associated with the Affiliated Funds held in the Program account. The fee credit amount will vary depending
upon the particular Affiliated Fund held in the Program account, as the amount of fees subject to the fee
credit differs from Affiliated Fund to Affiliated Fund. The Affiliated Fund investment adviser (a TIAA
affiliate) may pay TC Services an amount equal to a portion of the fee credit amount. This payment will not
affect the fee credit applied to any Program account.
While the fee credit reduces the Program Fee paid by you resulting in lower investing costs (than if you were
to bear those costs in addition to the Program Fee) and a corresponding increased share of any investment
returns, a reduced Program Fee does not assure portfolio gains as portfolio performance ultimately is
dependent on the performance of the combination of Funds selected for investment as well as the
performance of the underlying investments within each Fund.
Investing Directly in Program Securities: In most cases, you are able to invest directly in the Funds
purchased within the Program, without enrolling in the Program and incurring the Program Fee, but in that
event, you would not receive the advice available to Program clients and may not be eligible to purchase or
retain the same share classes in which the Program invests. The Program may cost you more or less than
purchasing the services provided under the Program separately depending in part upon the size of your
Program account, subsequent deposits and withdrawals, the frequency of your transactions, and the cost and
availability of similar advice available outside of the Program. The Program does not include advice on assets
held outside of the Program, nor does it monitor assets you hold outside of the Program.
Additional Information About the Program
Engagement of Service Providers to Formulate Advice. APS engages its affiliate, WIM (the Sub-
Adviser), as well as third-party advisers to formulate advice for the Program, which APS oversees as
described in Item 6 under “Review of Third-Party Service Providers and Sources of Investment Advice.”
The Sub-Adviser also handles the purchase and sale of securities for Program accounts. APS has entered
into an agreement with the Sub-Adviser for these services, and APS pays the Sub-Adviser an annualized
rate of 6.25 basis points based upon the amount of Program assets advised by the Sub-Adviser.
Additionally, APS engages a third-party adviser, for a flat annual fee of $60,000, to determine the mutual
fund selections in your Program account, should you select a Client Preference for advice sourced from a
third party, as described in Item 6 under “Description of Client Preferences – Sources of Investment
Advice” (“External Adviser”). An unaffiliated third-party provider also is engaged and compensated by
TIAA, on behalf of APS and other affiliates, to provide asset allocations for use throughout the TIAA
organization (“Allocation Provider”). If you select a Client Preference for advice sourced from a third
party, your allocations will be developed by the Allocation Provider, and your funds will be selected by the
External Adviser.
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After payment of these fees and other Program expenses, APS receives the remainder of the Program
revenue. Other TIAA affiliates serve as the investment advisers to the Affiliated Funds and receive fees from
each such Fund for their investment management services, as described in this Item 4 under “About TIAA.”
Engagement of Operational Vendor. The Program relies on a financial technology vendor for certain
operational and trading functions. TIAA has an ownership interest in this vendor, which creates a conflict of
interest because TC Services has an incentive to select and continue using this vendor for the Program. TC
Services addresses this conflict by disclosing it to clients and by subjecting the vendor to due diligence.
Additionally, clients are not directly responsible for payments to this vendor.
Sales, Enrollment, and Servicing and the Role of Advisors. Sales, Enrollment, and Servicing for the
Program includes recommendations by Advisors to open, contribute to, or consolidate assets (through a
rollover or transfer) into a Program account, as well as enrollment assistance and fulfillment of client
administrative service requests for the Program account. Recommendations to open, contribute to, or
consolidate assets (through a rollover or transfer) into Program accounts typically occur alongside or
following the delivery of our financial planning services, which are described in a separate disclosure
brochure that is delivered to you at or before the time of such services and are made for clients with sufficient
assets where enrollment in the Program can help meet the client’s general investing and financial planning
goals and is in the client’s best interest.
An Advisor will meet with you to assess whether the Program is in your best interest based on your
investment needs and preferences, objectives, and financial circumstances. Typically, the Advisor will
consider the following objectives and circumstances:
• product minimums (whether you can meet the minimum investment requirement);
•
•
•
fees and expenses (the advisory fee and underlying expenses for the Program account);
tax implications (potential tax consequences related to the Program account), level of service needed
(your desire to control your accounts or forego discretion);
appropriate strategy (the type of strategy you would receive in the Program account based on your
age, net worth, needs, and preferences);
• other alternatives (other account types that may be appropriate for you); and
•
in the case of a rollover from an employer sponsored Plan, any lost benefits in moving assets to the
Program account.
Based upon the information provided, and where appropriate, Advisors can recommend that you open,
contribute assets to, or consolidate assets into a Program account.
Advisors perform Sales, Enrollment, and Servicing for the Program based on your expressed investing needs
and financial planning goals at the time of initial recommendation and enrollment, and at a point in the future
when you review your Program account with your Advisor. Advisors provide this service on behalf of TC
Services as an RIA. While Advisors are able to assess your goals and make a recommendation to enroll and
remain in the Program, as well as assist you with enrollment and servicing, Advisors do not provide advice
on how to invest assets within the Program nor manage the assets enrolled in the Program. The Program’s
advice is generated for APS by the Sub-Adviser (as described in Item 6).
Advisors also perform general support services such as transmitting documents including account opening,
closing, and disclosure documents, obtaining customer signatures, and other administrative and support
services as part of the Sales, Enrollment, and Servicing for the Program.
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TC Services has a conflict of interest when providing Sales, Enrollment, and Servicing for the Program
because the greater the market value of assets in your Program account, the more TC Services will receive
in fees. Additionally, Advisors receive compensation when you open and fund your Program account with
external assets, or fund your existing Program account with additional external assets. Therefore, they have
an incentive to encourage you to open a Program account and fund it with external assets. Generally, Advisors
can receive compensation for gathering and retaining assets in Program accounts. See “Compensation of TC
Services Financial Professionals and PMs” in Item 4 for more information on Advisors’ compensation.
These conflicts of interest create an incentive for TC Services and Advisors to recommend that you open,
contribute to, or consolidate assets into Program accounts. We mitigate these conflicts by disclosing them to
you and by requiring that all recommendations to open, contribute to, or consolidate assets into a Program
account be assessed in accordance with applicable regulatory standards to determine whether they are
appropriate for the client’s financial needs.
We have an incentive to, and typically do, recommend that clients invest in a Program account over a
brokerage account sponsored by TC Services when the client is eligible for both. More revenue is generated
for TIAA overall, and for TC Services in particular, when clients accept our recommendation to invest in a
Program account rather than a brokerage account, because the asset-based advisory fee you pay on a Program
account likely is greater than the total commissions, fees, charges, and other income that TC Services and
other TIAA entities can earn when you invest via a brokerage account.
TC Services also could recommend, and clients may be eligible to participate in, other advisory services. See
“Other Advisory Services” under Item 6 for a description of these services and the conflicts of interest
associated with recommending one service over another.
To enroll in the Program, an Advisor will meet with you in person or by phone to discuss your needs and
collect and assess pertinent information. As part of the enrollment, you must complete a Program
questionnaire that identifies your risk tolerance level, time horizon, and other information about your
investment needs. The Program questionnaire also allows you to specify preferences among different
investment strategies and options, which are described in Item 6 under “Client Preferences.” The information
that you provide in the Program questionnaire is relied upon in selecting the appropriate model portfolio for
your Program account and will continue to be relied upon in the ongoing management of your Program
account. You are responsible for the accuracy of all information provided to the Advisor in connection with
the Program.
An Advisor or a team of Advisors will serve as your primary point of contact with respect to your
participation in the Program as noted above. You should inform your Advisor of any changes to the
information you provided in the Program questionnaire or your circumstances that could impact the
management of your Program account, such as a change in risk tolerance, time horizon, investment objective,
or any Client Preference. APS will inquire with you annually to determine whether your investment
objectives, risk tolerance, and Client Preferences have changed relative to your overall financial needs
identified through the financial planning services and, if they have, can work with you to change the portfolio
in which you are invested or, where appropriate, terminate your enrollment in the Program.
APS has hired WIM as sub-advisor for the Program and oversees and monitors its performance. Advisors do
not monitor your individual account performance as part of the Sales, Enrollment and Servicing for the
Program. APS will generate quarterly performance reports (which can be requested from your Advisor) for
your Program account.
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Representatives and Consultants also may fulfill service requests for your account. Representatives and
Consultants are limited to taking your direction for certain actions related to your account, including, but not
limited to, deposits and withdrawals, changes in beneficiaries, and address changes. Representatives and
Consultants are not Advisors (i.e., they are not acting in an advisory capacity) and therefore cannot advise
you on your account or on the impact of any actions you direct for your Program account. Representatives
and Consultants do not promptly share information regarding any such actions with your Advisor. If you
have a change in circumstances that is prompting you to take action on your Program account, please contact
an Advisor.
Compensation of TC Services Financial Professionals and Portfolio Managers
Our Financial Professionals act as broker-dealer registered representatives when they provide our broker-
dealer services, including recommendations. In addition to acting as broker-dealer representatives, our
WMAs, FPAs, and WAs also provide investment advisory services. Our Portfolio Managers (“PMs”) and
their support staff provide investment advisory services but do not act as broker-dealer registered
representatives, nor do they make recommendations involving products or services. Financial Professionals
who act only as broker-dealer representatives refer clients to WMAs or WAs for investment advisory
services.
All Financial Professionals and their managers are paid a salary and are eligible for a discretionary variable
bonus ("bonus compensation"). The size of the bonus compensation is based on a number of factors,
including quantitative and qualitative performance criteria, the performance of TIAA and its affiliates,
including TC Services, and the individual performance of the Financial Professional (and in some cases on
team performance). The metrics used to assess the individual performance of our Financial Professionals
vary by service role. All Financial Professionals have an incentive to recommend, refer, or educate on
products or services available through TIAA and its affiliates, that can potentially increase the Financial
Professional’s compensation and the revenue of TIAA and its affiliates, including TC Services. As a result,
all client-facing Financial Professionals and their managers have an incentive to gather, retain, and
consolidate client assets in products and services at TIAA. When the compensation differs based on product
or service recommendations to clients, this presents a material conflict of interest.
TC Services and its Advisors have several conflicts of interest associated with our recommendations and
referrals where we earn revenue and compensation. We have conflicts of interest when we:
• Recommend you enroll in managed account solutions through TIAA and its affiliates in which we
earn additional revenue and compensation.
• Make recommendations or provide investment advice that results in you investing in affiliated
investments and funds.
• Recommend affiliated products, from which we and/or our affiliates earn revenue.
• Refer you to affiliates, including other Financial Professionals, as we earn additional revenue and
compensation.
• Refer you to third parties with whom we have agreements and from whom we receive revenue.
• Make third-party products available for which we are paid more than other third-party products.
We address these conflicts by disclosing them to you and by requiring that recommendations to open,
contribute to, or consolidate assets into TIAA products or services be reviewed, in accordance with the
applicable regulatory standard, to determine whether they are appropriate for clients' financial needs.
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Where Advisors make recommendations for TIAA Managed Accounts, compensation is determined the same
way regardless of whether the recommendation involves a retirement product or TIAA Managed Account.
Within Plans, TIAA does not differentiate pay between the different asset allocation and rebalancing services
available.
All TC Services personnel are employees of, or contracted through, TIAA.
information
about
the
compensation
of
these
roles
can
be
found
at
Additional
https://www.tiaa.org/relationshipdisclosures.
Other Payments. In certain instances, Funds (through their investment managers or other affiliated
companies) will sponsor educational events and pay expenses of Advisors attending those events. TIAA
policies require that the training or educational portion of these events comprise substantially all of the
event.
TIAA Personnel. TIAA and its affiliates have intercompany arrangements whereby one or more affiliates
share personnel for one or more purposes. Any such shared personnel are subject to the policies and
procedures of the applicable affiliate when acting on its affiliate’s behalf. Any such shared personnel will
have potentially conflicting interests when playing these various roles. For example, such personnel will not
necessarily be devoted exclusively, or even predominately, to TC Services.
TC Services Conferences. TC Services hosts internal business meetings, seminars, and conferences
(“Conferences”) for invited TC Services’ Financial Professionals. These Financial Professionals include
WMAs and WAs, members of their team (including managers), and employees who provide product,
investment, and support functions. The Conferences are organized on either a national or regional level.
Financial Planning Services and Asset Allocation Considerations. Prior to enrolling in the Program
clients typically receive point-in-time non-discretionary financial planning services, which are RIA services
described in the TC Services APS Disclosure Brochure. As a complement to the financial planning services,
clients can receive an “Investment Plan” with specific investment recommendations sourced from a third
party for Employer Plans held at TIAA and/or the TIAA/IS IRA if you hold one (collectively, your
“Retirement Plan Account(s)”). This advice is only available for your Employer Plans at TIAA where the
Plan sponsor has authorized TIAA to provide this advice to you. TC Services acts as a broker-dealer when
providing the recommendations to you (as described in Item 4 under “Scope of Services and Applicable
Standards”). These services are offered separately and are not part of the Program services, but may help
inform your overall financial planning strategy, including investing needs and risk capacity.
If you seek to balance your risk exposure among your various accounts by assigning more aggressive risk
tolerance levels to certain accounts and more conservative risk tolerance levels to other accounts in
furtherance of an overall asset allocation informed by your overall risk tolerance, you are solely responsible
for monitoring and adjusting any such risk balancing strategy and the associated asset allocation.
Optional Completion Portfolio Service
Enrollment in the “Completion Portfolio Service” was no longer available for Program accounts as of
May 14, 2021. Program accounts that had enrolled in the Completion Portfolio Service prior to that date are
handled as outlined in this Disclosure Brochure and in accordance with the Completion Portfolio Terms and
Conditions.
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The Completion Portfolio Service was designed to help you balance your overall risk exposure by allowing
you to establish a risk tolerance level for your Program account that takes into consideration, at the time you
enroll in the Completion Portfolio Service, your overall expressed risk capacity as well as the risk level of
your Retirement Plan Account(s). To remain balanced while enrolled in the Completion Portfolio Service,
you must contact your Advisor or team of Advisors to request an adjustment to the risk level associated with
your Program account upon any material changes to the composition or value of the Retirement Account(s).
See the Completion Portfolio Terms and Conditions for more information. Because the asset allocations in
your Retirement Plan Account(s) are used to determine the risk tolerance level for your Program account,
and TIAA has no authority or responsibility for managing or rebalancing assets in your Retirement Plan
Account(s) (nor any other accounts you hold outside of your Program account), you are responsible for
maintaining those asset allocations or instructing your Advisor or team of Advisors to adjust the risk level of
the Program account.
Enrollment in the Completion Portfolio Service requires that you rebalance the assets in your Retirement
Plan Account(s) when necessary to ensure the risk exposure of your Retirement Plan Account(s) continues
to align with your risk balancing approach, and that you monitor and adjust your risk balancing approach as
needed. For your convenience, APS provides information in your quarterly performance reports (which can
be requested from your Advisor) for your Program account showing, as of the date indicated, the estimated
risk exposure of your Retirement Plan Account(s). This information is a supplement to, but not a replacement
for, the information that is separately available to you through TIAA.org and other reports that are provided
outside of the Program. Neither APS nor its Advisors undertakes or assumes responsibility for monitoring or
adjusting your risk balancing approach and are not authorized to do so. The Program is only responsible for
your Program account. You are responsible for contacting your Advisor or team of Advisors whenever any
changes occur in your Retirement Plan Account(s), and an Advisor will help you evaluate whether there is a
need to modify the risk tolerance level and/or the investment allocation of your Program account.
Your risk level is an important component of investing and helps inform not only the opportunity for
investment gain, but also the risk of loss. If the asset allocation within your Retirement Plan Account(s) or
Program account is not aligned with your risk balancing strategy, it can either create more volatility and risk
of loss within your portfolio or conversely lower long-term results, depending on the circumstances. A more
aggressive risk target may help increase long-term investment returns but also can create more volatility (i.e.,
the risk of greater and sometimes dramatic fluctuations and declines in portfolio value). Conversely, a more
conservative risk target may help minimize the risk of substantial short-term declines in portfolio value but
may result in lower long-term returns. In addition, your ability to reach and maintain an asset allocation
across your accounts that is consistent with your overall risk tolerance level and combined risk target could
be impacted by changes in your Retirement Plan Account(s) and/or Program account values, or allocations,
changes in the risk exposure or composition of assets held in your Retirement Plan Account(s) or Program
account, or as a result of market fluctuations.
The following types of Employer Plans at TIAA are not eligible for the Completion Portfolio Service: Health
Savings Accounts, Retiree Medical Savings Accounts, and Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association
Plans.
Funding. You may fund your Program account using cash or securities. Generally, if you do not fund the
account with assets that meet the Program’s minimum required amount required by APS, APS reserves the
right, at its discretion, and within a reasonable timeframe (e.g., 30 days), to terminate the Program account,
as described in Item 5 under “Termination.” Underfunded Program accounts will not be managed until they
are funded to meet the Program’s minimum required amount.
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Securities Transferred into Program Account for Funding: You can fund your Program account with
securities that you already own, provided the securities are liquid and able to be sold by us. Securities that
you transfer into your Program account will be sold or returned to you as soon as practicable, with the
exception of Legacy Assets described in this Item 4 under “Securities Transferred into Program Account for
Retention” and mutual funds that are already used in Program models, as described below. The Program
reserves the right to require you to wait a specific period of time before depositing any securities into your
Program account for funding purposes. Management of a Program account will not begin until such deposited
securities (excluding any eligible Legacy Assets to be retained) have been sold. APS does not charge the
Program Fee on these securities. TC Services treats any Rule 12b-1 and Other Fund Fees associated with
these securities in the manner described in Item 4 under “Program Fees.”
If a security deposited to your Program account is a mutual fund already used in the Program, the Program
will not sell it but rather retain your shares and convert them to the share class used by the Program if it is
different from the share class you own. The Program will complete any such exchanges as soon as they
become operationally feasible at APS’ discretion. In all other cases, APS will retain your existing share
classes rather than converting them to a more favorable share class. If the Funds being held pay Rule 12b-1
fees or Other Fund Fees, APS will treat these fees in the manner described in this Item 4 under “Program
Fees.”
You understand and agree that if you initially fund your Program account in whole or in part through the
transfer of securities, or make any subsequent deposit of securities into your Program account, you may incur
taxes or contingent deferred sales charges when such assets are sold. You should consult with your tax
advisor in this regard. Neither APS nor its Advisors provide tax or legal advice. Factors such as limited
liquidity and limited pricing transparency and quotations may impact the price obtained when the assets are
sold or delay the sale. Moreover, any securities that cannot be sold may be returned to you at any time.
Additionally, if you fund your Program account in kind with fixed income securities rather than cash, these
assets will be liquidated as soon as practicable following receipt, and the proceeds invested in the model
portfolio. By opening a Program account, you consent to the sale of such fixed income securities. Clients
wishing to retain such securities must request this in advance in writing, and APS must agree to retain such
assets.
IRAs. Recommendations by Advisors can
these
considerations
may
be
found
Special Considerations Regarding
include
recommendations on how to fund a Program account – for example, through an asset transfer or rollover
from another account (such as an employer sponsored Plan account or existing IRA) into an IRA managed
by the Program. Prior to rolling over or transferring assets into an IRA to be managed by the Program, you
should consider the features, costs, and surrender charges associated with consolidating the assets in one
place. For instance, IRA rollovers and transfers may be subject to differences in features, costs, and surrender
charges. You should consider all of the options prior to rolling over assets into an IRA. A detailed description
of
at
http://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/Know_Your_Options_from_TIAA.pdf.
You may be able to leave money in your current Plans, withdraw cash subject to potential penalties, or roll
over the assets into a new employer’s Plan if one is available and rollovers are permitted. You should review
your options and consult an Advisor for more information. However, please note that neither APS nor its
Advisors provide tax advice. APS benefits when you move funds from your employer sponsored Plan to a
Program account because of the Program Fee, which would not be charged if your assets remain in an
employer sponsored Plan. This creates a conflict of interest. We seek to mitigate this conflict by disclosing
it to you and by requiring Advisors to discuss your options and potential loss of benefits when making a
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rollover recommendation. We also require that rollover transactions recommended by Advisors be assessed
as required by applicable regulatory standards to determine whether they are appropriate to meet clients’
financial needs.
Discretionary Authority. When opening a Program account, you will enter into an advisory agreement
with APS (the “Advisory Agreement”), which grants APS discretionary investment authority to manage
your Program account. Your grant of discretionary authority means that APS will have full discretion to
make and implement investment decisions for your Program account. This means that APS will not provide
prior notice to or seek your approval when: determining the asset allocation for your Program account;
selecting securities to buy, sell, or hold; when selecting the broker-dealers to execute securities transactions
for your Program account; or when determining the timing of securities transactions for your Program
account. As part of the discretionary management of your Program account by APS under this Agreement,
generally you will be able to provide APS with your instructions as to your Program account matters verbally
to a Financial Professional, unless APS requires the instructions in writing or electronically. You should
carefully review any confirming materials APS sends you to ensure that the information reflected is accurate
and promptly contact APS by phone or email if you believe that any of the information is, or becomes,
inaccurate.
Your grant of discretionary authority does not authorize APS to withdraw or transfer funds, except as
necessary to settle purchase and sale transactions and to deduct the Program’s advisory fee from your
Program account. You are prohibited from placing or directing trades in your Program account when enrolled
in the Program. Advisors and other TC Services Financial Professionals do not individually have
discretionary authority over your assets.
Your grant of discretionary investment authority is durable and will continue despite your subsequent
disability, incapacity, incompetence, or death. In the event of your death, disability, incapacity, or
incompetence, the services under the Program will continue, and the Program Fee will be charged, as
described in this Item 4 under “Program Fee,” until APS receives written notice from a person with
established authority over the Program account assets to terminate the account. Unclaimed balances will
escheat to your state of residency per state guidelines.
Your grant of discretionary authority also extends to the selection of a tax lot relief method (also called a
cost accounting method) for your Program account in calculating the gain or loss on the sale of a security in
your Program account. A tax lot relief method is a way of computing the realized gain or loss for an asset
sold in a taxable transaction. It determines the lot of a security that is sold, as well as its associated cost basis,
and the holding period used in computing the gain or loss on that sale. Although the default tax lot relief
method, as specified in the Brokerage Account Customer Agreement (“Brokerage Agreement”), is first in,
first out (“FIFO”), under this Program, APS will, in its sole discretion, select the cost basis accounting
method that it deems appropriate to use with respect to any transaction in your Program account. By enrolling
in the Program, you are granting APS the authority to use any such method, in its discretion, or any such
method it implements by default, for any transaction in your Program account. TC Services and its affiliates
shall have no liability for any damages you may incur as a result of: (i) TC Services or its affiliates providing
the required 1099-B Annual Information Report to the IRS, (ii) TC Services or its affiliates selection of, or
change in, the method it uses to calculate your cost basis, or (iii) any differences in the cost basis reported by
TC Services or its affiliates to the IRS and your actual adjusted cost basis in the relevant security in your
Program account.
Other Program Agreements. In addition to the Advisory Agreement that you enter into with APS, the
Program also requires that you open a brokerage account with TIAA Brokerage Services by completing the
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the
TIAA
SIPC
Asset
Reference
Guide
(available
Application and entering into a Brokerage Agreement with TIAA Brokerage Services. Pershing acts as TIAA
Brokerage Services’ clearing firm and holds your Program account assets in its custody in fully disclosed
brokerage accounts. Pershing is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”), which
protects securities customers of its members for up to $500,000 (including $250,000 for claims for cash).
at
Protection
See
https://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/forms/SIPC- assetprotection.pdf) for more information.
APS currently uses TIAA Brokerage Services and Pershing to execute securities transactions in the Program
because any transaction fees incurred through other broker-dealers would be in addition to, and not included
within, the Program Fee. APS has an incentive to maintain Pershing as clearing broker because Pershing
provides TC Services with certain economic benefits by allowing APS to use TIAA Brokerage Services as
the broker-dealer for its advisory program accounts, rather than an unaffiliated broker-dealer. This presents
a conflict of interest for APS because a greater portion of your fee remains within TC Services than if APS
used a third party to provide these services. We mitigate this conflict by disclosing it to you and by reviewing
TIAA Brokerage Services’ and Pershing’s execution quality on a quarterly basis.
With respect to IRA assets (“IRA Assets”), other than SIMPLE IRA assets, TIAA Trust, N.A. (“TIAA
Trust”), an affiliated national trust bank wholly owned by TIAA, acts as directed trustee for the IRA Assets
and has legal custody of IRA Assets through this role. TIAA Trust is compensated for this role. Pershing
currently acts as service agent for the IRA Assets, performing certain administrative, record-keeping, and
reporting duties and responsibilities of TIAA Trust, including but not limited to maintaining physical custody
of IRA Assets and sending of brokerage account communications to you, such as periodic account
statements. You should compare the account statements received from Pershing with any quarterly reports
you receive from the Program (which can also be requested from your Advisor).
In addition to terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreement and the Brokerage Agreement, you will be
subject to the terms and conditions of each respective Funds’ prospectus or similar disclosure documents,
including any underlying fees and expense ratios described therein. Additionally, as discussed in this Item 4
under “Bank Sweep,” you will be agreeing to the terms and conditions for that Bank Sweep product, which
are in addition to the terms and conditions of your Brokerage Agreement and Advisory Agreement. For a
description of the conflict of interest arising from the investment of Program accounts in Affiliated Funds,
and from the receipt by TC Services’ affiliates of additional compensation for providing advisory,
distribution and administrative services to those Affiliated Funds, see “Use of Affiliated Funds and Two
Levels of Fees” in this Item 4.
Execution Practices. When selecting broker-dealers for the execution of client transactions, APS, on
behalf of the Program, has a duty to seek best execution and must periodically and systematically evaluate
the execution services it receives for its clients to ensure continued best execution. In seeking best execution,
a registered investment adviser must endeavor to obtain execution of securities transactions for clients in
such a manner that the client’s total costs or proceeds in each transaction are the most favorable under the
circumstances. TIAA Brokerage Services, which executes trades on behalf of the Program and Program
accounts, directs all trade orders through its clearing broker Pershing for execution. TC Services performs
ongoing reviews of Pershing’s execution quality for both Program and non-Program account trades utilizing
analytics from a third-party provider and addresses exception items with Pershing as needed.
Trade Order Aggregation, Allocation, and Randomization. APS seeks to aggregate Program client
purchase and sale orders in the same securities and allocate trades in a manner designed to achieve fair and
equitable treatment of its Program clients. APS determines the timing and allocation of trades for portfolios,
both constructed by an External Adviser and by the Sub-Adviser, before providing the trades to TIAA
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Brokerage Services for execution. Where consistent with APS’s duty to seek best execution, client orders
will be aggregated for trading with orders of other managed account programs offered by APS (which are
described in Item 6 under “Other Advisory Services”). Orders may be aggregated when operationally feasible,
to negotiate more favorable commission rates, or to allocate equitably among TC Services clients the effects
of any market fluctuations that might have otherwise occurred had these orders been placed independently.
To address variations in price across aggregated orders and prevent one client or group of clients or strategies
from being unfairly or systematically favored over another, such orders will be allocated on a pro-rata,
average price basis.
Larger trades may need to be executed over multiple trading days or at different times in the same trading
day for multiple client accounts within the Program or across multiple managed account programs offered
by TC Services and its affiliates (which are described in Item 6 under “Other Advisory Services”). Trades
done on the same day or over multiple days are not guaranteed to receive the same execution price. APS, on
behalf of the Program, at its discretion, may utilize an alternative allocation methodology. APS may employ
a randomized trading process when executing large share trade orders that can occur when there are large
daily flows into or out of the Program, when rebalancing Program accounts, or when replacing a Fund with
another Fund across applicable Program accounts. This randomized trading process seeks to prevent one
client or group of clients or strategies from being unfairly or systematically favored over another.
Trade Errors. APS and TC Services maintain policies and procedures that address the identification and
correction of trade errors. In cases in which a trade error does occur, the Program will use reasonable efforts
to identify and resolve errors as promptly as possible. The Program will address and resolve errors on a case-
by-case basis, in its discretion, based on the facts and circumstances. The Program is not obligated to follow
any single method of resolving errors but will seek to treat all clients fairly in the resolution of trade errors.
Fractional Shares. TC Services may make available fractional share trading in the Program, but is under
no obligation to utilize fractional share trading and may discontinue fractional share trading at any time. TC
Services or its Sub-Adviser, in their sole discretion, may elect to not utilize fractional share orders when
executing certain trades, typically larger trades that need to be executed in multiple tranches (see Item 4
under “Trade Order Aggregation and Randomization”).
Fractional share orders will need to be combined with shares held by TC Services or its clearing broker to
create a whole share to be routed for execution. TC Services or its clearing broker will be trading alongside
fractional share trades to facilitate fractional share trade orders, and fractional share trade orders will be
executed in a mixed capacity of both principal and agency. The fractional share portion of trades will be
treated in the same manner as the whole share portion of trades. There could be a delay in execution of such
orders where TC Services or its clearing broker do not own certain shares. Dividends are paid on fractional
share positions in an amount proportionate to the fractional interest. Upon termination of a Client account,
fractional share positions will be sold and the proceeds placed in the sweep option.
About TIAA. TIAA is the marketing name under which Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of
America and its subsidiaries provide products and services. Any profits earned by TIAA subsidiaries,
including TC Services, may be paid in the form of dividends directly or indirectly to TIAA. Such dividend
amounts, if any, become part of the general account for TIAA, which is used to back the annuity and other
insurance products it issues and would inure to the benefit of the holders of such annuity and other insurance
products. These annuity and other insurance products are not currently available for investment through the
Program.
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TIAA and TC Services have entered into a service arrangement whereby TIAA, directly or through its
subsidiaries, provides a variety of services that are material to APS’ investment advisory activities, including
administrative, legal, and marketing services. All Advisors are employees of TIAA and are deemed
supervised persons of TC Services. Certain officers and directors of TC Services also may serve in similar
capacities with other affiliated entities. WIM, which formulates advice for the Program, is an indirectly,
wholly owned subsidiary of TIAA.
TC Services and its affiliates provide services to, and receive compensation from, the Affiliated Funds
advised by Teachers Advisors, LLC (an indirectly, wholly owned subsidiary of TIAA) or Nuveen Funds
Advisors, LLC (a subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc., which is itself a wholly owned subsidiary of
TIAA), which receive compensation for their investment management services from the Affiliated Funds.
Additionally, other TIAA affiliates provide services to certain series of the Affiliated Funds: TIAA provides
administrative services, Nuveen Securities, LLC (also a subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc.) is the
principal underwriter, and TC Services provides distribution services. These entities receive compensation
for their services from the Affiliated Funds. See the Funds’ prospectuses for a description of the
compensation. Always consult the Fund prospectus for the most current information.
Item 5 – Account Requirements and Types of Clients
Account Minimum
As noted in Item 4 under “Program Agreements,” the Program requires you to open a brokerage account
with TIAA Brokerage Services. You must fund the account with the minimum amount as required by APS
in cash or eligible securities and grant APS’s investment discretion over your Program account. Currently
the Program account minimum is $25,000, and $250,000 for accounts that have selected the enhanced tax
management preference. APS may change these Program account minimums at its discretion, in whole or in
part, in connection with promotional campaigns or for any other reason. Additionally, TIAA Brokerage
Services may offer pricing discounts, bonus payments, or other account-related benefits and incentives to
clients opening brokerage accounts to be enrolled in the Program (or for funding existing brokerage accounts
enrolled in the Program) in connection with promotional campaigns or other reasons.
Deposits and Withdrawals
As described in Item 4 under “Funding” and under “Securities transferred into Program Account for
Retention,” should you transfer securities into your Program account, the Program will either sell the
securities upon receipt and use the proceeds to fund your Program account or sell them at a later time if they
no longer meet the Program’s investment criteria and are not on the Program’s hold eligible list. Securities
transferred into your Program account also potentially will be sold upon receipt unless you obtain prior
written agreement from APS to retain the assets in your Program account, as described in Item 4 under
“Securities Transferred into Program Account for Retention.” Any sale could cause a taxable event to you
or result in you incurring contingent deferred sales charges.
Additionally, for certain types of securities (such as securities that are not publicly traded, trade over the
counter, are not traded on an exchange, are no longer quoted, or are not fully transferred), factors such as
limited liquidity and limited pricing transparency and quotations may impact the price obtained when the
assets are sold. APS may, however, at its discretion alter the order of how subsequent deposits are invested
when required for purposes of meeting fund minimum investment requirements, tax optimization needs, or
other purposes consistent with the model portfolio. You may establish automatic monthly or quarterly
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withdrawals. In such cases, securities held in your Program account will be sold as needed to fund the
withdrawals, which may be a taxable event for certain clients.
Upon receipt of a deposit or withdrawal request in good order, you will receive, with regards to mutual funds,
the net asset value or price next available pursuant to the respective mutual fund’s prospectus. With regards
to ETFs, the Program generally will trade these shares once a day, and you will receive the price available in
the marketplace at that time. A request is considered in good order when TC Services possesses all
information necessary to process the transaction. Such information includes the amount of the withdrawal,
the distribution method requested, and any form required to facilitate the distribution. This may result in a
delay in the placement of certain trades and settlement of such trades depending upon the availability of your
funds and accompanying information. The Program may withhold from any withdrawal an amount equal to
any tax required by law.
The Program may receive proceeds from capital gains distributions, dividends, and/or interest payments,
and will rebalance excess cash into positions that are under-weighted in the model portfolio.
Termination
You may terminate your participation in the Program at any time upon notice to APS through your Advisor
or team of Advisors. APS may terminate your enrollment in the Program at any time effective upon written
notice to you. APS specifically reserves the right to immediately terminate your participation in the Program
(i) should your balance fall below the Program’s required minimum as determined by APS due to your
initiated withdrawals; (ii) should APS determine that the Program is no longer appropriate for you, or (iii) if
you fail to update Program required documentation. APS also immediately will terminate your participation
in the Program should you change residency to a non-US address or to certain US territories.
When your enrollment in the Program is terminated, APS will collect any fees owed through your termination
date and stop managing your account. You must then direct us to transfer your assets within thirty (30) days
by contacting APS or your Advisor. The transfer process may take thirty (30) days or more once we receive
your instructions. If you do not provide transfer instructions, APS either will: (1) move your assets to a self-
directed TIAA Brokerage Services account in your name with the same securities, subject to standard
brokerage fees or (2) liquidate your assets and mail you a check. Liquidation may create a taxable event for
you.
When APS transfers your assets to a brokerage account rather than liquidating them, this creates a conflict
of interest because it allows APS to keep the funds within TIAA products and investments, including
Affiliated Funds and the Bank Sweep, for which it earns compensation and within other third-party
investments for which TC Services may earn compensation. APS seeks to mitigate this conflict by disclosing
it to you and providing you with notification and the option to direct a transfer or liquidation of your assets.
Any liquidations resulting from your instruction to terminate and liquidate your Program account may not
occur on the same day the instruction is received. Extreme market volatility and in-process trades could
impact this timing. The Program may invest in certain mutual fund share classes or other securities that
cannot be held outside of the Program, and these would need to be exchanged or sold upon termination from
the Program, which may be a taxable event if you are not investing through a tax-advantaged account.
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Types of Clients
The Program’s clients primarily consist of individuals who have a pre-existing relationship with TIAA, often
through their participation within a TIAA-administered, employer-sponsored Plan, such as a 403(b) Plan.
However, the Program’s clients also include family or friends of existing clients who have a pre-existing
relationship with TIAA, as well as individuals without a pre-existing relationship and also to organizations
like trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small employer sponsored Plan accounts not
administered by TIAA.
Item 6 - Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation
The specific asset allocations and Funds selected for your Program account are based on your responses to a
Program questionnaire, including a series of Client Preferences from which you can select, as defined herein.
The Funds anticipated to be used to construct your Program account will be set forth in the Program Proposal
that you receive at the time of Program enrollment but are subject to change. Refer to the periodic statements
you receive in connection with your Program account to review such changes. You also may view your
holdings online.
Client Preferences
The Program is designed to allow you to express a number of preferences for certain investment strategies
and options, which are referred to as “Client Preferences” throughout this Disclosure Brochure and
described herein. The Program offers Client Preferences to accommodate the varying investing interests and
preferences of APS’ clients and does not recommend one Client Preference over another. When our Advisors
provide Sales, Enrollment, and Servicing for the Program, APS has an incentive to encourage you to pick
Client Preferences that result in a larger allocation to Affiliated Funds than other Client Preferences. This
presents a conflict of interest that we mitigate, in part, by limiting Advisors to providing education, but not
advice, when discussing different Client Preferences with you. We also mitigate this conflict by structuring
our Advisors’ compensation arrangements so they do not vary based on a Program client’s Client Preference
selection(s). See “Compensation of TC Services Financial Professionals and PMs” in Item 4.
The combination of Client Preferences you select informs the model portfolio strategy (including the
underlying Funds) used for your Program account. While all of your Client Preferences are considered when
structuring model portfolios, not all Client Preferences can be accommodated simultaneously; as a result, the
Funds selected for your model portfolio will not necessarily align with each Client Preference you have
selected. When multiple Client Preferences are selected by a Program client, the Sub-Adviser will determine,
which Client Preferences take precedence. We have an incentive to accommodate certain Client Preferences,
such as a Client Preference for Affiliated Funds, passive managers, and socially responsible investing, over
other Client Preferences that typically result in a smaller allocation to Affiliated Funds in your portfolio. For
a description of the conflict of interest arising from use of Affiliated Funds in Program accounts, see “Use of
Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees” in Item 4 and “Client Preferences and Affiliated Funds” in this
Item 6.
Selection of certain Client Preferences by you in the Program questionnaire may reduce the number of other
preferences available for your selection. You may change your Client Preferences at any time by contacting
your Advisor and completing a new Program questionnaire, but you should consider the possibility that
certain changes would trigger the sale of assets that would cause a taxable event to you.
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The current Client Preferences available through the Program, and additional information about the impact
of these Client Preferences on the allocation to Affiliated Funds, are set forth herein. APS will apply your
Client Preferences in constructing your Program account based on the model portfolios created by the Sub-
Advisor.
The Program reserves the right to modify or eliminate any of the Client Preferences from time to time with
notice to you of any material modifications.
Description of Client Preferences.
• Sources of Investment Advice: You may specify a Client Preference for portfolio construction and
Fund selection decisions to be sourced exclusively through advisers external to TIAA. If you select
this Client Preference, the Program will rely exclusively on unaffiliated parties for asset allocation
and investment selection decisions, and your Program account will be constructed entirely using
unaffiliated actively managed mutual funds, with no ETFs or Affiliated Funds. If you select a Client
Preference for portfolio construction decisions to be sourced exclusively through advisers external
to TIAA, the asset allocation for the Program’s model portfolios will be developed by the Allocation
Provider and your Funds (which populate the model portfolios and determine the investment make-
up of your Program account) will be selected by the External Adviser. Where the Client Preference
is not selected, the Program will rely on a variety of sources, both internal and external to TIAA, to
determine asset allocation and investment selection, and you will have increased customization
options through use of the additional Client Preferences available to you (as described herein).
Regardless of the Client Preference chosen, the Program engages the Sub-Adviser to implement the
transactions and executes the transactions through TIAA Brokerage Services and Pershing as
described in Item 4 under “Program Agreements.”
•
Investment Selection – Client Preference for Affiliated Funds: You may specify a Client
Preference for a model portfolio constructed with Affiliated Funds, in which case, the Program will
select Affiliated Funds over other Funds where Affiliated Funds are available for asset classes within
your model portfolio and where the Affiliated Funds meet the Program’s Fund quantitative and
qualitative selection criteria summarized in Item 6 under “Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies
and Risk of Loss.” This Client Preference likely will result in your Program account wholly or
predominantly consisting of Affiliated Funds, even when an unaffiliated Fund may be available with
superior performance and/or other investment metrics. Where you do not select a Client Preference
for Affiliated Funds, the Program will not favor Affiliated Funds in the construction of the model
portfolio for your Program account. However, Affiliated Funds nevertheless will be included in your
Program account if the Affiliated Fund is determined to be a suitable and appropriate investment
option and meets the Program’s qualitative and quantitative selection standards. For a description of
the conflict of interest arising from use of Affiliated Funds in Program accounts, see “Use of
Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees” in Item 4 and “Client Preferences and Affiliated Funds”
in this Item 6.
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Income Approach: You may specify a Client Preference for a strategy that is designed primarily to
help support income distribution by seeking diversified sources of yield and that also attempts to
reduce (but not eliminate) associated interest rate and inflation risk, while seeking to generate total
returns. The increased focus on income generation may have an impact on the relative performance
of your Program account and result in total returns that are less than a model portfolio that is not
designed for income distribution. Additionally, the strategy does not guarantee income, and your
income needs may be more than the income generated from the strategy. Where you select a Client
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Preference for income, further customization through use of other Client Preferences will be
restricted. Where a Client Preference for income is not selected, the Program will use a strategy
focused on the total return of your Program account, while considering the other Client Preferences.
• Downside Risk: You may specify a Client Preference for a strategy that is designed to help reduce,
but not eliminate, your exposure to major downward market movements. Where this Client
Preference is selected, it typically will result in a model portfolio that by design does not fully
participate in upward market movements, thereby reducing your relative returns in “bull” markets.
The Program attempts to achieve downside risk mitigation through the asset allocation models and
resulting types of investment managers associated with the asset classes used. Downside risk
mitigated strategies may include allocations to Funds investing in non-traditional asset classes that
are intended to help mitigate overall portfolio volatility. Alternatively, you can select a Client
Preference for a strategy that attempts to more fully participate in market returns over the full market
cycle. In this case, the Program will use asset allocations without alternative investment strategies,
which typically will result in larger traditional equity allocations and potentially higher portfolio
volatility. Dependent upon other Client Preferences, the Program also may manage your risk by
selecting investments that focus on managers who attempt to match or beat the benchmark to which
their performance is compared. There is no guarantee that a manager will be able to achieve
performance results that match or exceed the returns of the relevant benchmark.
• Socially Responsible Investing: You may specify a Client Preference for managers that are restricted
to investing in socially responsible companies (i.e., those that seek to promote broader economic
development, positive social outcomes, and a healthier environment) or reducing the weight of
companies in their funds that do not meet their criteria. Managers that consider social factors may
not be available for all asset classes in your model portfolio and typically invest in a more limited
set of companies than other managers, which may have a positive or negative impact on their relative
performance. To the extent that socially responsible investment mandates apply, Affiliated Funds
may be selected for your portfolio when you select a preference for socially responsible investing.
For a description of the conflict of interest arising from use of Affiliated Funds in Program accounts,
see “Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees” in Item 4 and “Client Preferences and Affiliated
Funds” in this Item 6. Alternatively, you may prefer that managers have no social constraints. You
also may have no preference in this matter, in which case you will receive a model portfolio with no
social constraints.
• Portfolio Management Approach (Active and/or Passive): You may specify a Client Preference for
either managers that actively manage a Fund’s portfolio in an attempt to deliver better (either in
terms of higher returns and/or reduced risk) performance than the market in general and/or managers
that attempt to match the performance and risk of the market while focusing on minimizing
investment expenses. Active managers typically research individual securities to construct portfolios
that attempt to beat the performance of the manager’s stated market benchmark, while passive
managers seek to replicate market returns and risk of an index. There is no guarantee that active
managers will be able to deliver returns that are higher than those of the market, even if they have
done so in the past. A Client Preference for active managers generally will result in a model portfolio
containing active managers that are chosen at the discretion of the Program, and a Client Preference
for passive managers generally will result in a model portfolio consisting of predominantly (or
exclusively) passive managers. If you select the “no preference” option, the Program will use its
discretion to apply a combination of active and passive managers to your Program account. Because
the Program considers the fee credit applied to IRAs and accounts subject to ERISA when selecting
passive managers, as described in Item 4 under “Affiliated Fund Fee Credit –IRA or Plan Fee
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Credit,” a Client Preference for passive managers will result in a higher allocation to Affiliated Funds
in these types of accounts. For a description of the conflict of interest arising from use of Affiliated
Funds in Program accounts, see “Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees” in Item 4 and
“Client Preferences and Affiliated Funds” in this Item 6. Also, because actively managed funds are
not selected for the Program based on the Fund’s expense ratio (as noted in this Item 6 under
“Portfolio Construction by the Sub-Adviser”) and typically have higher expense ratios than passive
funds, a Client Preference for active managers will result in your portfolio consisting of Funds with
higher expense ratios than a Client Preference for passive managers. Regardless of whether you have
selected an active or passive preference, APS, at its sole discretion, may use a combination of select
active or passive fund investments, based on market conditions and other factors that could impact
the performance of the applicable model portfolios.
• Tax Management for Taxable Accounts: For taxable accounts, you may select a Client Preference
for a model portfolio that attempts to defer or minimize taxes, in addition to other selected Client
Preferences. If you select this preference, we will use tax-sensitive municipal securities in your
portfolio to the extent possible and allow you to indicate whether you prefer that those municipal
securities be state-specific Funds. State-specific Funds are only available in certain states and have
important limitations. If your state of residency changes, the Program will invest your Program
account in a national municipal bond Fund in place of a previously selected single state municipal
bond. You must contact your Advisor or team of Advisors to be invested in a state-specific municipal
bond at that later date. While several of these investments may have lower pre-tax returns than similar
products, they are designed to provide higher after-tax returns. This Client Preference is based on
individual circumstances and may not be appropriate for you. The Tax Management Preference also
includes a Tax Loss Harvesting strategy, which will attempt to harvest unrealized losses in your
Program account. See “Tax Loss Harvesting” in this Item 6 for more information about this offering
and the limitations of its features. Alternatively, you may prefer to focus on maximizing your pretax
performance without consideration of tax issues. If you select this Client Preference the tax
minimization strategies will not be applied to your Program account. APS, based on its investment
discretion, may switch Funds in any model based on market conditions and other factors, and
regardless of tax consequences for Program accounts.
• Enhanced Tax Management: For taxable accounts, you may select a Client Preference for a model
portfolio that prioritizes tax efficiency for your account. This Enhanced Tax Management (“ETM”)
Client Preference is based on individual circumstances and may not be appropriate for you. The
account minimum for this preference is $250,000, which may be waived by APS at its discretion.
Portfolios with an ETM preference are characterized by the following:
o Portfolios with an ETM preference use tax efficiency as the primary investment objective; tax
efficiency and management are emphasized over opportunities for additional returns. To
implement the ETM preference, TC Services and the Sub-Adviser will implement the same
asset allocation as other portfolios to maximize a portfolio’s capital appreciation potential,
while also utilizing tax efficient fixed income asset classes (e.g., municipal securities). (Not
all municipal bonds offer the same benefits - see disclosure in the tax management preference
above regarding selection of municipal securities for your account). TC Services and the Sub-
Adviser will select cost-effective investment products that are aimed to constructively track
benchmarks or consistently add value. These investments are intended to minimize and/or
limit capital gains distributions. ETM portfolios will use tax efficient rebalancing while
keeping the portfolio aligned to its risk level and will assess daily Tax-Loss Harvesting
opportunities. (See “Tax Loss Harvesting” in this Item 6 for more information about this
offering and the limitations of its features.)
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o Unlike the tax management preference described above, the ETM preference cannot be
combined with other Client Preferences. Since ETM portfolios prioritize tax management,
with a particular focus on transition management of existing assets, additional Client
Preferences cannot be considered in the management of a portfolio with an ETM preference.
o Where applicable, the ETM preference provides for enhanced tax efficient transition
management of client securities that are transferred to the PA account. The transition of
eligible securities that you transfer into your PA account will take effect according to:
(1) An established “gains budget” in order to defer (but not eliminate) the realization
of capital gains. The determination of the gains budget (i.e., the percentage of annual
gains allowed per year and per account) is at the discretion of TC Services or the Sub-
Adviser. The Program will complete this process over time based on systematic
processes and market conditions until your portfolio's assets have fully transitioned to
your target strategy holdings.
(2) The amount that an investor’s portfolio holdings deviate or align with the target
strategy holdings and allocation. When accounts are not completely aligned with their
targeted strategy holdings and weightings, their returns over time may differ, which
is a risk investors must consider.
Important: Note that there are circumstances that could result in the realization of capital gains
beyond the gains budget, for example: to the extent you fund your account with securities that
represent a high concentration of your overall Program account value, and APS is unable to
allocate your initial investable assets in accordance with your stated risk tolerance, APS may
sell certain of your transferred positions that it would otherwise transition over time; if the
risk characteristics of the portfolio are outside of the applicable risk tolerance band. Transition
management considers capital gains and losses and must balance near-term tax consequences
with medium- and longer-term market and performance risks. Transition management seeks
to manage tax consequences for efficiency, but does not eliminate capital gains tax, and
depending on the securities transitioned into an account, may result in substantial taxes.
Client Preferences and Affiliated Funds. As described in Item 4, the Client Preferences you select will
also affect the amount of your Program account that is invested in Affiliated Funds, with certain Client
Preferences having a more significant impact than others.
On or about the date of this Disclosure Brochure, Affiliated Funds represented approximately 47.5% of the
assets under management in Program accounts. Across the models available in the Program: (i) the minimum
target allocation to Affiliated Funds is 0%, (ii) the maximum target allocation to Affiliated Funds models
with a Client Preference for Affiliated Funds is 87%, and (iii) the maximum target allocation to Affiliated
Funds for models without a Client Preference for Affiliated Funds is 67%.
The selection of certain Client Preferences has a greater impact on the target allocation to Affiliated Funds
than other Client Preferences. Those are the Client Preferences for: (i) Affiliated Funds, (ii) passive
managers, (iii) a combination of passive and active managers, and (iv) tax minimization using state specific
Funds when available. The remaining Client Preferences do not result in more than a 1% target allocation to
Affiliated Funds.
The table below shows the following information for each of the Client Preferences listed above, taken in
isolation (i.e., without considering the impact of any other Client Preference selections):
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Range of Target Allocations to Affiliated Funds in Program Models: This column shows, across all
the models available for selection in the Program, the minimum and maximum target allocation to
Affiliated Funds.
Weighted Average Allocation to Affiliated Funds in Client Accounts: This column shows, across
the models selected by clients in the Program, the weighted average target allocation to Affiliated
Funds, based on the total number of client accounts.
How to understand this Table: As an example, if you chose the Client Preference for Passive Managers, the
resulting target allocation to Affiliated Funds in the model used for your portfolio will be between 0% and
67%. In addition, all clients who chose the Client Preference for Passive Managers had an average target
allocation to Affiliated Funds of 44%. Where your model falls depends on your risk tolerance, investment
time horizon, and the combination of your selected Client Preferences.
Client Preference
Range of Target Allocations to
Affiliated Funds by Client
Preference in Program
Models
Weighted Average
Allocation to Affiliated
Funds by Client
Preference in Client
Accounts
Investment Selection
36 – 87%
63%
Client Preference for Affiliated
Funds
Portfolio Management Approach
Client Preference for Passive
0 – 67%
44%
Managers
0 – 64%
31%
No Client Preference on
Portfolio Management
Approach
Tax Management
0 – 64%
30%
State-
Client Preference for Tax
Minimization Using
Specific Funds When
Available
Important information regarding the foregoing table: The information in the table is provided on or about the
date of this Disclosure Brochure for informational purposes only. It does not restrict in any way the amount
of assets invested in Affiliated Funds by a given model or by Program accounts using that model. The actual
amount invested in Affiliated Funds by models constructed for Program clients will vary, possibly materially,
from that shown in the table without notice to you at APS’ discretion. The actual amount of your Program
account assets invested in Affiliated Funds will be higher or lower than that of your model for reasons
including, without limitation, client-directed activity (such as deposits, withdrawals, or Legacy Assets),
market action, and operational considerations. Your target allocation to Affiliated Funds, resulting from a
combination of Client Preferences, cannot be determined from the table (e.g., by averaging or summing the
percentage indicated for all of your selected Client Preferences). Please see your initial Program Proposal,
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most recent quarterly performance report (which can be requested from your Advisor), online account
information, or contact your Advisor for the composition of your account holdings and your specific
allocation to Affiliated Funds.
Review of Third-Party Service Providers and Sources of Investment Advice
As described in Item 4 under “Engagement of Service Providers to Formulate Advice,” APS has engaged
other entities, such as the Sub-Adviser, the External Adviser, and Allocation Provider, to help formulate the
advice provided through the Program.
APS periodically reviews the list of Funds selected by the Sub-Adviser and the External Adviser. APS also
reviews the share class selections made by the Sub-Adviser as needed. APS engages the Sub-Adviser to
review annually the methodology, business changes, strategy changes, and personnel changes of the External
Adviser and reports its findings to APS. APS also engages the Sub-Adviser to review the calculations and
capital market assumptions underlying the asset allocations provided by the Allocation Provider each year.
APS uses the Sub-Adviser’s findings to conduct an annual review and validation of the investment advice
capabilities of the External Adviser and participates in a validation process with other senior management
and investment personnel across TIAA to evaluate the Allocation Provider’s services.
APS will replace the Sub-Adviser, the External Adviser, and/or the Allocation Provider should a
determination be made that any or all is no longer performing satisfactorily. APS will base any decision to
retain or replace the Sub-Adviser or the External Adviser on the quality and continued value of their services.
Although judged on similar criteria, the Sub-Adviser, the External Adviser, and the Allocation Provider are
each evaluated differently for a number of reasons, including differences in the services performed. APS
engages the Sub-Adviser to create many more model portfolios, with many more available Client
Preferences, than the models that APS receives from the External Adviser and Allocation Provider. The
evaluation process also differs because APS has more, and continuous, information regarding the Sub-
Adviser’s investment processes as well as its personnel and risk and compliance procedures (certain Sub-
Adviser investment personnel also act on behalf of APS).
APS’s use of an affiliated entity, the Sub-Adviser, presents a conflict of interest for APS because a greater
portion of your fee remains within the TIAA family of companies than if APS used a third party to provide
these services. APS addresses this conflict of interest by disclosing it to you in this Disclosure Brochure, and
through reviews of the Sub-Adviser’s services. APS’s use of the Sub-Adviser also presents a conflict of
interest as the Sub-Adviser could use its discretion to invest your assets in Affiliated Funds that would
provide TIAA with greater aggregate revenue than through the use of unaffiliated Funds. To address this
conflict, APS compensates the Sub-Adviser and the External Adviser without regard to the affiliation of the
Funds selected. Moreover, APS imposes no limitations or minimum purchase requirements upon the Sub-
Adviser concerning the use of Affiliated Funds and does not permit the use of Affiliated Funds in the Program
accounts of clients that elect to have the External Adviser make all asset allocation and investment selection
decisions.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss
In providing Sales, Enrollment, and Servicing for the Program, an Advisor will meet with you to assess
whether the Program is in your best interest using the criteria described in Item 4 under “Sales, Enrollment,
and Servicing and the Role of Advisors.” Advisors do not provide advice on how to invest assets within
Program accounts or manage the assets enrolled in Program accounts. Advisors also do not monitor your
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individual account performance as part of the Sales, Enrollment, and Servicing for the Program. APS will
make available to you quarterly performance reports (which can be requested from your Advisor) for your
Program account.
The Program adheres to long-term investing principles to build a Program account consisting of diversified
holdings for you. As described in Item 4 under “Model Based Portfolios,” the Program offers a number of
model portfolios to meet a wide range of investor needs. APS has engaged the Sub-Adviser and the External
Adviser to formulate the model portfolios for the Program subject to APS’ oversight described in this Item
6 under “Review of Third-Party Service Providers and Sources of Investment Advice.”
Set forth herein is a general description of the primary methods of analysis that the External Adviser and the
Sub-Adviser utilize when formulating advice for the Program, including designing model portfolios. Also
set forth herein is a description of the Sub-Adviser’s primary methods of analysis in light of the conflicts of
interest pertaining to the selection and retention of Affiliated Funds in Program accounts.
Portfolio Construction by the External Adviser. The External Adviser only provides advice for use
in the Program by clients who select a Client Preference for models and investment selection decisions
sourced exclusively through parties unaffiliated with TIAA. The External Adviser applies its own
methodologies, based upon generally accepted quantitative investment principles, subject to any Program
limitations, to construct, monitor, and update its advice. The External Adviser selects from the Universe
defined in Item 4 under “Portfolio Investments” unaffiliated actively managed mutual funds that satisfy
criteria established by the External Adviser. The External Adviser’s methodologies also consider information
provided by you in your Program questionnaire, including goals, risk tolerance, investment constraints, and
investment time horizon. Based upon the information you provide in your Program questionnaire and
subsequently to your Advisor, the External Adviser selects funds for your model portfolio composed of a
target asset allocation provided by the Allocation Provider, and APS thereafter manages your assets on a
discretionary basis in line with your investment objectives, market conditions, and reasonable restrictions.
Portfolio Construction by the Sub-Adviser. The Program’s advice that is generated by the Sub-Adviser
is based upon a long-term investment philosophy analyzed through a combination of quantitative and
qualitative investment methodologies. The advice is generated in three stages: (i) the creation of strategic
asset allocations, (ii) the selection of Funds eligible for use in the Program’s models (“Reference List
Investments”), and (iii) the inclusion of Reference List Investments in the Program’s model portfolios.
Creation of Strategic Asset Allocation: The Sub-Adviser establishes and updates strategic asset allocations
for the Program following a similar process that the Sub-Adviser uses for other affiliates and clients. The
process starts with capital market assumptions and corresponding asset allocations received from the
Allocation Provider. These assumptions and allocations are then quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed to
determine the set of asset allocations that the Sub-Adviser believes best align to the available risk levels, time
horizons, and Client Preferences in the Program. For a description of the conflict of interest arising from use
of Affiliated Funds in Program accounts, see “Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees” in Item 4.
The Sub-Adviser also may incorporate tactical asset allocation changes in addition to its strategic asset
allocation process. Tactical asset allocation involves occasionally increasing the weight of one or more asset
classes at the expense of one or more other asset classes to potentially enhance investment outcomes. These
changes are made relative to the strategic asset allocations, which are designed to deliver a level of risk
commensurate with the stated risk tolerance and in-line with the selected investment objective and strategy.
The Sub-Adviser will utilize a variety of methods and inputs to make tactical decisions, including but not
limited to macroeconomic research, quantitative models, and market-based indicators.
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Senior investment professionals from the Sub-Adviser are responsible for approving the asset allocations
(both strategic and tactical) for use in the Program. While APS does not independently approve these asset
allocations, it meets periodically with a designee of the Sub-Adviser to review them. APS also reviews the
asset allocation models for consistency with the Sub-Adviser’s policies and procedures.
Selection of Reference List Investments: The Sub-Adviser chooses the Reference List Investments from the
Universe defined in Item 4 under “Portfolio Investments” that can be used for each asset class targeted for a
strategic asset allocation. Only Funds that represent each of those asset classes are eligible for evaluation.
While the Sub-Adviser generally accepts the asset class categories designated by the Allocation Provider, it
can adjust the categorization from time to time to exclude a Fund from or include a Fund in the asset class,
at its discretion. This could potentially result in an Affiliated Fund comparing more (or less) favorably to the
other Funds being considered as Reference List Investments for that asset class. For a description of the
conflict of interest arising from use of Affiliated Funds in Program accounts, see “Use of Affiliated Funds
and Two Levels of Fees” in Item 4.
The selection methodology used to determine whether a Fund becomes a Reference List Investment differs
based on whether the Fund is actively managed or managed using passive investment strategies (i.e., index
funds) (“passively managed”).
Actively Managed Funds: When initiating a search for an actively managed Fund to obtain exposure to a
particular asset class, the Sub-Adviser applies a proprietary quantitative approach to identify a manageable
number of Funds for further evaluation and then applies qualitative criteria to select amongst the narrowed
list of Funds. The proprietary quantitative scoring system analyzes a variety of factors to identify Funds that
have historically performed well versus their peers in falling markets, rising markets, or both for the asset
class. Actively managed Funds that have at least a 36-month manager tenure and rank within the top two
quintiles (i.e., the top 40%) when the proprietary quantitative scoring system is applied are eligible for further
evaluation based on various qualitative factors. The qualitative factors include, but are not limited to,
organizational stability, the quality of investment personnel, investment and risk management processes,
capacity, regulatory compliance profile, and other analytical criteria. The Fund’s expense ratio does not
influence the selection of actively managed Funds for use as Reference List Investments.
When an actively managed Fund becomes a Reference List Investment, the Sub-Adviser monitors it in
accordance with its long-term investment philosophy. Actively managed Reference List Investments are
periodically reviewed for use based on the Funds’ ongoing performance and the continued support of
qualitative factors. Actively managed Funds will be removed if they fail to perform against the benchmark
over an extended period of time and/or fail to be supportable by qualitative factors. Funds slated for removal
from the Reference List Investments will be removed from model portfolios when operationally feasible as
determined by the Sub-Adviser and APS (as further described in this Item 6 under “Inclusion of Reference
List Investments in the Model Portfolios”).
Whenever a Reference List Investment requires replacement, a search will be initiated for a new Fund in the
asset class using a different quantitative approach than described above. Actively managed Funds that have
at least a 36-month manager tenure and a significance level of the Fund’s excess return greater than 60%
when the quantitative approach is applied are eligible for further evaluation on the basis of the qualitative
factors described above (“Statistical Quantitative Screen”). In addition, approximately every four years
from a Fund’s selection as a Reference List Investment, it is evaluated for continued use against other actively
managed Funds in the same asset class using the Statistical Quantitative Screen. The Statistical Quantitative
Screen will be applied until all of the Funds included as Reference List Investments have been replaced or
retained using it.
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Passively Managed Funds: When initiating a search for a passively managed Fund to gain exposure to an
asset class, the Sub-Adviser conducts a quantitative assessment of the accuracy with which the Fund
replicates the performance of the benchmark index assigned to the asset class over the most recent 2-year
period. While the Sub-Adviser generally accepts the benchmark index of that Fund, as determined by the
Allocation Provider or the Fund prospectus, it can adjust the assigned benchmark index from time to time,
at its discretion, and has an incentive to select as the benchmark the index tracked by its Affiliated Funds.
For a description of the conflict of interest arising from use of Affiliated Funds in Program accounts, see
“Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees” in Item 4.
Among the passively managed Funds that meet the minimum quantitative replication criteria and liquidity
thresholds (as determined by the Sub-Adviser at its discretion), the Sub-Adviser selects the Fund with the
lowest expense ratio, unless such Fund is disqualified on the basis of qualitative factors, in which case the
Fund with the next lowest expense ratio will be selected. Those qualitative factors include, but are not limited
to, consideration of the Fund’s tax efficiency, securities lending practices, business and regulatory concerns
associated with the Fund provider, fair value pricing for mutual funds, and historic premium or discount to
net asset value for ETFs. For IRAs and accounts subject to ERISA, the determination of “lowest expense
ratio” will take into consideration the Affiliated Fund fee credit described in Item 4 under “Affiliated Fund
Fee Credit – IRA or Plan Fee Credit.” This means that it will be more likely that a passively managed
Affiliated Fund will be used in IRAs and accounts subject to ERISA than a passively managed unaffiliated
fund. This increased likelihood for the use of Affiliated Funds resulting from consideration of the Affiliated
Fund fee credit does not apply to taxable accounts. For a description of the conflict of interest arising from
use of Affiliated Funds in Program accounts, see “Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees” in Item
4 and in “Client Preferences and Affiliated Funds” in this Item 6.
When a passively managed Fund becomes a Reference List Investment, the Sub-Adviser periodically reviews
it to reconfirm that it meets the minimum quantitative replication criteria and liquidity thresholds and is still
the lowest cost passively managed Fund that is not disqualified based on qualitative factors. Should a Fund
fall below the minimum quantitative replication criteria and liquidity thresholds or no longer be the lowest
cost in its asset class, it may be removed as a Reference List Investment and replaced, as needed, through a
search initiated for the asset class in the same manner as described herein. Funds slated for removal from the
Reference List Investments will be removed from model Portfolios when operationally feasible at the
discretion of APS and the Sub- Adviser (as further described in this Item 6 under “Inclusion of Reference
List Investments in the Model Portfolios”).
Oversight of Reference List Investments: Additions to and removals from the Reference List Investments are
reviewed and approved by senior investment professionals from the Sub-Adviser. The quantitative and
qualitative criteria for adding and removing Funds from Reference List Investments and any required
exceptions to the process outlined here are also approved by senior investment professionals from the Sub-
Adviser, annually and upon material changes. APS also reviews updates to the Reference List Investments.
APS conducts a review of the Funds recommended by the Sub-Adviser periodically. There are other funds
and strategies approved by the senior investment professionals from the Sub-Adviser for use by affiliates and
their clients that are not included as Reference List Investments to the Program.
Inclusion of Reference List Investments in the Model Portfolios: A team of portfolio managers at the Sub-
Adviser (the “portfolio construction team”) selects the combination of Reference List Investments that, in
its view, balances the risk tolerance, time horizon, and Client Preference selections for each model portfolio
available in the Program. Clients with an identical combination of Client Preferences, risk tolerance, and
time horizon and the same account type will receive the same combination of Reference List Investments
(unless a client decides to request reasonable restrictions or other modifications to the management of their
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Program account, as described in Item 4 under “Investment Restrictions” and “Securities Transferred into
Program Account for Retention”).
The initial selection of Reference List Investments used to construct the model portfolios is based on a two-
step process. First, the portfolio construction team reviews the strategic asset allocation associated with the
Client Preferences for Income Approach, Downside Risk, and Tax Management. The team selects Reference
List Investments based on its judgement of how different combinations of investments can achieve exposure
to each asset class targeted while limiting the correlation among the investments. Second, the portfolio
construction team seeks to satisfy the Client Preference combinations, in its discretion, for Affiliated Funds,
socially responsible investing, and portfolio management approach.
Reference List Investments may not be available that satisfy all Client Preferences simultaneously. When
this occurs, the portfolio construction team applies its discretion to create a combination of Funds that aligns
with your Client Preferences. Additionally, the Sub-Adviser may determine that certain Reference List
Investments intended to satisfy Client Preferences are no longer advisable for certain model portfolios based
on market conditions and/or other factors. In this case, the portfolio construction team will select other Funds
in view of the investment strategy of the affected the model portfolios. Because TIAA affiliates manufacture,
advise, and distribute Affiliated Funds, TIAA has an interest in the Program recommending a higher
investment allocation to Affiliated Funds by accommodating certain of your Client Preferences instead of
others when all cannot be accommodated simultaneously. For a description of the conflicts of interest arising
from the investment of Program accounts in Affiliated Funds and the additional fees TIAA and its affiliates
receive from the use of Affiliated Funds in the Program, see “Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of
Fees” in Item 4. An assessment is made periodically to determine whether the Reference List Investments in
the model portfolios should continue to be used or replaced by other Reference List Investments.
Program Limitations: Typically, a single Reference List Investment cannot be used to make up more than
60% of any model portfolio.
Retention Funds: Once the portfolio construction team determines that a Reference List Investment Fund
should be removed from the Reference List Investments and replaced in the model portfolio(s), the portfolio
construction team will also determine whether that Fund should be maintained in certain existing taxable
Program accounts in order to mitigate the tax consequences that would be realized by a sale of the Fund
(referred to as a “Retention Fund”). Retention Funds are only held in existing taxable Program accounts
and not retirement accounts or IRAs.
The nature of the ongoing monitoring and reviews of Retention Funds will depend on whether the Fund is
actively managed or passively managed. The Sub-Adviser monitors Retention Funds that are actively
managed in accordance with its long-term investment philosophy and based on the same criteria applied to
the Reference List Investments. For Retention Funds that are passively managed, the Sub-Adviser
periodically reviews the Fund to reconfirm that it meets certain quantitative replication criteria and any
applicable thresholds, also considering costs and other qualitative factors.
The Sub-Adviser will consider material investment-related factors to determine whether a Retention Fund
should be removed from the affected model portfolios, notwithstanding any potential tax consequences to
affected taxable Program accounts. Removal of a Retention Fund in taxable Program accounts may occur
immediately or over time, for a particular Program account or a group of Program accounts.
Model Portfolio Construction: Program accounts with an identical combination of Client Preferences,
risk tolerance, and time horizon are invested in the same model portfolio investments, with the
following exceptions where clients hold alternative Funds in their portfolio -
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a client holds Legacy Assets (as defined and described in this Item 4 under “Securities
Transferred into the Program Account for Retention”) in a Program account;
a Retention Fund is maintained in a taxable Program account; or
a Reference List Investment Fund that has been replaced with a new Reference List Investment
Fund for a particular model portfolio is maintained in a taxable Program account (“Replaced
Reference List Fund”). Replaced Reference List Funds are only held in existing taxable
Program accounts and not retirement accounts or IRAs.
New deposits (other than Legacy Assets) will be invested in the current Reference List Investment Fund for
a model portfolio. Retention Funds and Replaced Reference List Investment Funds may be maintained in a
taxable Program account or migrated to the new Reference List Investment Fund for the model portfolio over
time in order to help mitigate the tax consequences associated with selling or redeeming a Fund in a Program
account. The sale or redemption of Retention Funds or Replaced Reference List Investment Funds may result
in a taxable event, including taxable gains.
There is no guarantee that the retention or migration of Retention Funds or Replaced Reference List Funds
will mitigate tax consequences in a Program account. This strategy does not account for client assets held
outside a Program account. Fund differences between Program accounts in the same model portfolio will
result in performance dispersion between Program accounts in the same model portfolio. APS has a conflict
of interest in cases where a Retention Fund or a Replaced Reference List Fund, maintained or invested in a
Program account, is an Affiliated Fund. We seek to address the conflict associated with investing Program
accounts in Affiliated Funds in multiple ways, including disclosing the conflict of interest in this Disclosure
Brochure and providing you with detailed information about your Program account’s allocation to individual
positions (e.g., account statements and reports). See “Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Level of Fees” in Item
4 for additional information on conflicts of interest related to the use of Affiliated Funds in the Program.
The Program selects the same Reference List Investment for its IRAs and accounts subject to ERISA as for
its taxable accounts, except when selecting passively managed Reference List Investments for IRAs and
accounts subject to ERISA. In those cases, the portfolio construction team considers the Affiliated Fund fee
credit applied to IRAs and accounts subject to ERISA when choosing the lowest cost passively managed
fund for the model. This means that it will be more likely that a passively managed Affiliated Fund will be
used in IRAs and accounts subject to ERISA than a passively managed unaffiliated fund. For a description
of the conflict of interest arising from use of Affiliated Funds in Program accounts, see “Use of Affiliated
Funds and Two Levels of Fees” in Item 4 and “Client Preferences and Affiliated Funds” in this Item 6.
Once a Reference List Investment is designated for inflows or outflows, the decision can be implemented
immediately or over an extended period of time at the discretion of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser will
consider, without limitation, operational considerations, legal considerations, client directed activity, tax
implications, and input from the Funds marked for asset flows. Based on these considerations,
implementation of Reference List Investment inflows and outflows for different Program models or groups
of Program accounts may occur over differing periods of time. For example, recommended Fund inflows
and outflows will generally occur immediately for IRA Program accounts, whereas for taxable accounts they
may occur over time to mitigate the tax impact. Please see “Trade Aggregation, Allocation, and
Randomization” in Item 4 for additional information on the implementation of trades and “Discretionary
Authority” in Item 4 for a description of the other discretionary authority granted to the Program and
delegated to the Sub-Adviser, subject to APS’ oversight.
The Program’s model portfolios contain a combination of Funds that represent, depending on the Fund,
indirect investments in equity, fixed income, and to a lesser extent, derivative investments, alternative
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investment strategies, and non-traditional asset classes. For all Funds, the return and principal value will
fluctuate with changes in market conditions. In addition, shares when sold may be worth more or less than
their original cost. Note that the Program does not offer a margin trading strategy.
Tax Loss Harvesting. For taxable accounts where you have selected a Client Preference for Tax
Management or ETM, the Program will seek to harvest the tax losses in your Program account to the extent
consistent with the Program’s investment strategy.
Tax loss harvesting occurs when the Program strategically sells a security in your Program account with
unrealized losses. When the Program sells this security, it may enable you to offset taxes on both capital
gains and a limited amount of ordinary income. The Program is designed to select “similar” (but not
“substantially identical”) investments to replace the existing investments that were strategically sold
(“replacement security”) based on historical returns, correlations, and portfolio construction methodology,
but not necessarily based on your Client Preference.
The Program harvests tax losses with respect to securities it has recommended, but not necessarily based on
all positions held in your Program account (e.g., Legacy Assets may be excluded). It will review the positions
in your Program account for tax losses daily. The Program may change this frequency from time to time
without notice to you.
The Program’s goal is not to maximize overall losses either in your Program account or across all of your
accounts (at TIAA or elsewhere). The Program will not necessarily sell all securities with unrealized losses
in a particular Program account and also will not necessarily sell securities with the greatest aggregate losses
in a particular Program account. The Program will only sell those securities with unrealized losses that it
determines are appropriate to be sold at the time, taking into consideration such factors as the availability of
a replacement security. The Program makes no warranty or guarantee that these similar investments will
perform similarly to the replaced investments, nor does it make any warranty or guarantee that the sale of the
existing investment and the purchase of a replacement investment will be effective in reducing your tax
obligations in the present or in the future. You are required to notify APS, in writing, if you are prohibited
from investing in any individual investments. Such prohibitions may alter the “similar” investments selected
as part of the Program and may alter the effectiveness of the Tax Loss Harvesting strategy.
Wash Sale Rules. If you and/or your spouse have other taxable or non-taxable accounts and hold any of the
same securities held in your Program account, you should not buy any security sold at a loss for a period of
at least thirty (30) days before or after the Program sells those same securities as part of the Tax Loss
Harvesting strategy. This avoids the possible application of the “wash sale” rules. You are responsible for
monitoring your (and your spouse’s) accounts both inside and outside of the Program to ensure that
transactions in the same security or a substantially similar security as one traded from your Program account
do not create a wash sale. Your Program account information can be accessed online or by making a request
to your Advisor.
A wash sale is the sale at a loss and purchase of the same security or substantially similar security within
thirty (30) days of each other. If a wash sale transaction occurs, the IRS may disallow or defer the claimed
loss for tax reporting purposes. More specifically, the wash sale period for any sale at a loss consists of sixty-
one (61) calendar days: the day of the sale, the 30 days before the sale, and the thirty (30) days after the sale.
The wash sale rule has the effect of disallowing or postponing losses on a sale if a replacement security is
bought within these time periods. If you have multiple accounts in the Program under one household, the
Program will not monitor your household’s accounts, nor will it monitor any accounts for members of your
household maintained outside the Program, to ensure that transactions in the same security or a substantially
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similar security do not create a wash sale. For more information on the wash sale rule, please read IRS
Publication 550 or consult your tax advisor.
Tax Management Limitations. Whether the Program, including tax management and tax loss harvesting, is
effective in reducing your overall tax liability will depend on your entire tax and investment profile, including
purchases and dispositions in your (or your spouse’s) accounts outside of the Program, the nature of your
investments (e.g., taxable or nontaxable), and their respective holding period (e.g., short-term or long-term).
The Program will monitor only your Program account to determine if there are unrealized losses for purposes
of determining whether to harvest losses. Transactions in any account other than your Program account (such
as your spouse’s accounts held at TC Services), any accounts outside of TIAA, or even additional Program
accounts may affect whether a loss is successfully harvested. Moreover, in determining whether and how to
harvest tax losses, the Program will rely on various assumptions about the tax posture of a typical investor,
which assumptions may or may not correspond with your actual circumstances.
Client-Directed Tax Management: For taxable accounts, the Program will accept your written instructions
to harvest a specific amount of tax losses or gains, subject to applicable Program limitations and procedures.
Instructions to harvest tax losses must be provided in writing in the manner prescribed by the Program. The
Program will only sell up to ten percent (10%) of your Program account value to honor your request to
harvest tax losses or gains. The Program will reasonably attempt to fulfill your instructions but may
determine that a request is not feasible for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to, the size of the
request. The Sub-Adviser will follow its internal procedures to determine the securities to sell. Unlike the
Client Preference for Tax Management in which substituted securities are used immediately, proceeds from
tax loss sales made at your direction will initially be held in cash. The Program's rebalancing process will
subsequently attempt to purchase substitute securities. However, suitable substitutes may not always be
available, and the period during which proceeds remain in cash may reduce the performance of your Program
account. Please contact your Advisor for more information about the limitations and procedures that apply.
APS does not employ tax professionals and has not and will not provide tax advice to you. No TIAA
employee or agent is qualified or permitted to provide specific tax advice. You should consult a tax
professional for specific tax advice and specifically regarding the tax consequences of investing with the
Program and engaging in Tax Loss Harvesting based on your particular circumstances. No feature of,
interaction with, description of, or action taken in accordance with the Program, including the Client
Preference for Tax Management, represents a tax strategy in the context of your individual tax situation and
should not replace or supplement the advice of your personal tax advisor. APS is not responsible for ensuring
that you accurately report the trading activity in your Program account to the IRS or any other relevant taxing
authority. APS is not responsible to you for the tax consequences of any transaction in a Program account.
APS makes no warranties or guarantees that the tax consequences described herein or in any materials
provided to you in respect to your Program account will be achieved by the Program. APS also makes no
warranty or guarantee that the IRS or other relevant taxing authorities will not challenge the tax consequences
of its trades, nor whether any such challenge will not be successful. If the IRS is successful in its claim that
one or more transactions executed pursuant to the Program were wash sale transactions, any loss recognized
on such transactions may be deferred or disallowed, and you may be subject to the imposition of interest and
penalties on such transactions.
Risks of Investing in the Program. The following is a general description of risks associated with
investing in the Program. The following list describes risks at the overall portfolio level for your Program
account and does not claim to be an exhaustive list of all risk factors associated with the Program. The
following list also does not describe the principal risks of the underlying Funds selected for your portfolio,
which are described in each Fund’s current prospectus.
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Investment Risks:
• Market Risk. The price of any security or the value of an entire asset class can decline for a variety
of reasons outside of the Program’s control, including, but not limited to, changes in the
macroeconomic environment, unpredictable market sentiment, forecasted or unforeseen economic
developments, interest rates, regulatory changes, and domestic or foreign political, demographic,
epidemic, pandemic, or social events. For example, if a client has a high allocation to a particular
asset class, and that asset class underperforms relative to the overall market, their Program account
may be negatively impacted. Additionally, a low allocation to a particular asset class that
outperforms other asset classes will cause the Program account to underperform relative to the
overall market.
• Global Economic Risk. National and regional economies and financial markets are becoming
increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country, region,
or market might adversely impact issuers in a different country, region, or market. Changes in legal,
political, regulatory, tax, and economic conditions may cause fluctuations in markets and securities
prices around the world, which could negatively impact the value of an account’s investments. Major
economic or political disruptions, particularly in large economies, may have global negative
economic and market repercussions. Additionally, events such as war, terrorism, natural and
environmental disasters, and the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health emergencies
may adversely affect the global economy and the markets and issuers in which an account invests.
These events could reduce consumer demand or economic output, result in market closure, travel
restrictions, or quarantines, and generally have a significant impact on the economy. Such events
could materially increase risks, including market and liquidity risk, and significantly reduce account
values. These events also could impair the information technology and other operational systems
upon which service providers, including APS, rely, and could otherwise disrupt the ability of
employees of service providers to perform essential tasks on behalf of an account. There is no
assurance that governmental and quasi-governmental authorities and regulators will provide
constructive and effective intervention when facing a major economic, political, or social disruption,
disaster, or other public emergency.
• Mutual Funds and ETFs (Funds) Risks. Investing in shares of a Fund involves risk of loss that
Program clients should be prepared to bear. For mutual funds and ETFs in particular, this includes
the risk that the general level of underlying security prices may decline, thereby adversely affecting
the value of the Fund. Moreover, a Fund may not fully replicate the performance of its benchmark
index. Funds are not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any
other government agency. Funds have their own fees, investments, and risks. For the specific
information associated with any Fund used by the Program for your account, please consult the
Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, which you should read carefully.
• Fixed Income Risk. Your Program account may hold significant positions in Funds that invest
exclusively or primarily in debt securities such as corporate and foreign bonds. Debt securities are
subject to credit risk, which is the risk that the issuer of the security will not be able to make principal
and interest payments when due. This will significantly impair the value of the security. Even if a
debt issuer continues to make principal and interest payments, the market value of a debt security
can decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability to make such payments in the future. Debt
securities are also subject to interest rate risk because their value will rise and fall with changes in
interest rates. When interest rates rise, the market prices of already issued debt securities usually
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decline, and when interest rates fall, the market value of the debt instrument will rise. Interest rate
risk tends to be greater for debt securities with longer maturities or duration.
• Model Risks: The assumptions made in the construction of the models may limit their effectiveness.
For example, use of historical market data may not predict future events. Additionally, inaccuracies
or limitations in the quantitative analysis or models used by the Program may interfere with the
implementation of model portfolio strategy.
• Asset Allocation and Investment Strategy Risks: The asset classes used within the various model
portfolios offered through the Program can perform differently over time and potentially
underperform the Program’s expectations. More aggressive strategies used within the model
portfolios generally contain larger weightings of riskier asset classes such as equities.
• Tactical Allocations Risk: The Sub-Adviser and APS generally have discretion to make short- to
intermediate-term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and
investments. As a result of these tactical allocations, a client account may deviate from its strategic
target allocations at any given time. A client account’s tactical allocation strategy may not be
successful in adding value, may increase losses to the account, and/or may cause the account to have
an investment strategy different than that portrayed in the client account’s strategic asset allocations
from time to time.
• Liquidity Risk. Program clients collectively account for a significant portion of certain Funds (in
some cases, in excess of 50%). As a result, when the Program generates a full or partial liquidation
of larger size, mutual fund managers generally are permitted under the terms of the mutual fund’s
prospectus to satisfy the redemption “in kind” (i.e., the Program would receive a distribution of
securities, rather than cash, which it would need to liquidate directly). A redemption received in kind
may require the use of a transition manager, which may be difficult to source and costly. In order to
avoid a redemption in kind, the Program may liquidate such positions over a more extended period
of time, which introduces pricing risk. Further, mutual funds may “gate” during times of market
stress or otherwise allocate liquidity among investors seeking to redeem, which can further delay the
Program’s ability to reduce or redeem out of such positions. Additionally, when the Program aims
to liquidate large positions in an ETF that has less liquid underlying investments. it can create pricing
gaps, which the Program may mitigate by buying and selling the ETF over an extended period of
time. While the Program may be able to execute large ETF sales with a market maker, a market
maker generally assesses a markdown for a large, at-risk trade. These scenarios create a risk a Fund
is not sold in a timely manner at the desired price.
• Concentration Risk. Program clients collectively account for a significant portion of certain Fund
assets (in some cases, in excess of 50%) and a decision by the Program to sell the shares of the Fund
may negatively impact the value of the Fund. In addition, managed account programs operated by
TIAA Affiliates (including WIM) often own material positions in these same Funds, which increases
the collective ownership by TIAA and heightens this risk.
• Tax Management Risk. Program clients may select the Tax Management or ETM Client Preferences,
which seek to defer, minimize, or prioritize tax efficiency of the Program account. Although APS
will manage your account to these preferences, no investment strategy can guarantee the tax
implications with respect to a client’s portfolio. Clients should discuss their specific tax transition
and portfolio with their tax advisor. Requesting that any security be held for an extended period of
time can result in deviation from the model-based portfolio that is selected based on Client
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Preferences. The longer the period for transition, the longer the deviation from model-based
portfolio. As such, the client’s performance will differ from the performance of other clients that are
invested in the same model-based portfolio. If the deviation between your account and your assigned
model-based portfolio exceeds the standards set by us in our sole discretion, the Program may sell a
greater amount of securities that you have transferred into the Program than would otherwise be sold
under the gains budget set for you. This could result in a higher amount of capital gains and taxes.
Refer to the “Description of Client Preferences” in Item 4 for more information about the Tax
Management and ETM Client Preferences.
Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence Risks: With the increased use of technologies, such as the Internet
and artificial intelligence (“AI”), to conduct business, client portfolios are susceptible to operational,
information security, and related risks. In general, cyber incidents can result from deliberate attacks or
unintentional events that include, but are not limited to, gaining unauthorized access to digital systems,
misappropriating assets or sensitive information, corrupting data, or causing operational disruption, including
denial-of-service attacks on websites. Cybersecurity failures or breaches by a third party service provider
and the issuers of securities in which the Program invests have the ability to cause disruptions and impact
business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, the inability to transact business, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other
compensation costs, and/or additional compliance costs, including the cost to prevent cyber incidents.
The use of AI, machine learning, probabilistic modeling, and other data science technologies (“AI/Modeling
Tools”) has become prevalent in the securities industry. AI/Modeling Tools are highly complex and may be
flawed, hallucinate, reflect biases included in the data on which such tools are trained, be of poor quality, or
be otherwise harmful, which therefore requires supervision and oversight. The legal and regulatory
environment relating to the use of AI Tools is uncertain and rapidly evolving, and could require changes in
our implementation of AI/Modeling Tools and increase compliance costs and the risk of non-compliance.
There may be limited visibility over the accuracy and completeness of certain AI/Modeling Tools.
AI/Modeling Tools often use data from a number of sources. If the data becomes corrupted, compromised,
or discontinued in any material manner, or become undeliverable or inaccessible in a timely manner, the tool
may be unable to properly function or its operation may be adversely impacted. The AI/Modeling Tools’
ability to use the data also may be adversely impacted by any change in the format of data delivered or
acquired by the tool. Furthermore, the use of AI/Modeling Tools may lead to increased risks, exposures, and
impacts associated with cyber-attacks or data breaches and threat actors’ ability to launch more automated,
targeted, and coordinated attacks using and exploiting AI technology.
Reliance on Technology: The offerings within the Program are dependent upon various computer and
telecommunication technologies, many of which are provided by or are dependent on third parties. The
successful operation of the Program could be severely compromised by system or component failure,
telecommunication failure, power loss, a software-related system crash, unauthorized system access or use
(such as “hacking”), computer viruses and similar programs, fire or water damage, human errors in using or
accessing relevant systems, or various other events or circumstances. It is not possible to provide
comprehensive and failsafe protection against all such events, and no assurance can be given about the ability
of applicable third parties to continue providing their services. Any event that interrupts such computer and/or
telecommunication systems or operations could have a material adverse effect on the Program. Such a
material adverse effect may have a heightened impact on the Program given the automated nature of the
services provided.
Limitations of Risk Disclosures: As the strategies develop and change over time, clients may be subject to
additional and different risk factors, therefore the above list of risks is not a complete enumeration or
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explanation of the risks involved in investment in Program. No assurance can be made that profits will be
achieved or that substantial losses will not be incurred.
Performance-based Fees and Side by Side Management
APS does not charge performance-based fees, which are fees based on a share of a Program account’s capital
gains or appreciation, to its Program clients or any other clients.
Voting Client Securities
Rule 206(4)-6 under the Advisers Act requires that investment advisers exercising voting authority on behalf
of their advisory clients must adopt and implement written policies and procedures reasonably designed to
ensure that proxies are voted in a manner that reflects the best interests of clients. Program account proxies
are voted by TIAA’s Nuveen Stewardship Group (the “NSG”), unless you request otherwise, in which case
the proxy materials will be sent directly to you. In voting your proxies, the NSG follows the guidelines set
forth in the TIAA policy statement on responsible investing. Conflicts of interest identified are resolved
through guidelines set forth in NSG’s procedures. This includes the use of an independent third-party proxy
advisory firm (currently, Institutional Shareholder Services) to vote proxies for Program holdings in
Affiliated Funds. The NSG works with a proxy execution firm to effectuate the voting of your proxies. The
Program reviews the proxy voting practices of NSG periodically to ensure that they are acting in clients’ best
interests. TC Services intends to vote proxies in accordance with its clients’ best interests and aims to use
proxy voting as a tool to promote positive returns for long-term shareholders. TC Services may not vote
proxies if it determines that the benefit of voting individual proxies is small relative to the undue burden of
voting those proxies, or where the client’s account does not have an economic interest in the outcome of the
proxy.
You cannot direct the Program on how to vote on a particular proxy; you must either delegate all proxy
voting to the Program on your behalf or wholly retain voting privileges. You may obtain information about
how the NSG voted with respect to any security by calling your Advisor. You may also obtain a copy of the
applicable proxy voting policies and procedures, and the TIAA policy statement on responsible investing, by
calling your Advisor, also available here: https://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/ri_policy.pdf.
Class Actions and Corporate Actions. The Program will not and does not act on your behalf regarding
class action claims or notices. We will forward any such claims or notices directly to you for handling. In
addition, the Program will forward any voluntary corporate action notices to you for handling.
Note that neither TC Services nor its clearing firm, Pershing, will vote or take any discretionary or voluntary
action with respect to any fractional share position within managed account programs. Managed account
clients holding any fractional share position will not be able to provide instruction in connection with
voluntary corporate actions (e.g., tenders), except for optional dividends.
Other Advisory Services
APS provides other managed account programs, such as the TIAA Personal Portfolio wrap fee program
(“TPP”) and the PAM managed account program (together with the Program, the “TIAA Managed
Accounts”). Different managed account programs have different fee structures and offerings of services than
the Program and have access to different Funds, asset classes, and/or share classes of Funds than those
available through the Program. These differences are based on the level and type of services offered by each
program, the service providers and platforms used in each program, and the amount of a client’s assets under
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management, among other factors. You should consult your Advisor for more information about the other
managed account programs when considering whether the Program is right for you.
Advisors can recommend that you open, contribute to, or consolidate assets (through a rollover or transfer)
into any of the TIAA Managed Accounts (except TIAA Personal Portfolio, which is closed to new investors).
In certain cases, a client may be eligible to invest in more than one TIAA Managed Account recommended
by TC Services.
• TC Services has an incentive to recommend the Program over the TPP program when the client is
eligible for both. The revenue that TC Services retains from the Program Fee is greater than the
advisory fee you would pay on a TPP account.
• Based on a comparison of investment management fees and without regard to the cost of the
additional services provided in PAM, including a dedicated Portfolio Manager, TIAA typically has
an incentive for TC Services to recommend a PAM account over a Program account when the client
is eligible for both. This is because the blended fee rate that you pay on a PAM account can be greater
than the rate you would pay on a Program account (depending on account size and mix of asset
classes). However, our incentive to recommend the PAM account (over a Program account) depends
on the total revenue and costs to all TIAA entities from a particular account, which varies based on
additional factors such as the level of service required by a client and cost of transactions. All else
being equal, the Program account generally is more expensive for you, and more profitable for TIAA
overall, than the PAM account when trading activity in your Program account is low because TIAA
bears transaction costs for assets invested in the Program, but not in the PAM account.
Making a recommendation that generates more revenue, or decreases the costs, to TC Services and/or TIAA
as a whole presents a conflict of interest. Please see the TC Services APS Disclosure Brochure at
https://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/tc_adv_program.pdf for more detail on the revenue that TC Services and/or
TIAA receives from each TIAA Managed Account program. We address the conflicts of interest by
disclosing our incentives to you, by requiring that all TC Services’ recommendations be assessed in
accordance with applicable regulatory standards, to determine whether they are appropriate for client’s
financial needs, and by ensuring Advisors’ compensation does not vary based on the managed account type
they recommend.
Positions taken by APS or the Sub-Adviser on behalf of some managed account clients may be the same as,
or different from, or made contemporaneously or at different times than, positions taken for other clients.
The Sub-Adviser’s investment decisions for the Program are based on research or other information that is
also used to support its investment recommendations for other clients, and it may be perceived as a conflict
of interest when advice differs for their accounts that use strategies similar to those used by Program
accounts, especially if the investment decision results in TIAA retaining more of the Program Fee as
described in Item 4 under “Model-Based Portfolios and Portfolio Investments.” APS seeks to identify and
mitigate or disclose actual and perceived conflicts of interest with clients and to resolve such conflicts
appropriately if they do occur.
APS also offers, separately from the Program, non-discretionary financial planning services with an emphasis
on retirement planning needs. Retirement planning helps clients invest for retirement and address income
needs. Retirement planning is generally limited to providing advice across fixed annuities, variable annuities,
and Funds. These services are described in greater detail in the TC Services Form ADV Part 2A disclosure
brochure.
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Item 7 – Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers
As described in Item 4 under “Engagement of Service Providers to Formulate Advice,” APS has engaged
WIM to provide portfolio management services. To facilitate this, APS provides your risk tolerance level,
time horizon, and Client Preferences to its Sub-Adviser in connection with your Program account. APS will
pass through to its Sub-Adviser any updates to this information as received by you. APS does not provide
your personal data to the Allocation Provider or the External Adviser.
Item 8 – Client Contact with Portfolio Managers
The Program does not generally contemplate that you will speak directly with either the Sub-Adviser
investment professionals or the External Adviser responsible for the formulation of Program advice;
however, they may be made available upon specific request. Rather, Advisors knowledgeable about the
Program and its advice are available during normal business hours to discuss any aspect of the Program with
you.
Item 9 – Additional Information
Disciplinary Information and Information about Other Financial Industry Activities
and Affiliations
1. On February 16, 2024, the SEC issued an order regarding conduct TC Services had self-reported to
the SEC in connection with the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest examination. Without admitting or
denying the findings, TC Services consented to the entry of an order (the “Settlement Order”)
finding that it violated the General Obligation, Disclosure Obligation, Care Obligation and
Compliance Obligation found in Rules 15l-1(a)(1) and (2) under the Exchange Act when making
recommendations to customers to open TIAA IRA and IS IRA accounts by not adequately disclosing
the availability of lower cost share classes of mutual funds within brokerage window accounts
attached to TIAA IRA and IS IRA accounts. Pursuant to the Settlement Order, TC Services
consented to a censure and was ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing further
violations of Rules 15l-1(a)(1) and (2) under the Exchange Act. TC Services also was ordered to pay
disgorgement of $936,714 and prejudgment interest of $103,424.91. The SEC also imposed a civil
penalty of $1.25 million on TC Services.
2. On July 13, 2021, TC Services entered into settlements with the SEC and the New York Attorney
General (“NYAG”), without admitting or denying the findings. The settlements state that during the
period January 1, 2012 to March 30, 2018, TC Services made false, inaccurate or misleading
statements in the marketing of Portfolio Advisor managed accounts, and (1) failed to correctly or
adequately disclose to clients the financial incentives and conflicts of interest for WMAs to
recommend rollovers from a TIAA Plan to the Portfolio Advisor program, over other investment
options that would earn less compensation for the WMA and less revenue for TC Services; (2)
provided clients with incomplete and misleading information about their investment options,
including the existence of other investment options with lower costs and/or better net-of-fees
modeled returns, particularly the option of retaining assets in employer-sponsored plans; and (3)
provided training that confused WMAs, who made inaccurate and confusing statements concerning
the legal standard under which WMAs were acting when making investment recommendations, with
WMAs believing and stating that they were acting as fiduciaries.
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In the settlements, TC Services was found to have violated, and was ordered to cease and desist from
committing or causing further violations of: (1) Sections 206(2), 206(4) and 206(4)(7) of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940; (2) Sections 17(a)(2) and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
and (3) the Martin Act, New York Executive Law section 63(12) and New York common law. TC
Services also was ordered to provide client restitution in the amount of $97 million, which included
a $9,000,000 SEC penalty, return of a portion of fees in the amount of $73,985,572 and prejudgment
interest of $14,014,428, to approximately 20,000 former or current clients who opened a Portfolio
Advisor account using assets from a TIAA-administered retirement plan between January 1, 2012
and March 30, 2018.
In resolving the matter, the NYAG and SEC acknowledged certain measures taken by TC Services
prior to and during the investigations, including: (1) changes to WMA compensation to remove
differential compensation between managed accounts and other retirement plan options; (2) the
decision to hold all WMAs to a fiduciary standard when recommending the Portfolio Advisor
program; and (3) enhancements to training, disclosures, supervision, and policies and procedures to
improve its practices regarding the issues in the settlement. Pursuant to the settlements’ terms, TC
Services has undertaken to notify affected clients of the terms of the settlements, to continue to hold
all WMAs to a fiduciary standard when recommending the Portfolio Advisor program, to review and
improve as necessary the training programs and disclosures, and to report to the SEC and NYAG
regarding compliance with the undertakings and relief provisions.
For a copy of the SEC order, see https://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2021/33-10954.pdf
3. On March 11, 2019, the SEC issued an order regarding conduct TC Services had self-reported to the
SEC in connection with the Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative (the “Initiative”). Without
admitting or denying the findings, TC Services consented to the entry of an order (the “Settlement
Order”) finding that it violated Sections 206(2) and 207 of the Advisers Act by not adequately
disclosing to clients enrolled in the Portfolio Advisor and Portfolio Manager programs certain
conflicts of interest related to the receipt of Rule 12b-1 fees and selection of mutual fund share
classes that pay such fees. Pursuant to the Settlement Order, TC Services consented to a censure and
was ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing further violations of Sections 206(2)
and 207 of the Advisers Act. TC Services also was ordered to disgorge a total of $2,102,280.21 in
Rule 12b-1 fees received, plus $293,342.08 in prejudgment interest, to affected investors and to
notify affected investors of the Settlement Order’s terms, including the following undertakings: (1)
review and correct as necessary all relevant disclosure documents concerning mutual fund share
class selection and Rule 12b-1 fees; (2) evaluate whether existing clients should be moved to a lower-
cost share class and to move clients as necessary; and (3) evaluate, update and review for the
effectiveness of their implementation, TC Services policies and procedures to assure that they are
reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Advisers Act in connection with disclosures
regarding mutual fund share class selection. The SEC did not impose a civil penalty on TC Services
based on TC Services self-reporting through the Initiative.
4. On November 22, 2016, TC Services entered into a settlement, known as a letter of acceptance,
waiver and consent (“AWC”) with FINRA, a self-regulatory organization for broker-dealers. The
settlement related to how it confirmed transactions it effected between 2004 and 2015 for employer
retirement plans record-kept by TIAA. TC Services accepted and consented to the entry of findings
(without admitting or denying the findings) that it failed to deliver confirmations for certain
transactions and delayed delivery of confirmations due to technological issues and ambiguities in a
vendor contract, and did not denote the firm’s capacity as agent on certain confirmations, resulting
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in violations of Securities Exchange Act Rule 10b-10, NASD Rule 2230 and FINRA Rule 2232
related to customer confirmations, and NASD Rule 2110 and FINRA Rule 2010 related to standards
of commercial honor and principles of trade. TC Services further consented to a censure and fine of
$275,000. The activity subject to the settlement was not related to APS’ investment advisory
programs. In resolving the matter, FINRA recognized that TC Services: (1) timely self-reported the
foregoing confirmation issues to FINRA; (2) prior to detection or intervention by a regulator,
engaged outside counsel and an independent consultant to conduct an internal forensic investigation
of the relevant issues; (3) promptly took corrective action and revised its policies and procedures
regarding confirmation production and delivery; (4) hired additional staff dedicated to ensuring
proper confirmation production and delivery; and (5) provided substantial assistance to FINRA by
sharing the results of its internal investigation and voluntarily and promptly providing updates
regarding additional confirmation delivery issues discovered during its internal investigation.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
APS has a Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy (“Code of Ethics Policy”) that regulates the personal
securities trading activities of investment personnel and other persons with access to confidential trading
information (collectively “access persons”) and requires them to address conflicts of interest appropriately,
e.g., when investing in or making additional contributions to investments that are branded, sponsored,
advised, or sub-advised by TIAA or its affiliates. It ultimately seeks to ensure that access persons place the
interests of clients of TC Services ahead of their own interests with respect to their personal securities trading
activities. All access persons and members of their households must report their personal holdings and
transactions in covered securities. Certain access persons are subject to certain restrictions and prohibitions
in trading for their own accounts and are subject to pre-clearance of certain securities transactions by a
compliance unit. The Code of Ethics Policy also prohibits the misuse of material nonpublic information and
confidential information. APS prohibits or limits the purchase of securities in initial public offerings and
private placements. Advisors may purchase or sell for their personal account securities recommended to you
subject to the limitations of the aforementioned Code of Ethics Policy. The Sub-Adviser, which directs
securities trades for the Program, has a similar policy. You may request a copy of APS’s Code of Ethics
Policy by calling your Advisor.
SEC rules require broker-dealers to maintain a minimum amount of working capital. TC Services may invest
this working capital in money market mutual funds, mortgage-backed securities, investment grade corporate
bonds, or U.S. Treasury Securities. Except for securities invested for this limited purpose, TC Services does
not generally buy or sell its own securities that it may recommend to you.
Review of Accounts
Recommendations to open, contribute to, or consolidate assets into a TIAA Managed Account are reviewed
in accordance with applicable regulatory standards, to determine whether they are appropriate for clients’
financial needs, as described in Item 4 under “Sales, Enrollment, and Servicing and the Role of Advisors.”
APS has an ongoing obligation as a fiduciary to consider whether prior recommendations to open, contribute
to, or consolidate assets (through a rollover or transfer) into a Program account and continued enrollment in
a Program account remain appropriate for its clients. APS and Advisors fulfill this obligation by offering to
meet with Program clients at least annually through notices in various Program communications requesting
that Program clients contact their Advisor if their investment objectives or financial circumstances have
changed. When meeting with Program clients, Advisors focus on whether the client’s financial circumstances
or their individual preferences for advisory services have changed materially in a way that might suggest that
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the Program account is no longer appropriate, or whether changes to the management of your Program
account should be made (including whether the client wants to impose or modify any reasonable restrictions
on the account). Advisors will conduct a periodic review of your Program (typically on an annual basis) to
determine overall suitability of the Program for your investment needs; however, under our Program
guidelines, both you and APS have the ability to extend or defer the timing of the review under certain
circumstances and for certain periods of time. Advisors do not have a role individually in determining
whether the Sub-Adviser continues to perform adequately as investment manager, as that review is conducted
by APS periodically and serves as the basis for making these account type recommendations to its clients as
described in Item 4 under “Sales, Enrollment, and Servicing and the Role of Advisors.”
In between these inquiries, as noted above, you are advised to contact an Advisor whenever a material change
occurs in your financial situation or investment objective, as either may affect the continued appropriateness
of the Program account. A review of the continued appropriateness of the Program account will be conducted,
as needed, whenever this information is brought to TC Services’ attention. TC Services will have no liability
for your failure to provide it with accurate or complete information or to inform APS promptly of any changes
in the information you previously provided. When received, APS will evaluate whether any changes should
be made to the management of your Program account based on this information. Any changes to your model
portfolio may not occur the same day following receipt of the instruction. Extreme market volatility and in-
process trades could impact this timing. Examples of material changes include, but are not limited to, changes
in net worth, employment status, marital status, family size, occupation, residence, health or income level,
investment objective, or risk tolerance (for example, changes based on market events). As described in Item
4 under “Sales, Enrollment, and Servicing and the Role of Advisors,” service requests fulfilled by
Representatives and Consultants are not promptly shared with Advisors. For any changes to your financial
circumstances, you should contact your Advisor.
Any recommendations regarding the Program account that occur when Advisors meet with Program clients
are subject to the fiduciary duty described in Item 4 under “Standards of Care.” As part of the investment
management service for your Program account, and as described in Item 4 under “Rebalancing,” the model
portfolio used in connection with your Program account will be monitored daily for drift. Market conditions
and other factors likely will cause your Program account to deviate over time from the model portfolio. When
such deviations become materially significant (as determined by the Program’s parameters), then your
Program account will be rebalanced to align it more closely with the model portfolio, provided your Program
account meets the minimum balance requirements as described in Item 4 under “Funding.”
Quarterly performance reports (which can be requested from your Advisor) will be available to you
beginning after the completion of your first full enrollment quarter detailing the progress of your Program
account. You also will receive separate brokerage confirmation statements reflecting individual transactions
made in your Program account, unless you elect to suppress these statements, with a quarterly confirmation
report summarizing all information that would otherwise be contained on the separate brokerage
confirmation statements. You are able to change your election at any time. You also will receive monthly or
quarterly brokerage account statements depending upon Program account activity. You are responsible for
reviewing each report and statement in a timely manner and alerting an Advisor to any discrepancy. The
Program will compile quarterly performance information for your Program account based upon uniform
criteria consistent with generally accepted industry standards. You may request mutual fund prospectuses for
each new mutual fund purchased for your Program account. For important information about each Fund,
including investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses, you can read each Fund’s prospectus carefully
and consider all the information in it before investing.
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All written information, including, but not limited to, your reports, statements, and confirmations may be
delivered to you in electronic format if you consent to such delivery at the time of enrollment or any time
thereafter. You may opt out of electronic delivery at any time.
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
In connection with other services provided to you outside of the Program, Advisors may recommend you
invest in affiliated products and non-advisory services offered by or through TIAA such as variable annuities
or mutual funds. TC Services and its affiliates receive compensation for services they provide to these
affiliated products, including but not limited to advisory, distribution, and administrative services. Refer to
the prospectuses, statements of additional information, or other disclosures for the applicable affiliated
product for a complete description of such fees and payments. Also, recommending affiliated products
creates a conflict of interest because the TIAA family of companies receives more revenue when
recommending affiliated products than when recommending unaffiliated products. Please refer to “Use of
Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees” and “About TIAA” in Item 4 for additional information about these
conflicts of interest and how they are addressed.
TC Services compensates Financial Professionals who act as broker-dealer representatives for client referrals
to TC Services’ advisory division. For information about how these Financial Professionals are compensated
for these referrals, see “Compensation of TC Services Financial Professionals and PMs” in Item 4. In
addition, “Share Class Selection” and “Program Fees – Other Fees and Expenses” in Item 4 describe the
payments that TC Services and its clearing firm, Pershing, receive from certain Affiliated Funds and
unaffiliated mutual funds as compensation for distribution, shareholder, and administrative services.
TC Services does not compensate, and has no referral arrangements with, any third parties for referrals they
make to APS.
Financial Information
TC Services does not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client six months or more
in advance and, thus, has not included a balance sheet of its most recent fiscal year. TC Services is not aware
of any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair its ability to meet its contractual commitments
to clients, nor has TC Services been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past ten years.
Item 10 —Requirements for State Registered Advisers
TC Services is a federally registered investment adviser.
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Biographies of WIM Investment Management Personnel
The Brochure Supplements (each, a “Brochure Supplement”) that appear on the following pages contain
the biographies of those affiliated investment personnel who manage assets invested in the Portfolio Advisor
Wrap Fee Program (“Program”) on behalf of Advice and Planning Services (“APS”), the division of TIAA-
CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC (“TC Services”) that sponsors, administers and manages the
Program. These investment personnel support the Program as part of an investment team at APS’ affiliated
registered investment adviser, WIM (the “Investment Team”) that APS engages to formulate advice for the
Program, subject to its oversight. (Prior to January 1, 2026, the Investment Team was a division of TIAA
Trust, N.A., a TC Services affiliated federal bank trust.)
Brochure Supplement
Niladri Mukherjee
March 31, 2026
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Niladri Mukherjee, an individual who is on the
Investment Team that has investment discretionary authority over assets enrolled in the Program, subject to
APS’ oversight. It supplements the attached Disclosure Brochure for the Program. You should have received
a copy of that Disclosure Brochure. Please call 704.988.1000 if you did not receive a copy of the Program’s
Disclosure Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure Supplement.
Background. Niladri is 50 years old as of the date of this Brochure Supplement. His work address is 730
Third Ave., New York, NY, 10017. His phone number is 704.988.1000. Niladri is the Chief Investment
Officer for the Investment Team WIM’s corporate headquarters are located at 8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd.,
Charlotte, NC 28262, phone 888-842-9001.
Educational Background and Business Experience. Niladri joined the Investment Team in April 2023 in his
current role as Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining TIAA, Niladri worked for Bank of America for 16
years and held a variety of roles, including Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Strategy for the Chief
Investment Office at Bank of America, supporting Merrill Lynch and the Private Bank. Niladri graduated
with a B.S. in Physics from St. Stephen’s College in Delhi, India and graduated with an M.B.A. in Finance
from New York University’s Stern School of Business.
Disciplinary Information. Niladri has no history of disciplinary events.
Other Business Activities. Niladri serves on the Advisory Board of Stevens School of Business at Stevens
Institute of Technology in New Jersey.
Additional Compensation. Niladri is paid a base salary and bonus. Bonus compensation takes into account a
number of factors based on Niladri’s role with TIAA Wealth Management, including the overall economic
performance of TIAA, the risk adjusted performance of the portfolio strategies, achieving operational and
risk standards, delivering ongoing advisory program and process enhancements demonstrated through
customer engagement, and the growth of total assets generated by the advisory salesforce. Niladri does not
receive compensation for providing advisory services from anyone other than his employer.
Supervision. The investment discretion exercised by the Investment Team is principally monitored by
WIM, which APS engages to formulate advice for the Program. Senior investment professionals from
WIM typically meet monthly to review investment related decisions, policies, and procedures and annually
to review the investment strategy work of the Investment Team. APS exercises oversight as described in
the Program’s Disclosure Brochure. Niladri’s supervisor is Rashmi Badwe, Executive Vice President and
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Chief Operating Officer, TIAA Wealth, at 704.988.1000. General inquiries regarding accounts, balances,
distributions, or any other account administrative features should be directed to your Advisor.
Brochure Supplement
Matt Hanna
March 31, 2026
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Matt Hanna, an individual who is on the Investment
Team Investment Committee that exercises investment discretion over your assets enrolled in the Program,
subject to APS’s oversight. It supplements the attached Disclosure Brochure for the Program. You should
have received a copy of that Disclosure Brochure. Please call 704.988.1000. if you did not receive a copy of
the Program’s Disclosure Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure
Supplement.
Matt is 41 years old as the date of this Brochure Supplement. His work address is 8500 Carnegie Boulevard,
Charlotte, NC 28262. His phone number is 704.988.1000. Matt is the Director of Asset Allocation and
Quantitative Research for WIM. WIM’s corporate headquarters are located at 8500 Andrew Carnegie
Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28262, phone 888-842-9001.
Matt joined the Investment Team in March 2024 in his current role as Director of Asset Allocation and
Quantitative Research, where he is responsible for strategic asset allocation, tactical asset allocation and risk
management. Prior to joining TIAA, Matt worked in the investment industry for 19 years and held a variety
of roles, including Lead Asset Allocation and Quantitative Analysis Strategist at Raymond James, Managing
Director and Portfolio Manager at Teza Technologies, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Summit
Global Investments, and Director at Raymond James.
Educational Background and Business Experience. Matt graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from the
University of Florida, an M.S. in Finance from the University of Tampa, and an M.S. in Applied Economics
from the University of North Dakota. Matt holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Chartered
Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), and Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designations.
Disciplinary Information. Matt has no history of disciplinary events.
Other Business Activities. Matt has no other business activities. His full-time occupation is as Director of
Asset Allocation for WIM.
Additional Compensation. Matt is paid a base salary and bonus. Bonus compensation takes into account a
number of factors, including the overall economic performance of TIAA and Matt’s individual performance
in achieving the goals established for his role at TIAA. Matt does not receive compensation for providing
advisory services from anyone other than his employer.
Supervision. The investment discretion exercised by the Investment Team is principally monitored, by WIM
which APS engages to formulate advice for the Program. Senior investment professionals from WIM meet
on various cadences to review investment-related decisions, policies and procedures, and the investment
strategy work of the Investment Team. APS exercises oversight as described in the Program’s Disclosure
Brochure. Matt’s supervisor is Niladri Mukherjee, Chief Investment Officer for WIM at 704.988.1000.
General inquiries regarding accounts, balances, distributions, or any other account administrative features
should be directed to the Advisors who support the Program.
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Brochure Supplement
T. Todd Starcher
March 31, 2026
This Brochure Supplement provides information about T. Todd Starcher, an individual who is on the
Investment Team that has investment discretionary authority over assets enrolled in the Program, subject to
APS’ oversight. It supplements the attached Disclosure Brochure for the Program. You should have received
a copy of that Disclosure Brochure. Please call 704.988.1000 if you did not receive a copy of the Program’s
Disclosure Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure Supplement.
Background. Todd is 51 years old as of the date of this Brochure Supplement. His work address is 8500
Andrew Carnegie Boulevard, Charlotte, NC, 28262. His phone number is 704.988.1000. Todd is a Senior
Director, Portfolio Construction & Advisory Platform for WIM. WIM’s corporate headquarters are located
at 8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28262, phone 888-842-9001.
Educational Background and Business Experience. Todd joined the Investment Team in August 2009. At
TIAA, he has also held the roles of Senior Portfolio Strategist in addition to his current role of Senior
Director, Portfolio Construction. Prior to TIAA, Todd worked as Vice President and Alternative Investment
Product Manager for Evergreen Investments for 1 year. Prior to that, Todd worked as Vice President and
Asset Allocation Strategist for Evergreen Investments for 5 years. Todd graduated with a Bachelor of Science
from Palm Beach Atlantic University in 1997. Todd attained the Chartered Financial Analyst, or CFA
designation, in 2003; this designation requires completion of a three-stage self-study curriculum and
achieving a passing score on three progressive exams. It prepares the holder to analyze securities and
recommend portfolios.
Disciplinary Information. Todd has no history of disciplinary events.
Other Business Activities. Todd has no other business activities. His full-time occupation is as a Senior
Director, Portfolio Construction & Advisory Platform for WIM.
Additional Compensation. Todd is paid a base salary and bonus. Bonus compensation takes into account a
number of factors, including the overall economic performance of TIAA, the performance of the portfolio
strategies, achieving operational and risk standards, and delivering ongoing advisory program and process
enhancements demonstrated through customer engagement. Todd does not receive compensation for
providing advisory services from anyone other than his employer.
Supervision. The investment discretion exercised by the Investment Team is principally monitored by WIM,
which APS engages to formulate advice for the Program. Senior investment professionals from WIM
typically meet monthly to review investment-related decisions, policies, and procedures and annually to
review the investment strategy work of the Investment Team. APS exercises oversight as described in the
Program’s Disclosure Brochure. Todd’s supervisor is Niladri Mukherjee, Chief Investment Officer for WIM
at 704.988.1000. General inquiries regarding accounts, balances, distributions, or any other account
administrative features should be directed to your Advisor.
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Brochure Supplement
Walter Joyce
March 31, 2026
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Walter Joyce, an individual who is on the Investment
Team that has investment discretionary authority over assets enrolled in the Program, subject to APS’
oversight. It supplements the attached Disclosure Brochure for the Program. You should have received a
copy of that Disclosure Brochure. Please call 704.988.1000 if you did not receive a copy of the Program’s
Disclosure Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure Supplement.
Background. Walter is 54 years old as of the date of this Brochure Supplement. His work address is 8500
Andrew Carnegie Boulevard, Charlotte, NC, 28262. His phone number is 704.988.1000. Walter is Managing
Director of Investment Services for WIM. WIM’s corporate headquarters are located at 8500 Andrew
Carnegie Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28262, phone 888-842-9001.
Educational Background and Business Experience. Walter has more than 20 years of financial services
experience and has held several senior leadership positions, including six years as the COO of an institutional
brokerage and asset management firm in New York and four years heading up Equity Capital Markets in
charge of Research and Equities trading. Additionally, he spent four years both as an investment manager
and consultant to various wealth managers, including TIAA, Wilmington Trust, TD Institutional, PNC
Investments and CGI. Walter holds a B.S. in Management from the University of Alabama and an M.B.A.
in Finance from the Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management.
Disciplinary Information. Walter has no history of disciplinary events.
Other Business Activities. Walter has no other business activities. His full-time occupation is Managing
Director of Investment Services for WIM.
Additional Compensation. Walter is paid a base salary and bonus. Bonus compensation takes into account a
number of factors, including the overall economic performance of TIAA, the performance of the portfolio
strategies, achieving operational and risk standards, and delivering ongoing advisory program and process
enhancements demonstrated through customer engagement. Walter does not receive compensation for
providing advisory services from anyone other than his employer.
Supervision. The investment discretion exercised by the Investment Team is principally monitored by WIM,
which APS engages to formulate advice for the Program. Senior investment professionals from WIM
typically meet monthly to review investment-related decisions, policies, and procedures and annually to
review the investment strategy work of the Investment Team. APS exercises oversight as described in the
Program’s Disclosure Brochure. Walter’s supervisor is Niladri Mukherjee, Chief Investment Officer for
WIM at 704.988.1000. General inquiries regarding accounts, balances, distributions, or any other account
administrative features should be directed to your Advisor.
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Brochure Supplement
Michael Sowa
March 31, 2026
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Michael Sowa, an individual who is on the Investment
Team that has investment discretionary authority over assets enrolled in the Program, subject to APS’
oversight. It supplements the attached Disclosure Brochure for the Program. You should have received a
copy of that Disclosure Brochure. Please call 704.988.1000 if you did not receive a copy of the Program’s
Disclosure Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure Supplement.
Background. Michael is 49 years old as of the date of this Brochure Supplement. His work address is 8500
Andrew Carnegie Boulevard, Charlotte, NC, 28262. His phone number is 704.988.1000. Michael is a Senior
Director and Deputy Chief Investment Officer for WIM. WIM’s corporate headquarters are located at 8500
Andrew Carnegie Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28262, phone 888-842-9001.
Educational Background and Business Experience. Michael joined the Investment Team in August 2011. At
TIAA, he has also held the role of Managing Director of Asset Allocation and Investment Product Research
in addition to his current role of Deputy Chief Investment Officer. Prior to TIAA, Michael worked as Vice
President, Senior Investment Analyst for Envestnet Asset Management for four years. Prior to that, Michael
worked as Senior Analyst for National Planning Holdings for 2 years, as well as a Research Analyst for
Lipper for three years. Michael graduated with Bachelor of Science from American International College in
1999 and an MSc in Finance & Investments from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in 2005. Michael
attained the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, or CAIA designation, in 2007; this designation
requires completion of a two-stage self-study curriculum and achieving a passing score on two progressive
exams.
Disciplinary Information. Michael has no history of disciplinary events.
Other Business Activities. Michael has no other business activities. His full-time occupation is as a Deputy
Chief Investment Officer for WIM.
Additional Compensation. Michael is paid a base salary and bonus. Bonus compensation takes into account
a number of factors, including the overall economic performance of TIAA, the performance of the portfolio
strategies, achieving operational and risk standards, and delivering ongoing advisory program and process
enhancements demonstrated through customer engagement. Michael does not receive compensation for
providing advisory services from anyone other than his employer.
Supervision. The investment discretion exercised by the Investment Team is principally monitored by WIM,
which APS engages to formulate advice for the Program. Senior investment professionals from WIM
typically meet monthly to review investment-related decisions, policies, and procedures and annually to
review the investment strategy work of the Investment Team. APS exercises oversight as described in the
Program’s Disclosure Brochure. Michael’s supervisor is Niladri Mukherjee, Chief Investment Officer for
WIM at 704.988.1000. General inquiries regarding accounts, balances, distributions, or any other account
administrative features should be directed to your Advisor.
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Brochure Supplement
Weiyi Ning
March 31, 2026
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Weiyi Ning, an individual who is on the Investment
Team that has investment discretionary authority over assets enrolled in the Program, subject to APS’
oversight. It supplements the attached Disclosure Brochure for the Program. You should have received a
copy of that Disclosure Brochure. Please call 704.988.1000 if you did not receive a copy of the Program’s
Disclosure Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure Supplement.
Background. Weiyi is 44 years old as of the date of this Brochure Supplement. Her work address is 8500
Andrew Carnegie Boulevard, Charlotte, NC, 28262. Her phone number is 704.988.1000. Weiyi is a Director,
Senior Portfolio Analyst for WIM. WIM’s corporate headquarters are located at 8500 Andrew Carnegie
Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28262, phone 888-842-9001.
Educational Background and Business Experience. Weiyi has over 18 years of investment experience.
Prior to joining the Investment Team in 2018, she was an Investment Director at the South Carolina
Retirement System Investment Commission, responsible for manager due diligence and portfolio
construction for the Agency’s $3 billion hedge fund allocation. She was also a voting member of the Internal
Investment Committee, responsible for total plan allocation, risk management, and approval of investment
decisions in all asset classes. Previous roles include portfolio risk manager at Stark Investments, and
quantitative analyst at State Street Global Advisors, focused on equity and derivatives selection and risk
management. Weiyi received a M.S. in Quantitative Finance from University of Wisconsin-Madison, an
M.S. in High Performance Computation from National University of Singapore, and a B.S. in Automatic
Control from Beihang University in China. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Chartered
Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designations.
Disciplinary Information. Weiyi has no history of disciplinary events.
Other Business Activities. Weiyi has no other business activities. Her full-time occupation is as a Portfolio
Analyst for WIM.
Additional Compensation. Weiyi is paid a base salary and bonus. Bonus compensation takes into account a
number of factors, including the overall economic performance of TIAA, the performance of the portfolio
strategies, achieving operational and risk standards, and delivering ongoing advisory program and process
enhancements demonstrated through customer engagement. Weiyi does not receive compensation for
providing advisory services from anyone other than her employer.
Supervision. The investment discretion exercised by the Investment Team is principally monitored by WIM,
which APS engages to formulate advice for the Program. Senior investment professionals from WIM
typically meet monthly to review investment-related decisions, policies, and procedures and annually to
review the investment strategy work of the Investment Team. APS exercises oversight as described in the
Program’s Disclosure Brochure. Weiyi’s supervisor is Michael Sowa, Senior Director and Deputy Chief
Investment Officer for WIM at 704.988.1000. General inquiries regarding accounts, balances, distributions,
or any other account administrative features should be directed to your Advisor.
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Brochure Supplement
Timothy O’Rorke
March 31, 2026
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Timothy O’Rorke, an individual who is on the
Investment Team that has investment discretionary authority over assets enrolled in the Program, subject to
APS’ oversight. It supplements the attached Disclosure Brochure for the Program. You should have received
a copy of that Disclosure Brochure. Please call 704.988.1000 if you did not receive a copy of the Program’s
Disclosure Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure Supplement.
Background. Timothy is 47 years old as of the date of this Brochure Supplement. His work address is 8500
Andrew Carnegie Boulevard, Charlotte, NC, 28262. His phone number is 704.988.1000. Timothy is a Senior
Director, Portfolio Analyst for WIM. WIM’s corporate headquarters are located at 8500 Andrew Carnegie
Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28262, phone 888-842-9001.
Educational Background and Business Experience. Timothy has more than 20 years of financial services
experience and joined the Investment Team at TIAA in June 2014. He has held a progression of roles
including Analyst, Senior Analyst, Director, and his current role of Senior Director, Portfolio Construction,
to which he was promoted in August 2024. In this role, Timothy manages model portfolios and leads internal
research initiatives focused on strengthening returns, enhancing the investment process, and improving
communications. Prior to joining TIAA, Timothy worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch for
approximately eight years, where he held the roles of Vice President, Senior Market Surveillance and
Monitoring, and Assistant Vice President, Research Compliance. Earlier in his career, Timothy worked as a
Proprietary Trader at Assent, L.L.C. and as an Assistant Trader at Garnett Capital Management. Timothy
graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Pennsylvania State University’s Smeal College of
Business and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Disciplinary Information. Timothy has no history of disciplinary events.
Other Business Activities. Timothy has no other business activities. His full-time occupation is as a Portfolio
Analyst for WIM.
Additional Compensation. Timothy is paid a base salary and bonus. Bonus compensation takes into account
a number of factors, including the overall economic performance of TIAA, the performance of the portfolio
strategies, achieving operational and risk standards, and delivering ongoing advisory program and process
enhancements demonstrated through customer engagement. Timothy does not receive compensation for
providing advisory services from anyone other than her employer.
Supervision. The investment discretion exercised by the Investment Team is principally monitored by WIM,
which APS engages to formulate advice for the Program. Senior investment professionals from WIM
typically meet monthly to review investment-related decisions, policies, and procedures and annually to
review the investment strategy work of the Investment Team. APS exercises oversight as described in the
Program’s Disclosure Brochure. Timothy’s supervisor is Todd Starcher, Senior Director and Head of
Portfolio of Construction for WIM at 704.988.1000. General inquiries regarding accounts, balances,
distributions, or any other account administrative features should be directed to your Advisor.
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Additional Brochure: ADVICE & PLANNING SERVICES TIAA PERSONAL PORTFOLIO WRAP FEE PROGRAM - MARCH 31, 2026 (2026-04-21)
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Advice & Planning Services
TIAA Personal Portfolio Wrap Fee Program
Disclosure Brochure
Form ADV Part 2A
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
212-490-9000
www.tiaa.org
March 31, 2026
This wrap fee program disclosure brochure (“Disclosure Brochure”) provides information about the
qualifications and business practices of Advice & Planning Services, a division of TIAA-CREF Individual
& Institutional Services, LLC relating to the TIAA Personal Portfolio Wrap Fee Program (the
“Program”). If you have any questions about the contents of this Disclosure Brochure, please contact us at
212-490-9000. The information in this Disclosure Brochure has not been approved or verified by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or by any state securities authority.
Registration with the SEC as an investment adviser does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Additional information about Advice & Planning Services is also available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2 – Material Changes
A summary of the material changes made to the TIAA Personal Portfolio Wrap Fee Disclosure Brochure will
be published in a separate document that will be distributed to clients who received the previous version of the
Disclosure Brochure.
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
Item 2 – Material Changes ..................................................................................................................................... 2
Item 3 – Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................... 3
Item 4 – Services, Fees, and Compensation .......................................................................................................... 4
The TIAA Personal Portfolio Program .......................................................................................................... 4
Scope of Services and Applicable Standards ................................................................................................. 5
Program Investment Management Services .................................................................................................. 8
Program Costs ............................................................................................................................................. 19
Additional Information About the Program ................................................................................................ 21
Compensation of TC Services Financial Professionals and Portfolio Managers. ............................................ 21
Item 5 – Account Requirements and Types of Clients ........................................................................................ 23
Deposits and Withdrawals ........................................................................................................................... 23
Termination ................................................................................................................................................. 24
Types of Clients........................................................................................................................................... 25
Program Closed to New Accounts ............................................................................................................... 25
Item 6 – Portfolio Management Selection and Evaluation ................................................................................... 25
Investing Styles ........................................................................................................................................... 25
Description of Investing Styles........................................................................................................................ 25
Investing Styles and Affiliated Funds. ............................................................................................................ 26
Review of Third-Party Service Providers and Sources of Investment Advice ............................................ 27
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss ................................................................... 27
Risks of Investing in the Program ............................................................................................................... 30
Investment Risks ............................................................................................................................................. 30
Performance-based Fees and Side by Side Management ............................................................................ 33
Voting Client Securities .............................................................................................................................. 33
Other Advisory Services ............................................................................................................................. 34
Item 7 – Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers .............................................................................. 35
Item 8 – Client Contact with Portfolio Managers ................................................................................................ 35
Item 9 – Additional Information .......................................................................................................................... 35
Disciplinary Information and Information about Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ...... 35
Review of Accounts .................................................................................................................................... 38
Client Referrals and Other Compensation ................................................................................................... 39
Financial Information .................................................................................................................................. 39
Item 10 – Requirements for State Registered Advisers ....................................................................................... 39
Biographies of WIM Investment Management Personnel ................................................................................... 40
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Item 4 – Services, Fees, and Compensation
The TIAA Personal Portfolio Program (the “Program”) is an interactive investment advisory service provided
through Advice and Planning Services (“APS”), a division of TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services,
LLC (“TC Services”, “we,” or “our”). APS sponsors, administers, and manages the Program. APS also
provides other separate managed account and investment advisory services, as described under “Other
Advisory Services” in Item 6.
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”), an insurance company, is the direct parent
of TC Services (and its APS division). TC Services is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) as both an investment adviser and broker-dealer and is also a member of the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). As a broker-dealer, TC Services is involved in the sale of securities,
including but not limited to variable annuities, mutual funds, and individual equity and fixed income securities.
TC Services provides retail brokerage services under the name “TIAA Brokerage Services.” As noted above,
TC Services provides investment advisory services as a registered investment adviser to individuals under the
name APS.
TIAA provides a variety of services that are material to TC Services’ investment advisory activities, including
administrative, legal, and marketing support. All TC Services personnel are employees of, or contracted
through, TIAA. Certain officers and directors of TC Services also serve in similar capacities with other
affiliates. TC Services has also entered into an arrangement with TIAA Wealth Investment Management LLC
(“WIM” or “Sub-Adviser”), effective January 1, 2026, an affiliated SEC registered investment adviser wholly
owned by TIAA, whereby the Sub-Adviser’s personnel formulate the investment advice for the Program.
These relationships result in conflicts of interest described throughout this Disclosure Brochure and mitigated,
through such disclosures, among other mitigation efforts, as described throughout.
This Disclosure Brochure describes the Program and the compensation APS and its affiliates receive in
connection with the services provided through the Program. You should carefully consider the information set
forth in this Disclosure Brochure in your evaluation of, and continued enrollment in, the Program.
TIAA and TC Services maintain a website, available at https://www.tiaa.org/relationshipdisclosures, that
contains this Disclosure Brochure, the TC Services Form ADV Part 2A disclosure brochure, and other
important disclosures related to its retail advisory services.
The TIAA Personal Portfolio Program
The Program is a fee-based discretionary advisory service offered online through an interactive website, mobile
application, or other electronic platform that is used to operate the Program (the “Site”). As of May 15, 2020,
the Program is no longer accepting new Program accounts. Program accounts will be managed as outlined in
this Disclosure Brochure and in accordance with the agreement you entered into upon enrollment (the
“Advisory Agreement”).
Participation in the Program requires your consent to receive communications relating to the Program by
electronic delivery, and APS will interact with you primarily through the Site. The Program manages portfolios
using a model-based approach that follows long-term investing principles.
With TIAA Personal Portfolio, you receive:
• Professional investment management inclusive of asset allocation design and investment manager
selection resulting in a model portfolio designed to align to your individual goal, your tolerance for risk
(“risk level”), and defined investing preferences.
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• Regular review of the mutual funds and exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) (mutual funds and ETFs are
collectively referred to as “Funds”) utilized in your Program account.
• Rebalancing to keep your Program account in line with your investment strategy.
• Detailed performance reporting and goal tracking to help you monitor your progress.
• Access to investment adviser representatives that service the Program, referred to as Wealth Advisors
(“WAs”), when you need help along the way. WAs also can make recommendations to contribute or
consolidate (through a rollover or transfer) assets in Program accounts as described in this Item 4 under
“Servicing and the Role of Advisors.” Wealth Management Advisors (“WMAs”), registered as investment
adviser representatives, also can make these recommendations, but do not typically assist with servicing
the Program accounts. In addition, Financial Planning Advisors (“FPAs”) help support certain WMAs and
their clients. The WAs, WMAs, and FPAs are collectively referred to as “Advisors” in this Disclosure
Brochure. The functions performed by Advisors regarding the Program account are referred to as
“Servicing” in this brochure.
The Program is appropriate for you if you have a minimum three-year investment timeframe and a $5,000
minimum investment.
As a client of the Program, consider the following:
• You may wish to consider separately setting aside an emergency fund consisting of cash or liquid
investments in addition to any amounts you choose to invest in the Program.
•
If you have a workplace retirement savings plan through your employer, you may want to consider setting
aside the maximum allowable amount in that plan before contributing additional funds to a Program
account. This amount will vary depending on your age.
• While it is important to invest in your future, it also may make sense to pay off your debt, particularly high-
interest debt, first. Before investing additional funds in a TIAA Personal Portfolio or any other type of
investment account, consider your debt balances.
If you feel like you’ve addressed these considerations, investing additional amounts in your TIAA Personal
Portfolio account can be a helpful way to pursue long-term goals. For taxable Program accounts, you can
deposit as much as you’d like, with online contributions limited to $250,000 per day. If you’d like to contribute
an amount greater than this, please call us at 855-728-8422 or contact your Advisor. For individual retirement
account (“IRA”) Program accounts, your contribution amounts are subject to the limits established by the
Internal Revenue Service. See https://www.irs.gov for more information.
Scope of Services and Applicable Standards
This section describes the scope of the registered investment adviser (“RIA”) services provided by APS, the
separate broker-dealer services provided by TC Services’ broker-dealer division, and the standards of care that
apply to each. Under the standards applicable to each, we are required to act in your best interest and not put
our interests ahead of yours. There are also important differences in the standards and the way we make money
for our services, as described herein.
Standard of Care for the Program, Investment Management Services, and Servicing Activities. TC
Services provides the Program, its investment management services, and the Servicing activities performed by
Advisors as an RIA through its APS division and is subject to a fiduciary duty under the Investment Advisers
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Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers Act”). This means that APS and its Advisors are required to act in your
best interest pursuant to duties of loyalty and care. These duties require us to either avoid or disclose and
mitigate material conflicts of interest with clients. The duties also require us to provide ongoing monitoring of
our recommendations to contribute or consolidate assets in a Program account as defined in our disclosures
and/or agreements for the advisory services. See “Review of Accounts” under Item 9 for more information on
the review of recommendations.
Additionally, there are two circumstances under which we are subject to a fiduciary duty under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“IRC”), the Employee Retirement Securities Act of 1974 (“ERISA”),
and our internal policies in connection with the Program. They are as follows:
• Program Investment Management Services. The investment management services APS provides to
Program accounts that are IRAs or employer sponsored retirement plans (“Plans”) subject to ERISA are
subject to an additional fiduciary obligation under the IRC and ERISA, respectively, that requires us to
avoid certain conflicts of interest, which we do through compliance with applicable Department of Labor
Advisory Opinions and Prohibited Transaction Exemptions. We collectively refer to this duty as a “Plan
Advice Fiduciary Duty.” Generally, a Plan Advice Fiduciary Duty requires us to avoid conflicts of
interest. Specifically, we provide an affiliated Fund fee to employer sponsored Plans and IRAs enrolled in
the Program as described in this Item 4 under “Affiliated Fund Fee Credit –IRA Fee Credit.”
• Retirement Plan Enrollment and Rollover Transfer Recommendations. Recommendations by an Advisor
to enroll in the Program through an IRA or an employer Plan subject to ERISA and/or roll over or transfer
assets into or from an IRA or an employer Plan subject to ERISA (together, “Covered
Recommendations”) are also subject to a fiduciary duty under the IRC and ERISA, respectively. When
we make Covered Recommendations to you, we are fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I of ERISA
and/or the IRC, as applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. The way we make money
creates some conflicts with your interests when we make Covered Recommendations, so we must operate
under an impartial conduct standard and internal policies and procedures that require us to act in your best
interest and not put our interests ahead of yours. Certain Plans (like governmental plans) are not covered
by ERISA; however, our internal policies and procedures require us to adhere to the same fiduciary
standard when we provide Covered Recommendations on non-ERISA Plan assets.
Broker-Dealer Services Provided Outside of the Program. TC Services also provides broker-dealer
services through TC Services client-facing registered representatives including Advisors, TC Services
registered representatives who make broker-dealer recommendations (“Consultants”), and TC Services client-
facing registered representatives who do not make recommendations (“Representatives”), collectively
referred to as (“Financial Professionals”). Any securities transactions recommended outside of the Program
are provided to you by TC Services, through its Financial Professionals acting in their capacity as registered
broker-dealer representatives - for example, any specific investment recommendations provided for your
employer-sponsored Plan record kept at TIAA. These broker-dealer recommendations and any subsequent
implementation are separate and distinct from our investment advisory services offered as an RIA.
When acting in a broker-dealer capacity, the recommendations provided are subject to a best interest standard
under Regulation Best Interest of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Reg BI”). Reg BI requires us to act in
your best interest at the time we make the recommendations without placing our interests ahead of yours.
When acting in a broker-dealer capacity, we also must observe high standards of commercial honor and just
and equitable principles of trade under FINRA rules. Under an applicable broker-dealer best interest standard,
however, TC Services does not assume or agree to any ongoing duties with respect to these recommendations.
We do not charge for the recommendations we provide as a broker-dealer in the Program, although you will
bear the underlying costs of the associated investments if you implement a recommendation.
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Our Financial Professionals who solicit insurance products, such as annuities, life insurance, and long-term
care insurance, are subject to standards of care under applicable state laws.
We do not have an investment advisory relationship with you when acting as a broker-dealer or insurance
agent. Additionally, we do not have a fiduciary obligation to you when acting as a broker-dealer or insurance
agent, except for when we provide certain Covered Recommendations to you with respect to your Plan or IRA
at TIAA. We have a fiduciary obligation for these recommendations under other federal laws and our internal
policies, as set forth in additional disclosures you will receive at the time we provide such recommendations.
Separately, a few states impose a fiduciary standard of conduct more broadly on the various types of
investment recommendations we make as a broker-dealer to their residents under their respective laws.
Additionally, some, but not all, of our Financial Professionals hold the Certified Financial Planner (“CFP”)
designation and are bound by the CFP Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct which require that they meet
a fiduciary standard when making investment recommendations.
While both the fiduciary duty standard under the Advisers Act and the broker-dealer best interest standard
under Reg BI require us to act in your best interest and not put our interests ahead of yours, a fiduciary duty
under the Advisers Act is a broader duty. Regarding the Program, the fiduciary duty applicable to APS
includes, among other things, the duty to provide ongoing advice as defined in our disclosures and/or
agreements for the advisory services. The scope of our investment advisory services and our fiduciary duty
differs depending on the advisory service we provide and is specific to each advisory service and lasts for the
duration of that particular service. Specifically:
• For the Program, the fiduciary duty extends to our recommendation of the account and the portfolio
management of your enrolled assets and lasts for as long as you are enrolled in the Program.
• For our financial planning services, the fiduciary duty extends only to the provision of the financial plan or
recommendation and ends after an Advisor delivers the report generated in connection with the financial
planning service or makes the recommendation. See the TC Services APS disclosure brochure at
https://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/tc_adv_program.pdf.
For broker-dealer services, which include recommendations, the best interest standard applies only at the time
of the recommendation.
Financial Professionals Acting in Different Capacities with the Same Client. As an example of how our
Advisors may act in different capacities, during your interaction with an Advisor you may receive:
• A financial plan in which your Advisor acts as an investment adviser representative;
• A broker-dealer recommendation in which your Advisor acts as a broker-dealer representative (and
insurance agent for annuity transactions), such as recommendations on how to allocate assets within your
Plan; and/or
• A recommendation to contribute to or consolidate assets into a Program account, assistance with and/or
ongoing Servicing of your Program account, such as the periodic outreach described below, where your
Advisor acts as an investment adviser representative.
The chart on the following page summarizes the types of investment advisory and broker-dealer services we
provide.
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We provide investment advisory services under a
fiduciary duty when . . .
We provide recommendations to you as a broker
dealer service under a best interest standard*
When . . .
• We provide you with the financial planning
services described in a separate disclosure
document that you receive with that service.
• We provide you with an Investment Plan report
or otherwise recommend you purchase or sell
specific investments within your employer Plans
record kept by TIAA (“TIAA Plan”), the TIAA
IRAs, or certain TIAA annuities;
• We recommend you open, contribute to, or enroll
in a brokerage account, self-directed IRA or
variable annuity, TIAA Plan including
consolidating assets via an IRA, or plan rollover
or transfer; or
• You enroll in the TIAA Portfolio Advisor or
TIAA Personal Portfolio (closed to new
investors) wrap fee programs, the Private Asset
Management managed account program
(together the “TIAA Managed Accounts”), or
other managed account services, and we manage
your account on an ongoing basis.
• We recommend you create a lifetime income stream
by annuitizing affiliated annuity holdings at TIAA.
• We recommend that you open, contribute to, or
consolidate assets into our TIAA Managed
Accounts.
* As stated before, our broker-dealer services involving the recommendations described above for your Plan and IRA assets at
TIAA also are subject to a fiduciary standard of conduct under other federal laws or our internal policies. Separately, a few
states impose a fiduciary standard of conduct more broadly on these investment recommendations that we make as a broker-
dealer to their residents under their respective laws. Additionally, some, but not all, of our Financial Professionals hold the CFP
designation and are bound by the CFP Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct which requires them to meet a fiduciary
standard when making investment recommendations.
We also offer broker-dealer educational services through TIAA and client-facing Financial Professionals that do
not involve a recommendation and thus are not subject to Reg BI or a separate fiduciary standard, including:
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Information about investing;
•
Information about accounts/products available at TIAA;
• Education and enrollment services, including help with contributions, servicing, and distribution needs for
your TIAA Plans and other TIAA accounts; and
• Various educational online tools and calculators available through TIAA.org.
For more information on these services, see our Form CRS and Reg BI disclosures which can be found at
https://www.tiaa.org/relationshipdisclosures.
Program Investment Management Services
This section describes the investment management services provided with a Program account.
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Model-Based Portfolios. A variety of model portfolios, created by the Program’s Sub-Adviser, are used to
manage Program accounts. APS has hired WIM as sub-adviser for the Program and oversees and monitors its
performance. The model portfolios range from aggressive to conservative risk levels. Based on a review of the
investment goal, risk tolerance level, investment timeframe, and preference for certain investment options that
are available through the Program (referred to as “Investing Styles” in this Disclosure Brochure as described
further in Item 6) that you provide through the Site, you receive an investment strategy from a series of model
portfolios created for the Program. Thereafter your assets will be managed in accordance with the investment
strategy. Adjustments will be made to the model portfolios from time to time, in consideration of changes in
market conditions and in a manner that is consistent with the long-term orientation of the Program as described
in Item 6 under “Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss.”
Your investment strategy is based on and limited to only the information you provide through the Site in
connection with your Program account. The Program will continue to rely on such information in managing
your Program account. Therefore, it is important that the information you provide through the Site is accurate
and complete, and that you update that information promptly if it changes. The Program will not independently
verify any information you provide through the Site. While the Site may allow you to enter information
regarding accounts that you have outside of the Program account (“Other Accounts”), the Program uses that
information solely for the purpose of calculating your potential retirement income in connection with online
retirement tools provided on the Site. The Program will not consider information about your Other Accounts in
managing your Program account. The Program also does not manage any of your Other Accounts.
Portfolio Investments. The Program currently uses a variety of Funds to build a Program account of
diversified holdings appropriate for clients enrolled in the Program. The Program, at APS’s discretion, will use
all or a subset of these Funds to construct the model portfolios. The Funds include affiliated TIAA investment
products as well as unaffiliated investment products. TIAA investment products are sponsored, managed,
advised, or manufactured by TIAA affiliates, such as the various registered mutual funds of Nuveen
Investments, Inc. (we refer to all such affiliated products as “Affiliated Funds” in this Disclosure Brochure).
See “Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees” in this Item 4.
The Program selects investments from the universe of Funds (including Affiliated Funds) that are available
through the fund platform sponsored by the Program’s qualified custodian, BNY Pershing, LLC (“Pershing”),
and that do not include a surcharge on purchases and sales of the Fund or a Fund’s share class (the
“Universe”). APS may from time to time, at its discretion, select Funds or Fund share classes that may become
subject to the surcharge (and in those instances APS will, under its current policy, bear the cost). APS has a
conflict of interest in deciding to exclude Funds or Fund share classes that would result in additional trading
expenses, such as surcharges, because doing so allows APS to minimize its own costs. By imposing this
limitation, the Program generally excludes Funds or Fund share classes that do in some cases have superior
performance, lower expense ratios, and/or other potentially more favorable investment metrics, and would
otherwise be selected for use in the Program by the Sub-Adviser if not for this limitation imposed by APS. The
Program seeks to mitigate this conflict by disclosing it to you.
Other Investments: APS believes that Funds are appropriate investment vehicles for the Program for reasons
of diversification and expense. However, investing in Funds will cause you to incur indirectly Fund-level fees
and expenses in addition to the fees and expenses directly associated with your participation in the Program.
APS may in the future expand the types of securities included beyond the Program Funds. APS will provide
you with thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of any such expansion to the Program.
Share Class Selection. Mutual funds generally offer several share classes to investors. Each share class
invests in the same portfolio of underlying securities and has the same investment objectives or policies.
However, their fees, expenses, and initial investment minimums differ. When constructing model portfolios,
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the Program generally uses share classes of mutual funds that are in the Universe and designed for institutional
use. Other share classes will be used in the event that (i) share classes designed for institutional use are not
offered by the mutual fund complex, (ii) the Program is ineligible for share classes designed for institutional
use based on criteria set forth in the mutual fund’s prospectus, or (iii) the Program is not granted a waiver to
use share classes designed for institutional use by the mutual fund complex. Some traditional mutual funds
have received approval from the SEC to offer ETFs organized as a share class of such funds. When available,
such ETF share classes will be evaluated using similar criteria as described above, in addition to other potential
benefits (e.g., tax efficient transactions and access to liquidity).
Share classes designed for institutional use typically do not charge Rule 12b-1 fees but may charge other fund
fees for distribution, administrative, sub-transfer agency, or shareholder services (referred to as “Other Fund
Fees”), as disclosed in each mutual fund’s prospectus. Where the Program invests in share classes that charge
Rule 12b-1 fees or Other Fund Fees, APS’s policy is to credit any portion of that fee received by TC Services
from the Fund to your Program account as described in this Item 4 under “Rule 12b-1 and Other Fund Fees.”
Other Program service providers, such as Pershing, receive Rule 12b-1 fees and Other Fund Fees in connection
with Funds held in Program accounts independently from TC Services. TC Services does not reimburse these
fees that are paid to and retained by these service providers.
The Program will periodically monitor your investments for eligibility to use share classes designed for
institutional use within the Universe and convert your shares when operationally feasible at the Program’s
discretion. For mutual funds that offer ETFs share classes, the Program also may consider converting your
traditional mutual fund share class to an ETF share class, if suitable and operationally feasible. The Program
does not guarantee that you will always be invested in the most favorable share class offered by a mutual fund
complex or that more favorable share classes will be made available in the Program.
When you transfer Fund shares into your Program account for any reason, APS does not convert your holdings
in these Funds to a more favorable share class, except for shares transferred into the Program for sale that
otherwise would be selected by the Program, at its discretion for use in your model portfolio, as described in
this Item 4 under “Funding.”
Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees. Affiliated Funds are included in many of the Program’s
model portfolios (and the Program accounts of clients following each model), subject to the quantitative and
qualitative investment selection and evaluation criteria described in Item 6 under “Methods of Analysis,
Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss.” As a result of the qualitative component, Affiliated Funds can be
selected for inclusion in a model portfolio even if they rank quantitatively lower in terms of performance and/or
other investment metrics than unaffiliated Funds. You could own Funds that rank quantitatively higher in terms
of performance and/or other investment metrics outside of the Program.
The amount of Affiliated Funds included in your Program account will vary depending on the model portfolio
you select. If you select the Impact Investing Style (by indicating a preference for actively managed and
socially responsible investments on the Site), on or about the date of this Disclosure Brochure, as much as
approximately 0% of your Program account will be targeted for allocation to Affiliated Funds. If you select the
Basic Investing Style (by indicating a preference for passive funds on the Site), on or about the date of this
Disclosure Brochure, as much as approximately 61% of your Program account will be targeted for allocation to
Affiliated Funds. If you select the Insight Investing Style (by indicating a preference for active funds on the
Site), on or about the date of this Disclosure Brochure, approximately 0% of your Program account will be
targeted for allocation to Affiliated Funds. The percentages noted are approximations and vary for each
portfolio based on risk levels. Given the discretionary nature of the Program, at a future date, the allocation to
Affiliated Funds in your Program account will be higher or lower than those shown here without notice to you.
Your account statements and account information on the Site provide your investment strategy (i.e., the current
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composition of your Program account holdings and specific percentage allocation to each investment in your
Program account, including Affiliated Funds). Please note that the specific investments used for your Program
account are subject to change.
TIAA and its affiliates have a conflict of interest in selecting Affiliated Funds for client portfolios because
TIAA affiliates earn compensation for advisory, distribution, and administrative services provided to the
Affiliated Funds. This compensation is in addition to the asset-based fee that you pay to APS for participation
in the Program (“Program Fee”), resulting in the receipt of two levels of fees by TIAA and its affiliates. We
seek to address the conflict associated with investing Program accounts in Affiliated Funds in multiple ways,
including disclosing the conflict of interest in this Disclosure Brochure and providing you with detailed
information about your Program account’s allocation to individual positions. We also seek to mitigate this
conflict for IRAs (but not taxable accounts) enrolled in the Program by providing fee credits to offset the
underlying fund affiliated management fees and to all Program accounts by providing reimbursements of Rule
12b-1 fees and Other Fund Fees, as described in this Item 4 under “Program Fees.” These additional fees may
be significant, both in absolute dollar amounts and relative to TIAA’s net income, and the receipt and retention
by TIAA and its affiliates of these fees creates an incentive for TIAA to cause the Program to select and
continue to retain Affiliated Funds over unaffiliated Funds. A more detailed discussion of the additional fees
that TIAA and its affiliates receive from the use of Affiliated Funds in the Program and the ways we mitigate
this conflict of interest appear throughout this Item 4 and in Item 6 of this Disclosure Brochure. You should
consider this additional Fund-related compensation when evaluating the amount and appropriateness of the
fees we earn in connection with your Program account and the Program overall.
Rebalancing. The model portfolio used in connection with your Program account will be monitored daily for
drift versus target asset allocations and portfolio weightings. When market conditions or deposits to and
withdrawals from your Program account cause your assets to deviate over time from the model portfolio used
to manage your Program account, and such deviations become materially significant (as determined by the
Program’s parameters), then your Program account will be rebalanced to align more closely with the model
portfolio. Program accounts with values that drop below the $5,000 minimum may not be able to achieve
optimal rebalancing. The Program’s current approach to rebalancing employs a rebalancing strategy that
applies a percentage threshold for overweight assets and a dollar threshold for underweight assets. Rebalancing
occurs when assets are deemed materially overweight or underweight (taking into account Fund allocation
parameters and the Program account size), and when sufficient cash has been accumulated. The intent of this
process is to: participate in the potential momentum for appreciation (avoiding purchases of declining assets);
control trading costs; and provide for efficient and timely rebalancing activity. The Program parameters and
methodology for rebalancing are determined by and may be changed by APS (or the Sub-Adviser) at its
discretion and without notice to you.
Other Managed Account Programs. APS offers other managed account programs, such as the Portfolio
Advisor and PAM programs (together with the Program, the “TIAA Managed Accounts”), which have
different fee structures and service offerings than the Program and have access to different Funds, asset
classes, and/or share classes of Funds than those available through the Program. You can contact an Advisor to
discuss more information about the other TIAA Managed Account programs, if you desire.
Use of the Site. As a client of the Program, you will engage through the Site to provide and update
information. The Program relies on the information you provide on the Site regarding your investment goals,
risk level, timeframe, and Investing Style when recommending the appropriate investment strategy for your
Program account. You are responsible for the accuracy of all information provided to APS in connection with
the Program.
APS will not independently verify any information you provide through the Site. While the Site may allow you
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to enter information regarding Other Accounts, APS uses that information solely for the purpose of calculating
your potential retirement income in connection with online retirement tools. APS will not consider information
about your Other Accounts in managing your Program account. The Program also does not manage any of
your Other Accounts.
The Program is offered only online through the Site. The Program does not offer you a dedicated Advisor, as
certain other investment advisory programs may. The Program does, however, offer access to WAs who can
help answer questions about your Program account.
By signing up for the Program and your continued enrollment, you consent to electronic delivery of all current
and future Disclosure Brochures, Disclosure Brochure supplements, privacy notices, prospectuses and offering
documents, tax forms and other legal and regulatory notices, disclosures, and communications (collectively,
“Communications”) delivered or provided by APS in connection with services offered through the Program.
You also are expected to communicate with APS primarily via electronic channels (i.e., email, chat, the Site, or
other electronic medium). You are responsible for maintaining an updated email address for electronic delivery
and communicating changes in your email address promptly.
Your access to the services provided through the Program is conditioned on your consent to electronic
delivery. You may revoke this electronic consent at any time by contacting us at 855-728-8422. However, if
you revoke consent to electronic delivery, this Program may not be appropriate for you, and APS thereby
reserves the right to terminate your participation. You will receive paper mailings until your Program account is
terminated.
The Site will serve as your primary point of contact with respect to your participation in the Program. While
WAs are available to you for particular questions, the majority of Program questions can be answered through
the Site. You should log into the Site to inform APS of any changes to your circumstances that could impact
the management of your Program account, such as a change to your investment goals, risk level, timeframe, or
Investing Style.
Funding. You may deposit additional funds in your Program account using cash or securities, provided the
securities are liquid and able to be sold by us. Securities that you transfer into your Program account will be
sold or returned to you as soon as practicable, with the exception of mutual funds that are already used in
Program models, as described below. The Program reserves the right to require you to wait a specific period of
time before depositing any securities into your Program account. APS does not charge the Program Fee on
these securities. TC Services treats any Rule 12b-1 and Other Fund Fees associated with these securities in the
manner described in this Item 4 under “Program Fees.”
If the security is a mutual fund already used in Program models, the Program will not sell it but rather retain
your shares and convert them to the share class used by the Program if it is different from the share class you
own. The Program will complete any such exchanges as soon as they become operationally feasible at APS’s
discretion. In all other cases, APS will retain your existing share classes rather than converting them to a more
favorable share class. If the Funds being held pay Rule 12b-1 fees or Other Fund Fees, APS will treat these
fees in the manner described in this Item 4 under “Program Fees.”
You understand and agree that if you make any deposit of securities into your Program account, you may incur
taxes or contingent deferred sales charges when such assets are sold. You should consult with your tax advisor
in this regard. Neither APS nor its Advisors provide tax or legal advice. With respect to certain types of
securities, factors such as limited liquidity and limited pricing transparency and quotations may impact the
price obtained when the assets are sold or delay the sale. Moreover, any securities that cannot be sold may be
returned to you at any time.
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Additionally, if you contribute bonds to your Program account you must provide prompt written consent for
the Program to sell those bonds. If such consent is not provided promptly, and the assets in your Program
account are under the Program’s minimum required amount of $5,000, APS will, at its discretion and within a
reasonable timeframe (e.g., 30 days), terminate the Program account, as described in Item 5 under
“Termination.”
Servicing and the Role of Advisors. Servicing for the Program includes recommendations by Advisors to
contribute to or consolidate assets (through a rollover or transfer) into a Program account, as well as fulfillment
of client administrative service requests for the Program account.
An Advisor that recommends you contribute or consolidate (through a rollover or transfer) into your Program
account will assess whether doing so is in your best interest, based on your investing needs, objectives, and
circumstances. Typically, the Advisor will consider the following objectives and circumstances: product
minimums (whether you can meet the minimum investment requirement), fees and expenses (the advisory fee
and underlying expenses for the Program account), tax implications (potential tax consequences related to the
Program account), level of service needed (your desire to control your accounts or forego discretion),
appropriate strategy (the type of strategy you would receive in the Program account based on your age, net
worth, needs, and preferences), other alternatives (other account types that may be appropriate for you), and, in
the case of a rollover, any lost benefits in moving assets to the Program account.
Servicing for the Program is based on your expressed investing needs and could occur when you check in with
an Advisor regarding your Program account. Advisors provide this service on behalf of TC Services as an RIA.
While they are able to assess your goals and make a recommendation for the Program, as well as assist you
with servicing, Advisors do not provide advice on how to invest assets within the Program nor manage the
assets enrolled in the Program. The Program’s advice is generated by the Sub-Adviser, which will provide
investment management and portfolio monitoring services for the Program’s model portfolios appropriate for
client accounts with a similar risk tolerance, time horizon, and Investing Styles (as described in Item 6).
Advisors also perform general support services such as transmitting documents, including closing and disclosure
documents, obtaining customer signatures, and other administrative and support services as part of the Servicing
for the Program.
TC Services has a conflict of interest when providing Servicing of the Program because the greater the market
value of assets in your Program account, the more TC Services will receive in fees.
Additionally, Advisors can receive compensation for recommending that you increase assets in your Program
account, as described in Item 9 under “Client Referrals and Other Compensation.” These conflicts of interest
create an incentive for TC Services and Advisors to recommend that you contribute to or consolidate assets in
Program accounts. We mitigate these conflicts by disclosing them to you and by requiring all
recommendations to contribute or consolidate assets into a Program account be assessed in accordance with
applicable regulatory standards, to determine whether they are appropriate for the client’s financial needs.
We have an incentive to recommend that clients invest in a Program account over a brokerage account
sponsored by TC Services when the client is eligible for both. More revenue is generated for TIAA overall,
and for TC Services in particular, when clients accept our recommendation to invest in a Program account,
rather than a brokerage account, because the asset-based advisory fee you pay on a Program account likely is
greater than the total fees, charges, and other income that TC Services and other TIAA entities can earn when
you invest via a brokerage account.
TC Services also could recommend, and clients may be eligible to participate in, other advisory services. See
“Other Advisory Services” under Item 6 for a description of these services and the conflicts of interest
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associated with recommending one service over another.
The Program will inquire quarterly as to whether your investment objectives, risk tolerance, or Investing
Styles have changed relative to your overall financial needs identified when you enrolled through the Site, and,
if they have, you can edit your profile or work with an Advisor and APS to change the portfolio in which you
are invested or, where appropriate, terminate your enrollment in the Program.
Advisors do not, however, monitor your individual account performance as part of the Servicing for the
Program. The Site will provide information, updated daily, regarding your Program account based upon
uniform criteria consistent with generally accepted industry standards.
Investment Restrictions. You may impose reasonable restrictions (otherwise referred to on the Site or other
Program documents as “personalizations”) upon the management of your Program account by calling us at
855-728-8422 to request that the Program select an alternative security in place of a security that was initially
selected for your model portfolio. For example, you may request that the Program replace a particular Fund held
in your Program account. The Program will not accept any restrictions that are inconsistent with the Program’s
stated investment strategy, guidelines, or philosophy or that are inconsistent with the nature or operation of the
Program.
Due to the composition and asset allocation of the model portfolios, a request to replace any more than one
Fund in your Program account will not be considered reasonable and generally will not be accepted.
Restrictions on the underlying securities held in the Funds also will not be considered reasonable and cannot be
honored. Any restrictions requested by you are subject to acceptance by the Program at its discretion. The
imposition of investment restrictions and may cause the performance of your Program account to differ from
that of the recommended model portfolio and may produce lower overall investment returns. In addition to the
ability to impose a reasonable restriction, you also have the ability to personalize the model portfolio by
selecting among Investing Styles. You can select from a mostly passive strategy (referred to as Basic), a mostly
active strategy (referred to as Insight), or a mostly socially responsible strategy (referred to as Impact). These
Investing Styles are discussed further in Item 6. The Program may include additional preferences from time to
time with notice to you of any material modifications. The imposition of a personalization will result in a
strategy that differs from the Program’s model portfolio and may reduce your exposure to your selected
Investing Style.
Discretionary Authority. Your Advisory Agreement grants APS discretionary investment authority to
manage your Program account. Your grant of discretionary authority means that APS has full discretion to
make and implement investment decisions for your Program account. APS will not provide prior notice to or
seek your approval when selecting securities to buy, sell, or hold for your Program account or when selecting
broker-dealers to execute securities transactions for your Program account. Your grant of discretionary
authority does not authorize APS to withdraw or transfer funds, except as necessary to settle purchase and sale
transactions and deduct the Program’s advisory fee from your Program Account. You are prohibited from
placing or directing trades in your Program account when enrolled in the Program. Advisors and other
Financial Professionals do not have discretionary authority over your assets.
Your grant of discretionary investment authority is durable and will continue despite your subsequent
disability, incapacity, incompetence, or death. In the event of your death, disability, incapacity, or
incompetence, the services under the Program will continue, and a fee will be charged, as described in this Item
4 under “Program Fees,” until APS receives written notice from a person with established authority over the
Program account assets to terminate the account.
Unclaimed balances will escheat to your state of residency per state guidelines.
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Your grant of discretionary authority also extends to the selection of a tax lot relief method (also called a cost
accounting method) for your Program account in calculating the gain or loss on the sale of a security in your
Program account. A tax lot relief method is a way of computing the realized gain or loss for an asset sold in a
taxable transaction. It determines the lot of a security that is sold, as well as its associated cost basis, and the
holding period used in computing the gain or loss on that sale. Although the default tax lot relief method, as
specified in the Brokerage Account Customer Agreement (“Brokerage Agreement”), is first in, first out
(“FIFO”), under this Program APS will, in its sole discretion, select the cost basis accounting method that it
deems appropriate to use with respect to any transaction in your Program account. Your continued enrollment
in the Program grants APS the authority to use any such method in its discretion, or any such method it
implements by default, for any transaction in your Program account. TC Services and its affiliates shall have
no liability for any damages you may incur as a result of: (i) TC Services or its affiliates providing the required
1099-B Annual Information Report to the IRS, (ii) TC Services’ or its affiliates’ selection of, or change in, the
method it uses to calculate your cost basis, or (iii) any differences in the cost basis reported by TC Services or
its affiliates to the IRS and your actual adjusted cost basis in the relevant security in your Program account.
Other Program Agreements. In addition to the Advisory Agreement that you entered into with APS, the
Program also required that you open a brokerage account with TIAA Brokerage Services by completing the
Program’s Application (the “Application”) through the Site and entering into a Brokerage Agreement with
TIAA Brokerage Services. Pershing acts as TIAA Brokerage Services’ clearing firm and holds your Program
account assets in its custody in fully disclosed brokerage accounts. Pershing is a member of the Securities
Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”), which protects securities customers of its members for up to
$500,000 (including $250,000 for claims for cash). See the TIAA SIPC Asset Protection Reference Guide
(available at https://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/forms/SIPC- assetprotection.pdf) for more information.
APS currently uses TIAA Brokerage Services and Pershing to execute securities transactions in the Program
because any transaction fees incurred through other broker-dealers would be in addition to, and not included
within, the Program Fee. APS has an incentive to maintain Pershing as clearing broker because Pershing
provides TC Services with certain economic benefits and allows APS to use TIAA Brokerage Services as the
broker-dealer for its advisory program accounts rather than an unaffiliated broker- dealer. This presents a
conflict of interest for APS because a greater portion of your fee remains within TC Services than if APS used
a third party to provide these services. We mitigate this conflict by disclosing it to you and by reviewing TIAA
Brokerage Services’ and Pershing’s execution quality on a quarterly basis.
With respect to IRA assets (“IRA Assets”), other than SIMPLE IRA assets, TIAA Trust, N.A. (“TIAA
Trust”), an affiliated national trust bank company wholly owned by TIAA, acts as directed trustee for the IRA
Assets and has legal custody of IRA Assets through this role. TIAA Trust is compensated for this role.
Pershing currently acts as service agent for the IRA Assets, performing certain administrative, recordkeeping,
and reporting duties and responsibilities of TIAA Trust, including but not limited to maintaining physical
custody of IRA Assets and sending of brokerage account communications to you, such as periodic account
statements. You should compare the account statements received from Pershing with your account activity on
the Site.
In addition to terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreement and the Brokerage Agreement, you will be
subject to the terms and conditions of each respective Fund’s prospectus or similar disclosure documents,
including any underlying fees and expense ratios described therein. Additionally, as discussed in this Item 4
under “Bank Sweep,” you will be agreeing to the terms and conditions for that Bank Sweep product which are
in addition to the terms and conditions of your Brokerage Agreement and Advisory Agreement. For a
description of the conflict of interest arising from the investment of Program accounts in Affiliated Funds, and
from the receipt by TC Services’ affiliates of additional compensation for providing advisory, distribution, and
administrative services to those Affiliated Funds, see “Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees” in this
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Item 4.
Execution Practices. When selecting broker-dealers for the execution of client transactions, APS, on behalf
of the Program, has a duty to seek best execution and must periodically and systematically evaluate the
execution services it receives for its clients to ensure continued best execution. In seeking best execution, an
RIA must endeavor to obtain execution of securities transactions for clients in such a manner that the client’s
total costs or proceeds in each transaction are the most favorable under the circumstances. TIAA Brokerage
Services, which executes trades on behalf of the Program and Program accounts, directs all trade orders
through its clearing broker, Pershing, for execution. TC Services performs ongoing reviews of Pershing’s
execution quality for both Program and non-Program account trades utilizing analytics from a third-party
provider and addresses exception items with Pershing as needed.
Trade Order Aggregation, Allocation, and Randomization. APS seeks to aggregate Program client
purchase and sale orders in the same securities and allocate trades in a manner designed to achieve fair and
equitable treatment of its Program clients. The Program determines the timing and allocation of trades for
portfolios before providing the trades to TIAA Brokerage Services for execution.
Where consistent with APS’s duty to seek best execution, client orders will be aggregated for trading with
orders of other TIAA Managed Account programs (which are described in Item 6 under “Other Advisory
Services”). Where the Program opts to aggregate orders, such orders will be allocated on a pro-rata, average
price basis. Orders may be aggregated when operationally feasible, to negotiate more favorable commission
rates, or to allocate equitably among TC Services clients the effects of any market fluctuations that might have
otherwise occurred had these orders been placed independently.
To address variations in price across aggregated orders and prevent one client or group of clients or strategies
from being unfairly or systematically favored over another, such orders will be allocated on a pro-rata, average
price basis.
Large trades may need to be executed over multiple trading days or at different times in the same trading day
for multiple client accounts within the Program or across multiple TIAA Managed Account programs offered
by TC Services and its affiliates (which are described in Item 6 under “Other Advisory Services”). Trades done
on the same day or over multiple days are not guaranteed to receive the same execution price.
APS, on behalf of the Program, at its discretion, may utilize an alternative allocation methodology. APS may
employ a randomized trading process when executing large share trade orders that can occur when there are
large daily flows into or out of the Program, when rebalancing Program accounts, or when replacing a Fund
with another Fund across all applicable Program accounts. This randomized trading process is utilized to
prevent one client or group of clients or strategies from being unfairly or systematically favored over another.
Trade Errors. APS and TC Services maintain policies and procedures that address the identification and
correction of trade errors. In cases in which a trade error does occur, the Program will use reasonable efforts to
identify and resolve errors as promptly as possible. The Program will address and resolve errors on a case-by-
case basis, in its discretion, based on the facts and circumstances. The Program is not obligated to follow any
single method of resolving errors but will seek to treat all clients fairly in the resolution of trade errors.
Fractional Shares. TC Services may make available fractional share trading in the Program but is under no
obligation to utilize fractional share trading and may discontinue fractional share trading at any time. TC
Services or the Sub-Adviser, in their sole discretion, may elect to not utilize fractional share orders when
executing certain trades, typically larger trades that need to be executed in multiple tranches (see Item 4 under
“Trade Order Aggregation and Randomization”).
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Fractional share orders will need to be combined with shares held by TC Services or its clearing broker to
create a whole share to be routed for execution. TC Services or its clearing broker will be trading alongside
fractional share trades to facilitate fractional share trade orders, and fractional share trade orders will be
executed in a mixed capacity of both principal and agency. The fractional share portion of trades will be
treated in the same manner as the whole share portion of trades. There could be a delay in execution of such
orders where TC Services or its clearing broker do not own certain shares. Dividends are paid on fractional
share positions in an amount proportionate to the fractional interest. Upon termination of a Client account,
fractional share positions will be sold and the proceeds placed in the sweep option.
Cash Sweep. Cash balances held in your Program account are invested in a sweep vehicle option offered by
TIAA Brokerage Services’ sweep program and as provided in the Program’s Account Application (the
“Application”). Currently, the primary cash sweep offered is the EverBank sweep product (“Bank Sweep”).
TIAA Brokerage Services may change the terms and conditions of the sweep program it makes available to
brokerage accounts and therefore to Program accounts, including adding, changing, or removing available
sweeps. Your Advisor provides information, but not advice, when educating you on any sweeps.
When utilizing the Bank Sweep, cash balances in your Program account, up to a maximum deposit amount
(currently $248,500), are swept into an omnibus deposit account at EverBank. See the Bank Sweep terms and
conditions for more information available at https://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/Bank_Sweep_TC.pdf. In the
event a Program account using the Bank Sweep holds a cash balance in excess of the maximum deposit
amount, a separate overflow bank sweep product sponsored by Pershing and Reich & Tang Deposit Solutions,
LLC – the Liquid Insured Deposits product (“LIDs”) – will be used for such excess amounts. Through LIDs, a
variety of participating banks unaffiliated with TIAA receive deposits. See the LIDs terms and conditions for
more information available at https://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/m/managedaccounts_lids_termsconditions.pdf.
EverBank pays TC Services an asset based fee for self-directed brokerage account balances placed in the Bank
Sweep, however there are no fees paid by EverBank to TC Services for Program assets placed in the Bank
Sweep.
EverBank, as well as other banks that may receive deposits through bank cash sweep vehicles, earn net income
from the difference between the amounts that the bank pays to clients and the income the bank earns on loans,
investments, and other assets.
TIAA maintains a non-controlling interest in EverBank, a national bank. Less than 10% of TIAA’s equity
interest in EverBank is a voting ownership interest. TIAA controls a board seat, in addition to its economic
interest. TIAA’s economic interest in EverBank creates a conflict of interest in addition to the compensation
we and our affiliates earn when we refer clients to EverBank or recommend brokerage accounts and TIAA
IRAs that utilized the EverBank cash sweep options or deposits within the accounts.
Use of the Bank Sweep presents a conflict of interest for APS because: (1) TC Services earns compensation
(an asset based fee) based on the amount of assets in the Bank Sweep from non-managed brokerage accounts
(TC Services does not earn any fees for Program assets placed in the Bank Sweep); (2) TIAA owns a minority
interest in EverBank, and EverBank earns compensation on deposits it accepts through the Bank Sweep; and
(3) TIAA benefits by having agreed to use the Bank Sweep for a pre-determined amount of time in the
Program even when other options could generate a higher yield for you. Note however that EverBank must
maintain the Bank Sweep rates at a rate that is no less than the rates offered by LIDs. Should the Bank Sweep
rates not meet the minimum requisite rate, TC Services may replace the Bank Sweep with a more
advantageous cash option in the Program. EverBank sets interest rates for deposits through the Bank Sweep.
EverBank is not obligated to pay Program clients the same rate as paid to other customers, and the interest rate
paid to Program clients may be lower than paid to other bank customers. The interests of EverBank with
respect to the setting of this rate may be different from yours—the higher the deposit amount and the lower the
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interest rate paid, the more EverBank earns.
APS seeks to address these conflicts of interest associated with the use of the Bank Sweep in the Program by:
(1) excluding cash balances held in your Program account when calculating the Program Fee; (2) providing
disclosure of these conflicts in this Disclosure Brochure; (3) monitoring the Bank Sweep rate to ensure that the
applicable rate applied to Program accounts meets the minimum rate level; (4) excluding Program assets
placed in the Bank Sweep when determining the asset based fee that EverBank pays TC Services for brokerage
assets placed in the Bank Sweep; and (5) targeting your portfolios allocation to cash at 1%. Note, however, the
amount of cash held in your Program account can exceed or drop below the 1% target cash allocation based
on market fluctuations, when funds you have deposited into your Program account are awaiting investment,
and/or in instances where you direct us to liquidate securities in your Program account. Program accounts will
be rebalanced to achieve a 1% target cash allocation once certain parameters are reached, as described in this
Item 4 under “Rebalancing.”
Current rates for the Bank Sweep can be accessed at https://www.tiaa.org/public/invest/financial-
products/brokerage-accounts/interest-rate-disclosure or by calling 855-728-8422. Sweep vehicles available
outside of the Program can pay higher rates.
Special Considerations Regarding IRAs. Recommendations by Advisors can include recommendations on
how to fund a Program account, for example through an asset transfer or rollover from another account (such
as an employer sponsored Plan account or existing IRA) into an IRA managed by the Program. Prior to rolling
over or transferring assets into an IRA managed by the Program, you should consider the features, costs, and
surrender charges associated with consolidating the assets in one place. For instance, IRA rollovers and
transfers may be subject to differences in features, costs, and surrender charges. You should consider all of
your options prior to rolling over assets into an IRA. A detailed description of these considerations may be
found at http://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/Know_Your_Options_from_TIAA.pdf. You may be able to leave
money in the current Plan, withdraw cash subject to potential penalties, or roll over the assets into a new
employer’s Plan if one is available and rollovers are permitted. Call an Advisor for more information.
However, please note that neither APS nor our Advisors provide tax advice. APS benefits when you move
funds from your employer sponsored Plan to a Program account because of the Program Fee, which would not
be charged if your assets remained in an employer sponsored Plan. This creates a conflict of interest. We seek
to mitigate this conflict by disclosing it to you and by requiring Advisors to discuss your options and potential
loss of benefits when making a rollover recommendation. We also require that rollover transactions
recommended by an Advisor be reviewed as required by applicable regulatory standards to determine whether
they are appropriate to meet clients’ financial needs.
Depending on how you access the Site, the Site may provide an optional tool that can help you calculate
potential retirement income based on your stated retirement savings. For all clients who select the retirement
goal, the Site also provides information and education regarding the differences between Traditional and Roth
IRA account types that are available for a Program IRA account. While these tools are intended to provide you
with information to help you make informed decisions about how much to invest in a Program IRA account,
you should not view or construe the availability of these tools as a suggestion that you take or refrain from
taking a particular course of action, as the advice of an impartial fiduciary, or as an offer to sell or a
solicitation to buy any securities.
In making the tools and information available to you, APS assumes that you are capable of evaluating the
information and exercising independent judgment. You should not invest a particular dollar amount in the
Program or select a particular account type without first considering whether it is appropriate for you based on
your own particular situation. APS will not perform any suitability or other analysis to check, for example,
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whether the amount you choose to invest is appropriate or consistent with your investment objectives, nor
whether the IRA account type you have is appropriate for you. The information that you may derive from these
tools is for illustrative purposes only and is not individualized or based on the particular needs of any investor.
The purpose of these tools and information is not to predict future returns, but to be used as education. The
assumptions underlying these tools are described to you in the tool and will change over time and from time to
time. You should read all associated disclosures. You should not rely on the information as the primary basis
for making investment decisions or on these tools and information as the sole source of making any financial
decisions. Contact your tax advisor regarding the tax implications. Contact an Advisor for more information.
Program Costs
Program Fees. Your Program account will be charged an asset-based Program Fee of thirty (30) basis points
(0.30%) annually for participation in the Program. The Program Fee may change upon thirty (30) days’ written
notice to you, and you will be deemed to have consented if you remain enrolled in the Program subsequent to
the notice period.
What the Program Fee Covers: The Program Fee is a “wrap fee” that covers the fees and costs associated with
managing your Program account, developing the Program’s advice, custody of Program assets, trade execution
through TIAA Brokerage Services, client reporting, and redemption fees resulting from mutual fund trades.
The Program Fee does not include costs associated with additional services requested by you or other
brokerage account transactional fees, which are provided or performed by TC Services’ clearing broker and the
Program’s qualified custodian, Pershing. They include, but are not limited to: wire or electronic fund transfer
fees, overnight delivery fees, duplicate statement fees, account transfer fees, reorganization fees,
administrative fees, agent servicing fees, direct registration fees, dividend reinvestment fees, extension fees,
foreign dividend/custody/settlement fees, returned check fees, share class exchange fees, special product fees,
stop payment fees, termination fees, Section 31 fees, voluntary reorganization fees, or any contingent deferred
sales charges that may be incurred upon the sale of a security transferred into the Program account at your
request. A schedule of these fees is available in your current Brokerage Agreement (as defined and described
in Item 4 under “Program Agreements”), which you can find at
https://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/BrokerageAccountCustomerAgreement.pdf.
TIAA Brokerage Services may change the fee schedule in the Brokerage Agreement, subject to applicable
notification requirements.
Cash Balances: The Program excludes cash balances that are held in your Program account when calculating
the Program Fee.
Payment of the Program Fee: The Program Fee is payable quarterly in arrears. It is calculated by multiplying
the daily trade date market value of the Program account by the pro-rata daily Program Fee (the “daily fee
calculation”) and summing the value of the daily fee calculations during the preceding quarter. The Program
determines market value in reliance upon published net asset values and prices reported on national exchanges.
Should neither be available for a particular security, the Program will price the relevant security based upon
fair valuation principles that estimate what the security would bring upon sale. The Program Fee will be
deducted from the Program account on a quarterly basis, generally within thirty (30) business days after each
quarter’s end, by charging cash balances or redeeming Fund shares within the Program account. The
redemption of Fund shares is a taxable event for non-tax advantaged accounts of Program clients. The Program
Fees for partial quarters (i.e., upon the inception or termination of a Program account) will be prorated.
Other Fees and Expenses. Your Program account will be subject to the following additional fees and
expenses, when applicable.
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Two Levels of Fees and Expenses - Costs and Expenses of Underlying Funds: The Program Fee does not
include any fees, costs, and expenses inherent in the underlying Funds, including investment advisory,
administrative, distribution, transfer agent, custodial, legal, audit, and other customer fees and expenses or
contingent deferred sales charges or redemption fees related to investments in these products which are
described in the relevant prospectus or similar disclosure documents. Consequently, this means that, as a
participant in the Program, you will bear two levels of fees and expenses. You will bear directly the Program
Fee and also bear indirectly the Fund fees and expenses as a Fund shareholder, except where expressly
qualified in connection with your IRAs enrolled in the Program.
See “Affiliated Fund Fee Credit –IRA Credit” in this Item 4. The fees and expenses of the Program, along with
the fees and expenses that will be borne by each Program client as an investor in the underlying Funds, may be
lower or higher than those imposed by other investment programs offered by TIAA affiliates.
As described in this Item 4 under “Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees,” TC Services and certain
other TIAA affiliates receive compensation for services they provide to Affiliated Funds, including but not
limited to advisory, distribution, and administrative services. Such Fund-related compensation will be in
addition to the Program Fee and is a conflict of interest. You should consider this additional Fund-related
compensation when evaluating the amount and appropriateness of the fees we earn in connection with your
Program account and the Program.
Rule 12b-1 Fees and Other Fund Fees: Among the fees you bear indirectly as a Fund shareholder are Rule
12b-1 fees and Other Fund Fees that are paid by certain share classes of mutual funds and by ETFs held in
Program accounts. The Program’s policy is to credit any portion of these fees received by TC Services from
the Fund to your Program account. Other service providers, such as Pershing, receive Rule 12b-1 fees and
Other Fund Fees in connection with the Funds held in Program accounts independently from APS, and APS
does not reimburse these fees to Program clients.
Please consult the prospectus and statement of additional information of a particular Fund for more
information concerning these fees. See “Share Class Selection” in Item 4 for more information on the share
classes used in the Program.
Waivers and Discounts. The Program reserves the right to reduce or discount the Program Fee at its
discretion or to offer other promotions, including promotional events that may result in complimentary or
reduced advisory fees for clients making deposits above a certain size. Certain promotions may be reserved for
TIAA employees and/or family members of TIAA employees. These promotions may include additional
Program account services, products, bonus payments, fee waivers, discounts, and other forms of incentive.
These promotions create a conflict of interest in requiring you to maintain certain levels of assets managed
through the Program in order to become eligible to receive an incentive, bonus, or additional compensation.
We address these conflicts by disclosing the terms and conditions of any such promotions to you. TC Services
may decide to negotiate fees, at its discretion.
Affiliated Fund Fee Credits –IRA Credit. For IRAs enrolled in the Program, the Program Fee will be
reduced by a fee credit for revenue that TIAA affiliates receive and retain as a result of assets invested in
Affiliated Funds. The fee credit will equal the sum of (i) the investment management portion (including
advisory and sub-advisory fees) of the Affiliated Fund’s expenses that TIAA affiliates retain in connection
with the Affiliated Funds held in the Program account, and (ii) the administrative and other fees that TIAA
affiliates retain from such Affiliated Funds that are included in the Affiliated Fund’s expenses. The fee credit
amount generally will exclude any reimbursable expenses paid by the Affiliated Funds to TIAA affiliates
which are reasonable direct expenses of the TIAA affiliates. This includes expenses such as salaries of affiliate
personnel attributable to work performed for the Affiliated Funds held in the Program account and third-party
custodial fees and transfer agent fees associated with the Affiliated Funds held in the Program account. The fee
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credit amount will vary depending upon the particular Affiliated Fund held in the Program account, as the
amount of fees subject to the fee credit differs from one Affiliated Fund to another. While the fee credit
reduces the Program Fee paid by you, resulting in lower investing costs (than if you were to bear those costs in
addition to the Program Fee) and a corresponding increased share of any investment returns, a reduced
Program Fee does not assure gains in your Program account. This is because performance of your Program
account ultimately depends on the performance of the combination of Funds selected for investment as well as
the performance of the underlying investments within each Fund. For all other Program account types, APS
will not reduce the Program Fee by a fee credit. APS or certain other TIAA affiliates will retain all these fees
in addition to the Program Fee. See “Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees” in this Item 4.
Investing Directly in Program Securities. In most cases, you are able to invest directly in the Funds
purchased within the Program, without being or remaining enrolled in the Program and incurring the Program
Fee, but in that event, you would not receive the advice available to Program clients and may not be eligible to
purchase or retain the same share classes in which the Program invests. The Program may cost you more or
less than purchasing the services provided under the Program separately depending in part upon the size of
your Program account, subsequent deposits and withdrawals, the frequency of your transactions, and the cost
and availability of similar advice available outside the Program. The Program does not include advice on assets
held outside the Program, nor does it monitor assets you hold outside of the Program.
Additional Information About the Program
Engagement of Service Providers to Formulate Advice. APS has engaged its affiliate, WIM (the Sub-
Adviser), as well as a third-party provider to help formulate the advice provided through the Program. WIM
also handles the purchase and sale of securities for Program accounts. APS has entered into an agreement with
WIM for these services and pays WIM an annual rate of 6.25 basis points based upon the amount of Program
assets advised by WIM. WIM selects the Program’s asset allocation model portfolios and the Funds used in the
management of your assets, engages in ongoing due diligence on such model portfolios and Funds, and
provides trade execution of the Program’s investment strategy through your brokerage account. An unaffiliated
third-party provider also is engaged and compensated by TIAA, on behalf of APS and other affiliates, to
provide asset allocations for use throughout the TIAA organization (“Allocation Provider”).
After payment of these fees and other Program expenses, APS receives the remainder of the Program revenue.
Other TIAA affiliates serve as the investment advisers to the Affiliated Funds and receive fees from each such
Affiliated Fund for their investment management services, as described in this Item 4 under “About TIAA.”
Engagement of Operational Vendor. The Program relies on a financial digital solutions vendor for certain
operational and trading functions. TIAA has an ownership interest in this vendor, which creates a conflict of
interest because TC Services has an incentive to select this vendor and has an incentive to continue using this
vendor for the Program. TC Services addresses this conflict by disclosing it to clients and by subjecting the
vendor to due diligence. Additionally, clients are not directly responsible for payments to this vendor.
Compensation of TC Services Financial Professionals and Portfolio Managers.
Our Financial Professionals act as broker-dealer registered representatives when they provide our
broker-dealer services, including recommendations. In addition to acting as broker-dealer
representatives, our WMAs, FPAs, and WAs also provide investment advisory services. Our Portfolio
Managers (“PMs”) and their support staff provide investment advisory services but do not act as
broker-dealer registered representatives, nor do they make recommendations involving products or
services. Financial Professionals who act only as broker-dealer representatives refer clients to WMAs
or WAs for investment advisory services.
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All Financial Professionals and their managers are paid a salary and are eligible for a discretionary
variable bonus ("bonus compensation"). The size of the bonus compensation is based on a number of
factors, including quantitative and qualitative performance criteria, the performance of TIAA and its
affiliates, including TC Services, and the individual performance of the Financial Professional (and in
some cases on team performance). The metrics used to assess the individual performance of our
Financial Professionals vary by service role. All Financial Professionals have an incentive to
recommend, refer, or educate on products or services available through TIAA and its affiliates, that
can potentially increase the Financial Professional’s compensation and the revenue of TIAA and its
affiliates, including TC Services. As a result, all client-facing Financial Professionals and their
managers have an incentive to gather, retain, and consolidate client assets in products and services at
TIAA. When the compensation differs based on product or service recommendations to clients, this
presents a material conflict of interest.
TC Services and its Advisors have several conflicts of interest associated with our recommendations
and referrals where we earn revenue and compensation. We have conflicts of interest when we:
• Recommend you enroll in managed account solutions through TIAA and its affiliates in which we earn
additional revenue and compensation.
• Make recommendations or provide investment advice that results in you investing in affiliated
investments and funds.
• Recommend affiliated products, from which we and/or our affiliates earn revenue.
• Refer you to affiliates, including other Financial Professionals, as we earn additional revenue and
compensation.
• Refer you to third parties with whom we have agreements and from whom we receive revenue.
• Make third-party products available for which we are paid more than other third-party products.
We address these conflicts by disclosing them to you and by requiring that recommendations to open,
contribute to, or consolidate assets into TIAA products or services be reviewed, in accordance with the
applicable regulatory standard, to determine whether they are appropriate for clients' financial needs.
Where Advisors make recommendations for TIAA Managed Accounts, compensation is determined
the same way regardless of whether the recommendation involves a retirement product or TIAA
Managed Account. Within Plans, TIAA does not differentiate pay between the different asset
allocation and rebalancing services available.
All TC Services personnel are employees of, or contracted through, TIAA.
Additional information about the compensation of these roles can be found at
https://www.tiaa.org/relationshipdisclosures.
Other Payments. In certain instances, Funds (through their investment managers or other affiliated companies)
will sponsor educational events and pay expenses of Advisors attending those events. TIAA policies require
that the training or educational portion of these events comprise substantially all of the event.
TIAA Personnel. TIAA and its affiliates have intercompany arrangements whereby one or more affiliates share
personnel for one or more purposes. Any such shared personnel are subject to the policies and procedures of
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the applicable affiliate when acting on its affiliate’s behalf. Any such shared personnel will have potentially
conflicting interests when playing these various roles. For example, such personnel will not necessarily be
devoted exclusively, or even predominately, to TC Services.
TC Services Conferences. TC Services hosts internal business meetings, seminars, and conferences
(“Conferences”) for invited TC Services’ Financial Professionals. These Financial Professionals include
WMAs and WAs, members of their team (including managers), and employees who provide product,
investment, and support functions. The Conferences are organized on either a national or regional level.
About TIAA. TIAA is the marketing name under which Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of
America and its subsidiaries provide products and services. TIAA, a life insurance company, is the direct parent
company of TC Services (and its APS division). Any profits earned by TIAA subsidiaries, including TC
Services, may be paid in the form of dividends directly or indirectly to TIAA. Such dividend amounts, if any,
become part of the general account for TIAA, which is used to back the annuity and other insurance products it
issues and would inure to the benefit of the holders of such annuity and other insurance products. These
annuity and other insurance products are not currently available for investment through the Program.
TIAA and TC Services have entered into a service arrangement whereby TIAA, directly or through its
subsidiaries, provides a variety of services that are material to APS’ investment advisory activities, including
administrative, legal, and marketing services. All TC Service Financial Professionals are employees of TIAA
and broker-dealer registered representatives of TC Services. WAs, FPAs, and WMAs are also investment
advisory representatives of APS. Certain officers and directors of TC Services also may serve in similar
capacities with other affiliated entities. WIM, which formulates advice for the Program, is an indirectly, wholly
owned subsidiary of TIAA.
TC Services and its affiliates provide services to, and receive compensation from, the Affiliated Funds advised
by Teachers Advisors, LLC (an indirectly, wholly owned subsidiary of TIAA) or Nuveen Funds Advisors,
LLC (a subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc., which is itself a wholly owned subsidiary of TIAA), which
receive compensation for their investment management services from the Affiliated Funds. Additionally, other
TIAA affiliates provide services to certain series of the Affiliated Funds: TIAA provides administrative
services, Nuveen Securities, LLC (also a subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc.) is the principal underwriter,
and TC Services provides distribution services. These entities receive compensation for their services from the
Affiliated Funds. See the Funds’ prospectuses for a description of the compensation. Always consult the Fund
prospectus for the most current information.
Item 5 – Account Requirements and Types of Clients
As noted in this Item 4 under “Program Agreements,” the Program requires you to maintain a brokerage
account with TIAA Brokerage Services. Your Program account must contain a minimum of $5,000 in cash or
securities and grant APS investment discretion over these assets. The Program may lower this Program
account minimum at its discretion, in whole or in part, in connection with promotional campaigns or for any
other reason. Additionally, TIAA Brokerage Services may offer pricing discounts, bonus payments, or other
account-related benefits and incentives to clients for funding existing brokerage accounts enrolled in the
Program in connection with promotional campaigns or other reasons.
Deposits and Withdrawals
As described in Item 4 under “Funding,” should you transfer securities into your Program account, the
Program will either include the securities in the Program or sell the securities upon receipt and use the
proceeds to fund your Program account. Any sale could cause a taxable event to you or trigger contingent
deferred sales charges. Additionally, for certain types of securities (such as securities that are not publicly
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traded, trade over the counter, are not traded on an exchange, are no longer quoted, or are not fully
transferred), factors such as limited liquidity and limited pricing transparency and quotations may impact the
price obtained when the assets are sold. APS may, however, at its discretion alter the order of how subsequent
deposits are invested when required for purposes of meeting fund minimum investment requirements, tax
optimization needs, or other purposes consistent with your model portfolio.
You may establish automatic monthly or quarterly withdrawals. In such cases, securities held in your Program
account will be sold as needed to fund the withdrawals, which may be a taxable event for you.
Upon receipt of a deposit or withdrawal request through the Site in good order, you will receive, with regards
to mutual funds, the net asset value or price next available pursuant to the respective mutual fund’s prospectus.
With regards to ETFs, the Program generally will trade these shares once a day, and you will receive the price
available in the marketplace at that time. A request is considered in good order when TC Services possesses all
information necessary to process the transaction. Such information includes the amount of the withdrawal, the
distribution method requested, and any form required to facilitate the distribution. This may result in a delay in
the placement of certain trades and settlement of such trades depending upon the availability of your funds and
accompanying information. The Program may withhold from any withdrawal an amount equal to any tax
required by law.
The Program generally will hold proceeds from dividends, interest payments, and capital gain distributions in
cash (either through the Bank Sweep or an alternative sweep option). Dividends from Funds generally will not
be reinvested in Funds to purchase additional shares. Excess cash balances in Program accounts will be
rebalanced into Fund positions that are under-weighted in your Program account.
Termination
You may terminate your participation in the Program at any time upon notice to APS through an Advisor. APS
may terminate your enrollment in the Program at any time effective upon providing electronic written notice to
you. APS specifically reserves the right to immediately terminate your participation in the Program should (i)
your balance fall below the Program’s minimum balance of $5,000 due to your initiated withdrawals; or (ii)
should APS determine that the Program is no longer appropriate for you. APS also immediately will terminate
your participation in the Program should you change residency to a non-US address or to certain US territories.
When your enrollment in the Program is terminated, APS will collect any fees owed through your termination
date and stop managing your account. You must then direct us to transfer your assets within thirty (30) days by
contacting APS or an Advisor. The transfer process may take thirty (30) days or more once we receive your
instructions. If you do not provide transfer instructions, APS either will: (1) move your assets to a self-directed
TIAA Brokerage Services account in your name with the same securities, subject to standard brokerage fees;
or (2) liquidate your assets and mail you a check. Liquidation may cause a taxable event for you.
When APS transfers your assets to a brokerage account rather than liquidating them, this creates a conflict of
interest because it allows APS to keep the funds within TIAA products and investments, including Affiliated
Funds and the EverBank Bank Sweep, for which it earns compensation and within other third-party
investments for which TC Services may earn compensation. APS seeks to mitigate this conflict by disclosing it
to you and by providing you with notification and the option to direct a transfer or liquidation of your assets.
Any liquidations resulting from your instruction to terminate and liquidate your Program account may not
occur on the same day the instruction is received. Extreme market volatility and in-process trades could impact
this timing. The Program may invest in certain mutual fund share classes or other securities that cannot be held
outside of the Program, and these would need to be exchanged or sold upon termination from the Program,
which may be a taxable event if you are not investing through an IRA.
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Types of Clients
The Program’s clients primarily consist of individuals who have a pre-existing relationship with TIAA, often
through their participation within a TIAA-administered, employer-sponsored Plan, such as a 403(b) Plan.
However, the Program’s clients also include individuals without a pre-existing relationship with TIAA.
Program Closed to New Accounts
As of May 15, 2020, the Program no longer opens new Program accounts, including any new accounts for
existing clients or for any registration changes.
Item 6 – Portfolio Management Selection and Evaluation
The specific asset allocation and Funds selected for your Program account are based solely on the information
you provide through the Site in connection with your Program account, including preferences for an Investing
Style, as described herein. The Program will continue to rely on such information in managing your Program
account. Therefore, it is important that the information you provide through the Site is accurate and complete,
and that you update that information promptly if it changes. APS will not independently verify any information
you provide through the Site. While the Site may allow you to enter information regarding Other Accounts,
APS uses that information solely for the purpose of calculating your potential retirement income in connection
with online retirement tools. The Program will not consider information about your Other Accounts in
managing your Program account. The Program also does not manage any of your Other Accounts, nor does it
monitor assets you hold outside of the Program.
The Program may include additional preferences from time to time with notice to you of any material
modifications. The Funds that APS uses to construct your Program account will be available in your Program
account statement and account information on the Site, but are subject to change at any time.
You may impose reasonable restrictions (also referred to as “personalizations”) on your Program account as
described in Item 4 under “Investment Restrictions.”
Investing Styles
The Program is designed to allow you to express a preference for certain Investing Styles. The Investing Styles
may be modified or eliminated from time to time with notice to you of any material modifications. The
Investing Style you select informs the model portfolio used for your Program account. You may only select
one of these Investing Styles. You may change your Investing Style at any time through the Site, but you
should consider the possibility that certain changes would require the sale of assets that could trigger a taxable
event to you. You should consult with a tax advisor. Neither APS nor the Advisors provide tax advice.
APS has an incentive to encourage you to pick an Investing Style that results in a larger allocation to Affiliated
Funds than other Investing Styles. This presents a conflict of interest that we mitigate through equitable
presentation of the Investing Styles on the Site.
The current Investing Styles available through the Program and additional information about the impact of
these Investing Styles on the allocation to Affiliated Funds are set forth herein. Regardless of whether you
have selected an active or passive preference, APS, at its sole discretion, nevertheless may use a combination
of active or passive fund investments, based on market conditions and other factors that could impact the
performance of the applicable model portfolios.
Description of Investing Styles
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• Basic Portfolio: You may specify a preference for a model portfolio consisting of mostly passively
managed Funds that attempt to match the performance and risk of the market while focusing on
minimizing investment expenses. Passive Fund managers typically seek to replicate market returns and
risk of an index. Your preference for passive fund managers generally will result in a model portfolio
consisting of predominantly (or exclusively) passive Fund managers.
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Insight Portfolio: You may specify a preference for a model portfolio consisting of mostly actively
managed Funds in an attempt to deliver better (either in terms of higher returns and/or reduced risk)
performance than the market in general. Active Fund managers typically research individual securities in
an attempt to beat the performance of the manager’s stated market benchmark. There is no guarantee that
active Fund managers will be able to deliver returns that are higher than those of the market, even if they
have done so in the past. Your preference for a model portfolio consisting of active Fund managers
generally will result in a model portfolio consisting of predominantly (or exclusively) active Fund
managers. Because actively managed Funds are not selected for the Program based on the Fund’s expense
ratio (as noted in this Item 6 under “Portfolio Construction”) and typically have higher expense ratios than
passive Funds, the Insight Investing Style will result in your portfolio consisting of Funds with higher
expense ratios than the Basic Investing Style.
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Impact Portfolio: You may specify a preference for a model portfolio consisting mostly of active
managers that are focused on investing in socially responsible companies (i.e., those that seek to promote
broader economic development, positive social outcomes, and a healthier environment). Fund managers
that consider social factors may not be available for all asset classes in the model portfolio and typically
invest in a more limited set of companies than other Fund managers, which may have a positive or
negative impact on their relative performance. Because actively managed Funds are not selected for the
Program based on the Fund’s expense ratio (as noted in this Item 6 under “Portfolio Construction”) and
typically have higher expense ratios than passive Funds, the Impact Investing Style will result in your
portfolio consisting of Funds with higher expense ratios than the Basic Investing Style. In addition,
because the Nuveen family of Funds sponsors and manages mutual funds with socially responsible
investment mandates, Affiliated Funds may be selected for your portfolio when you choose the Impact
Investing Style. For a description of the conflict of interest arising from use of Affiliated Funds in Program
accounts, see “Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees” in Item 4 and “Investing Styles and
Affiliated Funds” in this Item 6.
Investing Styles and Affiliated Funds.
As described in Item 4, if you select the Basic Investing Style your Program account will be invested in
Affiliated Funds. If you select the Insight Investing Style or Impact Investing Style your Program account will
not be invested in Affiliated Funds at this time but may be invested in Affiliated Funds at a future date without
notice to you. On or about the date of this Disclosure Brochure, the amount targeted to be invested in Affiliated
Funds in the Basic Investing Style model portfolios ranges between approximately 21% and 61% of the
composition of these model portfolios. Where your particular Program account falls within the range depends
on your risk level and investment timeframe. These ranges are provided for informational purposes only and
may be modified from time to time without notice to you at APS’s discretion subject to the Fund selection
methodology described in this Item 6 under “Portfolio Construction.” The actual amount of your Program
account assets invested in Affiliated Funds will be higher or lower than that of your model for reasons
including, without limitation, client directed activity (such as deposits or withdrawals), market action, and
operational considerations. Please see your account statements, account information on the Site, or contact an
Advisor to review your Program account holdings and your specific percentage allocation to each investment
in your Program account, including Affiliated Funds.
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Review of Third-Party Service Providers and Sources of Investment Advice
As described in Item 4 under “Engagement of Service Providers to Formulate Advice,” APS has engaged
another entity, the Sub-Adviser, to help formulate the advice provided through the Program.
APS periodically reviews the list of Funds selected by the Sub-Adviser. APS also reviews the share class
selections made by the Sub-Adviser as needed. APS will replace the Sub-Adviser should it determine that the
Sub-Adviser is no longer performing satisfactorily. APS will base any decision to retain or replace the Sub-
Adviser on the quality and continued value of its services.
APS’s use of an affiliated entity, the Sub-Adviser, presents a conflict of interest for APS because a greater
portion of your fee remains within the TIAA family of companies than if APS used a third party to provide
these services. APS addresses this conflict of interest by disclosing it to you in this Disclosure Brochure, and
through reviews of the Sub-Adviser’s services. APS’s use of the Sub-Adviser also presents a conflict of
interest as the Sub-Adviser could use its discretion to invest your assets in Affiliated Funds that would provide
TIAA with greater aggregate revenue than through the use of unaffiliated Funds. To address this conflict, APS
compensates the Sub-Adviser without regard to the affiliation of the Funds selected. Moreover, APS imposes
no limitations or minimum purchase requirements upon the Sub-Adviser concerning the use of Affiliated
Funds.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss
In providing the Servicing, an Advisor can meet with you to assess whether maintaining your Account in the
Program is in your best interest using the criteria described in Item 4 under “Servicing and the Role of
Advisors.” Advisors do not provide advice on how to invest assets within Program account nor manage the
assets enrolled in the Program account. Advisors also do not monitor your individual account performance as
part of the Servicing for the Program. The Site will provide information, updated daily, regarding your
Program account based upon uniform criteria consistent with generally accepted industry standards.
The Program adheres to long-term investing principles to build a model portfolio of diversified holdings for
you. As described in Item 4 under “Model-Based Portfolios,” the Program offers a number of model portfolios
to meet a range of investor needs. APS has engaged WIM to formulate the model portfolios for the Program
subject to APS’ oversight described in this Item 6 under “Review of Third-Party Service Providers and Sources
of Investment Advice.”
Portfolio Construction. The Program’s advice that is generated by the Sub-Adviser is based upon a long-
term investment philosophy analyzed through a combination of quantitative and qualitative investment
methodologies. The advice is generated in three stages: (i) the creation of strategic asset allocations, (ii) the
selection of Funds eligible for use in the Program’s models (“Reference List Investments”), and (iii) the
integration of Reference List Investments into the Program’s model portfolios.
Creation of Strategic Asset Allocations: The Sub-Adviser establishes and updates strategic asset allocations
for the Program following a similar process that the Sub-Adviser uses for other affiliates and clients. The
process starts with capital market assumptions and corresponding asset allocations from the Allocation
Provider. These assumptions and allocations are then quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed to determine the
set of asset allocations that the Sub-Adviser believes best align to the available risk levels and Investing Styles.
The Sub-Adviser generally uses the asset classes assigned by the Allocation Provider, but can choose to
include or exclude certain asset classes at its discretion and has an incentive to select asset class categories
represented by Affiliated Funds. For a description of the conflict of interest arising from use of Affiliated
Funds in Program accounts, see “Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees” in Item 4. Senior investment
professionals from the Sub-Adviser are responsible for approving the asset allocations for use in the Program.
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While APS does not independently approve these asset allocations, it meets periodically with a designee of the
Sub-Adviser to review them. APS also reviews the asset allocation models for consistency with the Sub-
Adviser’s policies and procedures.
Selection of Reference List Investments: The Sub-Adviser chooses the Reference List Investments from the
Universe defined in Item 4 under “Portfolio Investments” that can be used for each asset class targeted for a
strategic asset allocation. Only Funds that represent each of those asset classes are eligible for evaluation.
While the Sub-Adviser generally accepts the asset class categories designated by the Allocation Provider, it
can adjust the categorization from time to time to exclude a Fund from or include a Fund in the asset class, at
its discretion. This could potentially result in an Affiliated Fund comparing more (or less) favorably to the
other Funds being considered as Reference List Investments for that asset class. For a description of the
conflict of interest arising from use of Affiliated Funds in Program accounts, see “Use of Affiliated Funds and
Two Levels of Fees” in Item 4.
The selection methodology used to determine whether a Fund becomes a Reference List Investment differs
based on whether the Fund is actively managed or managed using passive investment strategies (i.e., index
funds) (“passively managed”).
Actively Managed Funds: When initiating a search for an actively managed Fund to comprise an asset class,
the Sub-Adviser applies a proprietary quantitative approach to identify a subset of Funds for further evaluation
and then applies qualitative criteria to select amongst the narrowed list of Funds. The proprietary quantitative
scoring system analyzes a variety of factors to identify Funds that have historically performed well versus their
peers in falling markets, rising markets, or both for the asset class. Past performance does not guarantee future
results. Actively managed Funds that have at least a 36-month manager tenure and rank within the top two
quintiles (i.e., the top 40%) when the proprietary quantitative scoring system is applied are eligible for further
evaluation based on various qualitative factors. The qualitative factors include, but are not limited to,
organizational stability, the quality of investment personnel, investment and risk management processes,
capacity, regulatory compliance profile, and other analytical criteria. The Fund’s expense ratio does not
influence the selection of actively managed Funds for use as Reference List Investments.
When an actively managed Fund becomes a Reference List Investment, the Sub-Adviser monitors it in
accordance with its long-term investment philosophy. Actively managed Reference List Investments are
periodically reviewed for use based on the Funds’ ongoing performance and the continued support of
qualitative factors. Actively managed Funds will be removed if they fail to perform against the benchmark
over an extended time period and/or fail to be supportable by qualitative factors. Funds slated for removal as
Reference List Investments will be removed from model portfolios when operationally feasible at the
discretion of APS and the Sub-Adviser (as further described in this Item 6 under “Inclusion of Reference List
Investment in the Model Portfolios”).
Whenever a Reference List Investment requires replacement, a search will be initiated for a new Fund in the
asset class using a different quantitative approach than described above. Actively managed Funds that have at
least a 36-month manager tenure and a significance level of the Fund’s excess return greater than 60% when
the quantitative approach is applied are eligible for further evaluation on the basis of the qualitative factors
described above (“Statistical Quantitative Screen”). In addition, approximately every four years from a
Fund’s selection as a Reference List Investment, it is evaluated for continued use against other actively
managed Funds in the same asset class using the Statistical Quantitative Screen. The Statistical Quantitative
Screen will be applied until all of the Funds included as Reference List Investments have been replaced or
retained using it.
Passively Managed Funds: When initiating a search for a passively managed Fund to comprise an asset class,
the Sub-Adviser conducts a quantitative assessment of the accuracy with which the Fund replicates the
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performance of the benchmark index assigned to the asset class over the most recent 2-year period. While the
Sub-Adviser generally accepts the benchmark index of that Fund, as determined by the Allocation Provider or
the Fund prospectus, it can adjust the assigned benchmark index from time to time, at its discretion, and has an
incentive to select as the benchmark the index tracked by its Affiliated Funds. For a description of the conflict
of interest arising from use of Affiliated Funds in Program accounts, see “Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels
of Fees” in Item 4.
Among the passively managed Funds that meet the minimum quantitative replication criteria and liquidity
thresholds (as determined by the Sub-Adviser at its discretion), the Sub-Adviser selects the Fund with the
lowest expense ratio, unless such Fund is disqualified on the basis of qualitative factors, in which case the next
lowest expense ratio Fund will be selected. Those qualitative factors include, but are not limited to,
considerations of the Fund’s tax efficiency, securities lending practices, business and regulatory concerns
associated with the Fund provider, fair value pricing for mutual funds, and historic premium or discount to net
asset value for ETFs. For IRAs, the determination of “lowest expense ratio” will not take into consideration the
Affiliated Fund fee credit described in Item 4 under “Affiliated Fund Fee Credit –IRA Credit.” The Program
also will not select a separate Reference List Investment for its tax-exempt accounts than for it taxable
accounts.
When a passively managed Fund becomes a Reference List Investment, the Sub-Adviser periodically reviews
it to reconfirm that it meets the minimum quantitative replication criteria and liquidity thresholds and is still
the lowest cost passively managed Fund that is not disqualified based on qualitative factors. Should a Fund fall
below the minimum quantitative replication criteria and liquidity thresholds or no longer be the lowest cost in
its asset class, it may be removed as a Reference List Investment and replaced, as needed, through a search
initiated for the asset class in the same manner as described herein. Funds slated for removal as Reference List
Investments may be removed from model portfolios when operationally feasible at the discretion of APS and
the Sub-Adviser (as further described in this Item 6 under “Inclusion of Reference List Investment in the Model
Portfolios”).
Oversight of Reference List Investments: Additions to and removals from the Reference List Investments are
reviewed and approved by senior investment professionals from the Sub-Adviser. The quantitative and
qualitative criteria for adding and removing Funds from Reference List Investments and any required
exceptions to the process outlined here are also approved by senior investment professionals from the Sub-
Adviser, annually and upon material changes. APS also reviews updates to the Reference List Investments.
APS conducts a review of the Funds recommended by the Sub-Adviser periodically. There are other funds and
strategies approved by senior investment professionals from the Sub-Adviser for use by affiliates and their
clients that are not included as Reference List Investments to the Program.
Inclusion of Reference List Investments in the Model Portfolios: A team of portfolio managers at the Sub-
Adviser (the “portfolio construction team”) selects the combination of Reference List Investments that, in its
view, balances the risk levels and Investing Styles of the Program. Clients with the same risk level, Investing
Style, and account type will receive the same combination of Funds (unless a client decides to request
reasonable restrictions or other modifications to the management of their Program account, as described in
Item 4 under “Investment Restrictions”).
The initial selection of Reference List Investments used to construct the model portfolios is based on a review
of the strategic allocation associated with each Investing Style and selection of Funds from the Reference List
Investments. The initial selection is based on the Sub-Adviser investment management team’s judgment of
how different combinations of Funds can achieve exposure to each asset class, while limiting the correlation
among the investments and also meeting the Investing Styles for mostly active, mostly passive, and mostly
social Funds. An assessment is made periodically to determine whether the Funds in the model portfolios
should continue to be used or replaced by other Reference List Investments. In selecting Funds to complete the
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model for each Investing Style, the portfolio management team is directed to consider the same factors when
selecting Affiliated Funds and unaffiliated Funds for allocations. Because TIAA affiliates manufacture, advise,
and distribute Affiliated Funds, TIAA has an interest in the Program recommending a higher investment
allocation to Affiliated Funds, and Affiliated Funds are frequently included in many of the Program’s model
portfolios as described in this Item 6 under “Investing Styles and Affiliated Funds.” For a description of the
conflicts of interest arising from the investment of Program accounts in Affiliated Funds and the additional
fees TIAA and its affiliates receive from the use of Affiliated Funds in the Program, see “Use of Affiliated
Funds and Two Levels of Fees” in Item 4.
Program Limitations: Typically, a single Reference List Investment cannot be used to make up more than 60%
of any portfolio.
All Program accounts in an Investing Style are invested in the same model portfolio regardless of the timing of
investments. The Program will not select a separate Reference List Investment to receive inflows while
retaining another in the same model. The Program also will not select a separate Reference List Investment for
its tax-exempt accounts than for its taxable accounts. These Program limitations require the portfolio
construction team to balance the needs of different clients in the same model portfolios when replacing Funds
(e.g., balancing the interests of new clients and existing clients, or taxable accounts versus retirement
accounts).
Once a Reference List Investment is designated for inflows or outflows, the decision can be implemented
immediately or over an extended period of time at the discretion of the Sub-Adviser. Considerations include,
without limitation, operational considerations, legal considerations, client directed activity, tax implications,
and input from the Funds marked for asset flows. Please see “Trade Randomization and Aggregation” in Item 4
for additional information on the implementation of trades and “Discretionary Authority” in Item 4 for a
description of discretionary authority granted to the Program and delegated to the Sub-Adviser, subject to APS
oversight.
The Program’s model portfolios contain a combination of Funds that represent, depending on the Fund, indirect
investments in equity, fixed income, and to a lesser extent, derivative investments, alternative investment
strategies, and non-traditional asset classes. For all Funds, the return and principal value will fluctuate with
changes in market conditions. In addition, shares when sold may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Note that the Program does not offer a margin trading strategy.
Risks of Investing in the Program
The following is a general description of risks associated with investing in the Program. The following list
describes risks at the overall portfolio level for your Program account and does not purport to be an exhaustive
list of all risk factors associated with the Program. The following list also does not describe the principal risks
of the underlying Funds selected for your portfolio, which are described in each Fund’s current prospectus.
Investment Risks
• Market Risk: The price of any security or the value of an entire asset class can decline for a variety of
reasons outside of the Program’s control, including, but not limited to, changes in the macroeconomic
environment, unpredictable market sentiment, forecasted or unforeseen economic developments, interest
rates, regulatory changes, and domestic or foreign political, epidemic, pandemic, demographic, or social
events. For example, if a client has a high allocation to a particular asset class, and that asset class
underperforms relative to the overall market, their Program account may be negatively impacted.
Additionally, a low allocation to a particular asset class that outperforms other asset classes will cause the
Program account to underperform relative to the overall market.
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• Global Economic Risk: National and regional economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly
interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country, region, or market might
adversely impact issuers in a different country, region, or market. Changes in legal, political, regulatory,
tax, and economic conditions may cause fluctuations in markets and securities prices around the world,
which could negatively impact the value of an account’s investments. Major economic or political
disruptions, particularly in large economies, may have global negative economic and market repercussions.
Additionally, events such as war, terrorism, natural and environmental disasters, and the spread of
infectious illnesses or other public health emergencies may adversely affect the global economy and the
markets and issuers in which an account invests. These events could reduce consumer demand or
economic output, result in market closure, travel restrictions, or quarantines, and generally have a
significant impact on the economy. Such events could materially increase risks, including market and
liquidity risk, and significantly reduce account values. These events also could impair the information
technology and other operational systems upon which service providers, including APS, rely and otherwise
could disrupt the ability of employees of service providers to perform essential tasks on behalf of an
account. There is no assurance that governmental and quasi-governmental authorities and regulators will
provide constructive and effective intervention when facing a major economic, political, or social
disruption, disaster, or other public emergency.
• Mutual Funds and ETFs (Funds): Investing in shares of a Fund involves risk of loss that Program clients
should be prepared to bear. For mutual funds and ETFs in particular, this includes the risk that the general
level of underlying security prices may decline, thereby adversely affecting the value of the Fund.
Moreover, a Fund may not fully replicate the performance of its benchmark index. Funds are not
guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Funds have their own fees, investments, and risks. For specific information associated with any Fund used
by the Program for your account, please consult the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional
information, which you should read carefully.
• Fixed Income Risk: Your Program account may hold significant positions in Funds that invest exclusively
or primarily in debt securities such as corporate and foreign bonds. Debt securities are subject to credit risk,
which is the risk that the issuer of the security will not be able to make principal and interest payments
when due. This will significantly impair the value of the security. Even if a debt issuer continues to make
principal and interest payments, the market value of a debt security can decline because of concerns about
the issuer’s ability to make such payments in the future. Debt securities are also subject to interest rate risk
because their value will rise and fall with changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the market
prices of already issued debt securities usually decline, and when interest rates fall, the market value of the
debt instruments will rise. Interest rate risk tends to be greater for debt securities with longer maturities or
duration.
• Model Risks: The assumptions made in the construction of the models may limit their effectiveness. For
example, use of historical market data may not predict future events. Additionally, inaccuracies or
limitations in the quantitative analysis or models used by the Program may interfere with the
implementation of model portfolio strategy.
• Asset Allocation and Investment Strategy Risks: The asset classes used within the various model
portfolios offered through the Program can perform differently over time and potentially underperform the
Program’s expectations. More aggressive strategies used within the model portfolios generally contain
larger weightings of riskier asset classes such as equities.
• Liquidity Risks: Program clients collectively account for a significant portion of certain Funds (in some
cases, in excess of 50%). As a result, when the Program generates a full or partial liquidation of a larger
size, mutual fund managers generally are permitted under the terms of the mutual fund’s prospectus to
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satisfy the redemption “in kind” (i.e., the Program would receive a distribution of securities, rather than
cash, which it would need to liquidate directly). A redemption received in kind may require the use of a
transition manager, which may be difficult to source and costly. In order to avoid a redemption in kind, the
Program may liquidate such positions over a more extended period of time, which introduces pricing risk.
Further, mutual funds may “gate” during times of market stress or otherwise allocate liquidity among
investors seeking to redeem, which can further delay the Program’s ability to reduce or redeem out of such
positions. Additionally, when the Program aims to liquidate large positions in an ETF that has less liquid
underlying investments, it can create pricing gaps, which the Program may mitigate by buying and selling
the ETF over an extended period of time. While the Program may be able to execute large ETF sales with
a market maker, a market maker generally assesses a markdown for a large, at risk trade. These scenarios
create a risk that a Fund is not sold in a timely manner at the desired price.
• Concentration Risk: Program clients collectively account for a significant portion of certain Fund assets
(in some cases, in excess of 50%) and a decision by the Program to sell the shares of the Fund may
negatively impact the value of the Fund. In addition, managed account programs operated by TIAA
Affiliates (including WIM) often own material positions in these same Funds, which increases the
collective ownership by TIAA and heightens this risk.
• Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence Risks: With the increased use of technologies, such as the
Internet and artificial intelligence (“AI”), to conduct business, client portfolios are susceptible to
operational, information security, and related risks. In general, cyber incidents can result from deliberate
attacks or unintentional events that include, but are not limited to, gaining unauthorized access to digital
systems, misappropriating assets or sensitive information, corrupting data, or causing operational
disruption, including denial-of-service attacks on websites. Cybersecurity failures or breaches by a third
party service provider and the issuers of securities in which the Program invests have the ability to cause
disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, the inability to transact
business, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage,
reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance costs, including the cost to
prevent cyber incidents.
The use of AI, machine learning, probabilistic modeling, and other data science technologies
(“AI/Modeling Tools”) has become prevalent in the securities industry. AI/Modeling Tools are highly
complex and may be flawed, hallucinate, reflect biases included in the data on which such tools are
trained, be of poor quality, or be otherwise harmful, which therefore requires supervision and oversight.
The legal and regulatory environment relating to the use of AI Tools is uncertain and rapidly evolving, and
could require changes in our implementation of AI/Modeling Tools and increase compliance costs and the
risk of non-compliance. There may be limited visibility over the accuracy and completeness of certain
AI/Modeling Tools. AI/Modeling Tools often use data from a number of sources. If the data becomes
corrupted, compromised, or discontinued in any material manner, or become undeliverable or inaccessible
in a timely manner, the tool may be unable to properly function or its operation may be adversely
impacted. The AI/Modeling Tools’ ability to use the data also may be adversely impacted by any change in
the format of data delivered or acquired by the tool. Furthermore, the use of AI/Modeling Tools may lead
to increased risks, exposures, and impacts associated with cyber-attacks or data breaches and threat actors’
ability to launch more automated, targeted, and coordinated attacks using and exploiting AI technology.
• Reliance on Limited Client Information: The asset allocation recommendations generated through the
Program are highly reliant on the accuracy of the information provided by you through the Site regarding
your goal, time horizon, risk level, and Investing Style. If you were to provide the Program with inaccurate
information, this could materially impact the quality and applicability of the recommendations generated.
In addition, the recommendations generated through the Program rely exclusively on your responses to the
questions regarding your goal, time horizon, risk level, and Investing Style asked through the Site. Any
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additional information gathered is not used in developing the recommendations provided through the
Program. Also, there may be additional information or other financial circumstances not considered based
on the questions asked at the time you established your investment goals that would inform the investment
advice and recommendations provided through the Program. Given the inherent limitations of the
Program, you should carefully consider whether the Program is the right investment solution for your
needs.
• Reliance on Technology: The offerings within the Program are dependent upon various computer and
telecommunication technologies, many of which are provided by or are dependent on third parties. The
successful operation of the Program could be severely compromised by system or component failure,
telecommunication failure, power loss, a software-related system crash, unauthorized system access or use
(such as “hacking”), computer viruses and similar programs, fire or water damage, human errors in using
or accessing relevant systems, or various other events or circumstances. It is not possible to provide
comprehensive and foolproof protection against all such events, and no assurance can be given about the
ability of applicable third parties to continue providing their services. Any event that interrupts such
computer and/or telecommunication systems or operations could have a material adverse effect on the
Program. Such a material adverse effect may have a heightened impact on the Program given the
automated nature of the services provided.
• Hypothetical Performance and Projected Returns: Projected returns are hypothetical, do not reflect actual
investment results, and are not guarantees of future results. Such projected performance is subject to a
number of limitations and assumptions designed to determine the probability or likelihood of a particular
investment outcome based on a range of possible outcomes. It is possible that any of those assumptions
may prove not to be accurate. In addition, performance of your Program account may differ materially
from investment gains and avoidance of investment losses projected, described, or otherwise referenced in
forward-looking statements, and the projected returns associated with any particular asset allocation or
model portfolio may not materialize. The assumptions underlying the hypothetical performance and
projected returns provided on the Site are disclosed to you on the Site and will change over time and from
time to time. You should read all disclosures associated with these projections on an ongoing basis.
• Limitations of Risk Disclosures: As the strategies develop and change over time, clients may be subject to
additional and different risk factors, therefore the above list of risks is not a complete enumeration or
explanation of the risks involved in investment in Program. No assurance can be made that profits will be
achieved or that substantial losses will not be incurred.
Performance-based Fees and Side by Side Management
APS does not charge performance-based fees, which are fees based on a share of an account’s capital gains or
appreciation, to its Program clients or any other clients.
Voting Client Securities
Rule 206(4)-6 under the Advisers Act requires that investment advisers exercising voting authority on behalf of
their advisory clients must adopt and implement written policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure
that proxies are voted in a manner that reflects the best interests of clients. Program account proxies are voted by
TIAA’s Nuveen Stewardship Group (the “NSG”), unless you request otherwise, in which case the proxy materials
will be sent directly to you. In voting your proxies, the NSG follows the guidelines set forth in the TIAA policy
statement on responsible investing. Conflicts of interest identified are resolved through guidelines set forth in the
NSG’s procedures. This includes the use of an independent third-party proxy advisory firm (currently,
Institutional Shareholder Services) to vote proxies for Program holdings in Affiliated Funds. The NSG works
with a proxy execution firm to effectuate the voting of your proxies. The Program reviews the proxy voting
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practices of the NSG periodically to ensure that they are acting in clients’ best interests. TC Services intends to
vote proxies in accordance with its clients’ best interests and aims to use proxy voting as a tool to promote
positive returns for long-term shareholders. TC Services may decide to not vote proxies, if it determines that the
benefit of voting individual proxies is small relative to the undue burden of voting those proxies, or where the
client’s account does not have an economic interest in the outcome of the proxy.
You cannot direct the Program on how to vote on a particular proxy; you must either delegate all proxy voting
to the Program on your behalf or wholly retain voting privileges. You may obtain information about how the
NSG voted with respect to any security by contacting an Advisor. You also may obtain a copy of the applicable
proxy voting policies and procedures, and the TIAA policy statement on responsible investing, by contacting
an Advisor, also available here: https://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/ri_policy.pdf.
Class Actions and Corporate Actions
The Program will not and does not to act on your behalf regarding class action claims or notices. We will
forward any such claims or notices directly to you for handling. In addition, the Program will forward any
voluntary corporate action notices to you for handling.
Note that neither TC Services nor its clearing firm, Pershing, will vote or take any discretionary or voluntary
action with respect to any fractional share position within managed account programs. Managed account
clients holding any fractional share position will not be able to provide instruction in connection with
voluntary corporate actions (e.g., tenders), except for optional dividends.
Other Advisory Services
APS offers other TIAA Managed Accounts. Different managed account programs have different fee structures
and service offerings than the Program and have access to different Funds, asset classes, and/or share classes of
Funds than those available through the Program. These differences are based on the level and type of services
offered by each program, the service providers and platforms used in each program, and the amount of a
client’s assets under management, among other factors. Information about managed account programs offered
by APS and its affiliate can be obtained from an Advisor.
Advisors can recommend that you open, contribute to, or consolidate assets (through a rollover or transfer) into
any of the TIAA Managed Accounts (except that the Program is closed to new investors). In limited
circumstances, a client may be eligible to invest in more than one TIAA Managed Account recommended by
TC Services.
• Based on a comparison of advisory fees, and without regard to the cost of the additional services provided
by the TIAA Portfolio Advisor program, TIAA typically has an incentive for TC Services to recommend,
and TC Services typically does recommend, a contribution to a new or existing TIAA Portfolio Advisor
account over a contribution to an existing Program account when the client is eligible for both. This is
because the advisory fee rate that you pay on a TIAA Portfolio Advisor account is generally greater than
the rate you would pay on a Program account (depending on account size and mix of asset classes).
However, our incentive to recommend the TIAA Portfolio Advisor account (over a Program account)
depends on the total revenue and costs to all TIAA entities from a particular account, which varies based
on additional factors such as the level of service required by a client.
• Based on a comparison of investment management fees and without regard to the cost of the additional
services provided in PAM, including a dedicated portfolio manager, TIAA typically has an incentive for
TC Services to recommend a PAM account over a Program account when the client is eligible for both.
This is because the blended fee rate that you pay on a PAM account can be greater than the rate you would
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pay on a Program account (depending on account size and mix of asset classes). However, our incentive to
recommend the PAM account (over a Program account) depends on the total revenue and costs to all
TIAA entities from a particular account, which varies based on additional factors such as the level of
service required by a client and cost of transactions.
Making a recommendation that generates more revenue, or decreases the costs to, TC Services and/or TIAA as
a whole, presents a conflict of interest. Please see the TC Services Disclosure Brochure at
https://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/tc_adv_program.pdf for more detail on the revenue that TC Services and/or
TIAA receives from each TIAA Managed Account program. We mitigate the conflicts of interest by
disclosing our incentives to you, by requiring that all TC Services’ recommendations be reviewed by
supervisory personnel in accordance with applicable regulatory standards, to determine whether they are
appropriate for client’s financial needs, and by ensuring Advisors’ compensation does not vary based on the
managed account type they recommend.
Positions taken by APS or the Sub-Adviser on behalf of some managed account clients may be the same as, or
different from, or made contemporaneously or at different times than, positions taken for other clients. The
Sub-Adviser’s investment decisions for the Program are based on research or other information that also is
used to support its investment recommendations for other clients, and it may be perceived as a conflict of
interest when advice differs for their accounts that use strategies similar to those used by Program accounts,
especially if the investment decision results in TIAA retaining more of the Program Fee as described in Item 4
under “Model-Based Portfolios” and “Portfolio Investments.” APS seeks to identify and mitigate or disclose
actual and perceived conflicts of interest with clients and to resolve such conflicts appropriately if they do
occur.
APS also offers separately from the Program non-discretionary financial planning services with an emphasis
on retirement planning needs. Retirement planning helps clients invest for retirement and address income
needs. Retirement planning is generally limited to providing advice across fixed annuities, variable annuities,
and Funds. These services are described in greater detail in the TC Services Form ADV Part 2A.
Item 7 – Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers
As described in Item 4 under “Engagement of Service Providers to Formulate Investment Advice,” APS has
engaged WIM to provide portfolio management services. To facilitate this, APS provides the following
information to its Sub-Adviser in connection with your Program account: your risk level, time horizon, and
preference among Investing Styles. APS will pass through to its Sub-Adviser any updates to this information
as received by you. APS does not provide your personal data to the Allocation Provider.
Item 8 – Client Contact with Portfolio Managers
The Program does not generally contemplate that you will speak directly with the TIAA investment
professionals responsible for the formulation of Program advice; however, they may be made available upon
specific request. Rather, Advisors knowledgeable about the Program and its advice are available during normal
business hours to discuss any aspect of the Program with you.
Item 9 – Additional Information
Disciplinary Information and Information about Other Financial Industry Activities and
Affiliations
1. On February 16, 2024, the SEC issued an order regarding conduct TC Services had self-reported to the
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SEC in connection with the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest examination. Without admitting or denying the
findings, TC Services consented to the entry of an order (the “Settlement Order”) finding that it violated
the General Obligation, Disclosure Obligation, Care Obligation and Compliance Obligation found in Rules
15l-1(a)(1) and (2) under the Exchange Act when making recommendations to customers to open TIAA
IRA and IS IRA accounts by not adequately disclosing the availability of lower cost share classes of
mutual funds within brokerage window accounts attached to TIAA IRA and IS IRA accounts. Pursuant to
the Settlement Order, TC Services consented to a censure and was ordered to cease and desist from
committing or causing further violations of Rules 15l-1(a)(1) and (2) under the Exchange Act. TC Services
also was ordered to pay disgorgement of $936,714 and prejudgment interest of $103,424.91. The SEC also
imposed a civil penalty of $1.25 million on TC Services.
2. On July 13, 2021, TC Services entered into settlements with the SEC and the New York Attorney General
(“NYAG”), without admitting or denying the findings. The settlements state that during the period
January 1, 2012 to March 30, 2018, TC Services made false, inaccurate or misleading statements in the
marketing of Portfolio Advisor managed accounts, and (1) failed to correctly or adequately disclose to
clients the financial incentives and conflicts of interest for WMAs to recommend rollovers from an a TIAA
Plan to the Portfolio Advisor program, over other investment options that would earn less compensation
for the WMA and less revenue for TC Services; (2) provided clients with incomplete and misleading
information about their investment options, including the existence of other investment options with lower
costs and/or better net-of- fees modeled returns, particularly the option of retaining assets in employer-
sponsored plans; and (3) provided training that confused WMAs, who made inaccurate and
confusing statements concerning the legal standard under which WMAs were acting when making
investment recommendations, with WMAs believing and stating that they were acting as
fiduciaries.
In the settlements, TC Services was found to have violated, and was ordered to cease and desist from
committing or causing further violations of: (1) Sections 206(2), 206(4) and 206(4)(7) of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940; (2) Sections 17(a)(2) and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; and (3) the Martin
Act, New York Executive Law section 63(12) and New York common law. TC Services also was ordered
to provide client restitution in the amount of $97 million, which included a $9,000,000 SEC penalty, return
of a portion of fees in the amount of $73,985,572 and prejudgment interest of $14,014,428, to
approximately 20,000 former or current clients who opened a Portfolio Advisor account using assets from
a TIAA-administered retirement plan between January 1, 2012 and March 30, 2018.
In resolving the matter, the NYAG and SEC acknowledged certain measures taken by TC Services prior to
and during the investigations, including: (1) changes to WMA compensation to remove differential
compensation between managed accounts and other retirement plan options; (2) the decision to hold all
WMAs to a fiduciary standard when recommending the Portfolio Advisor program; and (3) enhancements
to training, disclosures, supervision, and policies and procedures to improve its practices regarding the
issues in the settlement. Pursuant to the settlements’ terms, TC Services has undertaken to notify affected
clients of the terms of the settlements, to continue to hold all WMAs to a fiduciary standard when
recommending the Portfolio Advisor program, to review and improve as necessary the training programs
and disclosures, and to report to the SEC and NYAG regarding compliance with the undertakings and
relief provisions.
For a copy of the SEC order, see https://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2021/33-10954.pdf .
3. On March 11, 2019, the SEC issued an order regarding conduct TC Services had self-reported to the SEC
in connection with the SEC’s Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative (the “Initiative”). Without
admitting or denying the findings, TC Services consented to the entry of an order (the “Settlement
Order”) finding that it violated Sections 206(2) and 207 of the Advisers Act by not adequately disclosing
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to clients enrolled in the Portfolio Advisor and Portfolio Manager programs certain conflicts of interest
related to its receipt of Rule 12b-1 fees and selection of mutual fund share classes that pay such fees.
Pursuant to the Settlement Order, TC Services consented to a censure and was ordered to cease and desist
from committing or causing further violations of Sections 206(2) and 207 of the Advisers Act. TC Services
also was ordered to disgorge a total of $2,102,280.21 in Rule 12b-1 fees received, plus $293,342.08 in
prejudgment interest, to affected investors and to notify affected investors of the Settlement Order’s terms
including the following undertakings: (1) review and correct as necessary all relevant disclosure
documents concerning mutual fund share class selection and Rule 12b-1 fees; (2) evaluate whether existing
clients should be moved to a lower-cost share class and to move clients as necessary; and (3) evaluate,
update and review for the effectiveness of their implementation, TC Services policies and procedures to
assure that they are reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Advisers Act in connection with
disclosures regarding mutual fund share class selection. The SEC did not impose a civil penalty on TC
Services based on TC Services self-reporting through the Initiative.
4. On November 22, 2016, TC Services entered into a settlement, known as a letter of acceptance, waiver and
consent (“AWC”) with FINRA, a self-regulatory organization for broker-dealers. The settlement related to
how it confirmed transactions it effected between 2004 and 2015 for employer retirement plans record-kept
by TIAA. TC Services accepted and consented to the entry of findings (without admitting or denying the
findings) that it failed to deliver confirmations for certain transactions and delayed delivery of
confirmations due to technological issues and ambiguities in a vendor contract, and did not denote the
firm’s capacity as agent on certain confirmations, resulting in violations of Securities Exchange Act Rule
10b-10, NASD Rule 2230 and FINRA Rule 2232 related to customer confirmations, and NASD Rule 2110
and FINRA Rule 2010 related to standards of commercial honor and principles of trade. TC Services
further consented to a censure and fine of $275,000. The activity subject to the settlement was not related
to APS’ investment advisory programs. In resolving the matter, FINRA recognized that TC Services: (1)
timely self-reported the foregoing confirmation issues to FINRA; (2) prior to detection or intervention by a
regulator, engaged outside counsel and an independent consultant to conduct an internal forensic
investigation of the relevant issues; (3) promptly took corrective action and revised its policies and
procedures regarding confirmation production and delivery; (4) hired additional staff dedicated to ensuring
proper confirmation production and delivery; and (5) provided substantial assistance to FINRA by sharing
the results of its internal investigation and voluntarily and promptly providing updates regarding additional
confirmation delivery issues discovered during its internal investigation.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions, and Personal Trading
APS has a Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy (“Code of Ethics Policy”) that regulates the personal
securities trading activities of investment personnel and other persons with access to confidential trading
information (collectively “access persons”) and requires them to avoid conflicts of interest appropriately, e.g.,
when investing in or making additional contributions to investments that are branded, sponsored, advised, or
sub-advised by TIAA or its affiliates. It ultimately seeks to ensure that access persons place the interests of
clients of TC Services ahead of their own interests with respect to their personal securities trading activities.
All access persons and members of their households must report their personal holdings and transactions in
covered securities. Certain access persons are subject to certain restrictions and prohibitions in trading for their
own accounts and are subject to pre-clearance of certain securities transactions by a compliance unit. The Code
of Ethics Policy also prohibits the misuse of material nonpublic information and confidential information. APS
prohibits or limits the purchase of securities in initial public offerings and private placements. Advisors may
purchase or sell for their personal account securities recommended to you subject to the limitations of the
aforementioned Personal Trading Policy. The Sub-Adviser, which trades securities for the Program, has a
similar policy. You may request a copy of APS’s Code of Ethics Policy by calling an Advisor.
SEC rules require broker-dealers to maintain a minimum amount of working capital. TC Services may invest
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this working capital in money market mutual funds, mortgage-backed securities, investment grade corporate
bonds, or U.S. Treasury Securities. Except for securities invested for this limited purpose, TC Services does
not generally buy or sell its own securities that it may recommend to you.
Review of Accounts
APS has an ongoing obligation as a fiduciary to consider whether prior recommendations to open, contribute
to, or consolidate assets (through a rollover or transfer) into a Program account and continued enrollment in a
Program account remain appropriate for its clients. APS fulfills this obligation in a number of ways.
Quarterly, the Program sends you a Communication to inquire whether there have been any material changes
in your life or finances that should be reflected in the information provided to the Program, and whether you
wish to impose or modify any reasonable restrictions (also referred to as “personalizations”) on the
management of your Program account as described in Item 4 under “Investment Restrictions.” This outreach
will encourage you to verify your goal amount, risk level, and investment timeframe or make changes to this
information on the Site. The Program will consider your responses and evaluate whether any changes to the
model portfolio used for your Program account are appropriate. Any changes to your model portfolio may not
occur until two business days following receipt of the instruction. Extreme market volatility and in process
trades could impact this timing.
In between quarterly inquiries, you can update your Program account profile on the Site whenever a material
change occurs in your financial situation or investment objective, as either may affect the continued
appropriateness of the model portfolio used for your Program account. APS will have no liability for your
failure to provide the Program with accurate or complete information or to inform TC Services promptly of
any changes in the information you previously provided. Examples of material changes include, but are not
limited to changes in net worth, employment status, marital status, family size, occupation, residence, health or
income level, investment objective, or risk level (for example, changes in your risk tolerance based on market
events). You also can reach out to an Advisor to focus on whether your financial circumstances or individual
preferences for advisory services have changed materially in a way that might suggest that the Program
account is no longer appropriate or whether changes to the management of your Program account should be
made.
Advisors do not individually determine whether the Sub-Adviser continues to perform acceptably as
investment manager, as that review is conducted by APS periodically and serves as the basis for making these
account type recommendations to its clients as described in Item 4 under “Servicing and the Role of Advisor.”
Any recommendations regarding the Program account that occur when clients reach out to an Advisor will be
subject to the fiduciary duty described in Item 4 under “Standards of Care.” As part of the investment
management service for your Program account, and as described in Item 4 under “Rebalancing,” the model
portfolio used in connection with your Program account will be monitored daily for drift. Market conditions
and other factors likely will cause your Program account to deviate over time from the model portfolio. When
such deviations become materially significant (as determined by the Program’s parameters), then your
Program account will be rebalanced to align it more closely with the model portfolio, provided your Program
account meets the minimum balance requirements as described in Item 4 under “Funding.”
You will receive a monthly or quarterly brokerage statement (depending upon Program account activity)
detailing the progress of your Program account. You also will receive separate brokerage confirmation
statements reflecting individual transactions made in your Program account unless you elect to suppress these
statements. If you would like to suppress these confirmation statements with a quarterly confirmation report
summarizing all information otherwise contained in the separate brokerage confirmation statements, please
call us at 855-728-8422. You are able to change your election at any time. You are responsible for reviewing
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each report and statement in a timely manner and alerting an Advisor as to any discrepancy. The Site will
provide information, updated daily, regarding your Program account based upon uniform criteria consistent
with generally accepted industry standards. You will receive mutual fund prospectuses for each new mutual
fund purchased for your Program account and are responsible for reviewing the terms and conditions contained
therein. For important information about each Fund, including investment objectives, risks, charges, and
expenses, you can read each Fund’s prospectus.
All written information, including, but not limited to your reports, statements, and confirmations, will be
delivered to you in electronic format as described in Item 4 under “Use of the Site” and in accordance with the
terms of the Advisory Agreement.
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
In connection with other services provided to you outside of the Program, Advisors may recommend you
invest in, or refer you to other TIAA affiliates for, affiliated products and in non-advisory services offered by
or through TIAA such as variable annuities or mutual funds. TC Services and its affiliates receive
compensation for services they provide to these affiliated products, including but not limited to advisory,
distribution, and administrative services. Refer to the prospectuses, statements of additional information, or
other disclosures for the applicable affiliated product for a complete description of such fees and payments.
Also, recommending affiliated products creates a conflict of interest because the TIAA family of companies
receive more revenue when recommending affiliated products than when recommending unaffiliated products.
Please refer to “Use of Affiliated Funds and Two Levels of Fees” and “About TIAA” in Item 4 for additional
information about how these conflicts of interest and how they are addressed.
TC Services compensates field consultants, national contact center financial consultants, and financial
consultants, who act as broker-dealer representatives for client referrals to APS. For information about how
these Financial Professionals are compensated for these referrals, see “Compensation of TC Services Financial
Professionals and PMs” in Item 4. In addition, “Share Class Selection” and “Program Fees – Other Fees and
Expenses” in Item 4 describes the payments that TC Services and its clearing firm, Pershing, receive from
certain Affiliated Funds and unaffiliated mutual funds as compensation for distribution, shareholder and
administrative services.
TC Services does not compensate any third-parties for referrals they make to APS.
Financial Information
TC Services does not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client six months or more
in advance and, thus, has not included a balance sheet of its most recent fiscal year. TC Services is not aware of
any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair its ability to meet its contractual commitments to
clients, nor has TC Services been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past ten years.
Item 10 – Requirements for State Registered Advisers
TC Services is a federally registered investment adviser.
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Biographies of WIM Investment Management Personnel
The Brochure Supplements (each, a “Brochure Supplement”) that appear on the following pages contain the
biographies of those affiliated investment personnel who manage assets invested in the TIAA Personal
Portfolio Wrap Fee Program (“Program”) on behalf of Advice and Planning Services (“APS”), the division of
TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC (“TC Services”) that sponsors, administers, and
manages the Program. These investment personnel support the Program as part of an Investment Management
Group at APS’ affiliated registered investment adviser, WIM (the “Investment Team”) that APS engages to
formulate advice for the Program, subject to its oversight. (Prior to January 1, 2026, the Investment Team was
a division of TIAA Trust, N.A., a TC Services affiliated federal bank trust.)
Brochure Supplement
Niladri Mukherjee
March 31, 2026
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Niladri Mukherjee, an individual who is on the WIM
Investment Team that has investment discretionary authority over assets enrolled in the Program, subject to
APS’s oversight. It supplements the attached Disclosure Brochure for the Program. You should have received a
copy of that Disclosure Brochure. Please call 704.988.1000 if you did not receive a copy of the Program’s
Disclosure Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure Supplement.
Background. Niladri is 50 years old as of the date of this Brochure Supplement. His work address is 730 Third
Ave., New York, NY, 10017. His phone number is 704.988.1000. Niladri is the Chief Investment Officer for the
Investment Team. WIM’s corporate headquarters are located at 8500 Andrew Carnegie Boulevard, Charlotte,
NC 28262, phone 704-988-1000.
Educational Background and Business Experience. Niladri joined the Investment Team in April 2023 in his
current role as Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining TIAA, Niladri worked for Bank of America for 16
years and held a variety of roles, including Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Strategy for the Chief
Investment Office at Bank of America, supporting Merrill Lynch and the Private Bank. Niladri graduated with
a B.S. in Physics from St. Stephen’s College in Delhi, India and graduated with an M.B.A. in Finance from New
York University’s Stern School of Business.
Disciplinary Information. Niladri has no history of disciplinary events.
Other Business Activities. Niladri serves on the Advisory Board of Stevens School of Business at Stevens
Institute of Technology in New Jersey.
Additional Compensation. Niladri is paid a base salary and bonus. Bonus compensation takes into account a
number of factors based on Niladri’s role with TIAA Wealth Management, including the overall economic
performance of TIAA, the risk adjusted performance of the portfolio strategies, achieving operational and risk
standards, delivering ongoing advisory program and process enhancements demonstrated through customer
engagement, and the growth of total assets generated by the advisory salesforce. Niladri does not receive
compensation for providing advisory services from anyone other than his employer.
Supervision. The investment discretion exercised by the Investment Team is principally monitored by WIM,
which APS engages to formulate advice for the Program. Senior investment professionals from WIM typically
meet monthly to review investment related decisions, policies, and procedures and annually to review the
investment strategy work of the Investment Team. APS exercises oversight as described in the Program’s
Disclosure Brochure. Niladri’s supervisor is Rashmi Badwe, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer, TIAA Wealth, at 704.988.1000. General inquiries regarding accounts, balances, distributions, or any
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other account administrative features should be directed to your Advisor.
Brochure Supplement
Matt Hanna
March 31, 2026
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Matt Hanna, an individual who is on the Investment
Team that exercises investment discretion over your assets enrolled in the Program, subject to APS’s oversight.
It supplements the attached Disclosure Brochure for the Program. You should have received a copy of that
Disclosure Brochure. Please call 704.988.1000 if you did not receive a copy of the Program’s Disclosure
Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure Supplement.
Matt is 41 years old as the date of this Brochure Supplement. His work address is 8500 Carnegie Boulevard,
Charlotte, NC 28262. His phone number is 704.988.1000. Matt is the Director of Asset Allocation and
Quantitative Research for WIM. WIM’s corporate headquarters are located at 8500 Andrew Carnegie Boulevard,
Charlotte, NC 28262, phone 888.842.9001.
Matt joined the Investment Team in March 2024 in his current role as Director of Asset Allocation and
Quantitative Research, where he is responsible for strategic asset allocation, tactical asset allocation and risk
management. Prior to joining TIAA, Matt worked in the investment industry for 19 years and held a variety of
roles, including Lead Asset Allocation and Quantitative Analysis Strategist at Raymond James, Managing
Director and Portfolio Manager at Teza Technologies, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Summit
Global Investments, and Director at Raymond James.
Educational Background and Business Experience. Matt graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from the
University of Florida, an M.S. in Finance from the University of Tampa, and an M.S. in Applied Economics
from the University of North Dakota. Matt holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Chartered Alternative
Investment Analyst (CAIA), and Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designations.
Disciplinary Information. Matt has no history of disciplinary events.
Other Business Activities. Matt has no other business activities. His full-time occupation is as Director, of Asset
Allocation for WIM.
Additional Compensation. Matt is paid a base salary and bonus. Bonus compensation takes into account a
number of factors, including the overall economic performance of TIAA and Matt’s individual performance in
achieving the goals established for his role at TIAA. Matt does not receive compensation for providing advisory
services from anyone other than his employer.
Supervision. The investment discretion exercised by the Investment Team is principally monitored by WIM ,
which APS engages to formulate advice for the Program. Senior investment professionals from WIM meet on
various cadences to review investment-related decisions, policies and procedures, and the investment strategy
work of the Investment Team. APS exercises oversight as described in the Program’s Disclosure Brochure.
Matt’s supervisor is Niladri Mukherjee, Chief Investment Officer for WIM at 704.988.1000. General inquiries
regarding accounts, balances, distributions, or any other account administrative features should be directed to
the Advisors who support the Program.
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Brochure Supplement
T. Todd Starcher
March 31, 2026
This Brochure Supplement provides information about T. Todd Starcher, an individual who is on the
Investment Team that has investment discretionary authority over your assets enrolled in the Program, subject
to APS’s oversight. It supplements the attached Disclosure Brochure for the Program. You should have
received a copy of that Disclosure Brochure. Please call 704.988.1000 if you did not receive a copy of the
Program’s Disclosure Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure Supplement.
Background. Todd is 51years old as of the date of this Brochure Supplement. His work address is 8500 Andrew
Carnegie Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28262. His phone number is 704.988.1000. Todd is a Senior Director,
Portfolio Construction for WIM. WIM’s corporate headquarters are located at 8500 Andrew Carnegie
Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28262, phone 888.842.9001.
Educational Background and Business Experience. Todd joined the Investment Team in August 2009. At
TIAA, he has also held the roles of Senior Portfolio Strategist in addition to his current role of Senior Director,
Portfolio Construction. Prior to TIAA, Todd worked as Vice President and Alternative Investment Product
Manager for Evergreen Investments for 1 year. Prior to that, Todd worked as Vice President and Asset
Allocation Strategist for Evergreen Investments for five years. Todd graduated with a Bachelor of Science
from Palm Beach Atlantic University in 1997. Todd attained the Chartered Financial Analyst, or CFA
designation, in 2003; this designation requires completion of a three-stage self-study curriculum and achieving
a passing score on three progressive exams. It prepares the holder to analyze securities and recommend
portfolios.
Disciplinary Information. Todd has no history of disciplinary events.
Other Business Activities. Todd has no other business activities. His full-time occupation is as a Senior
Director, Portfolio Construction for WIM.
Additional Compensation. Todd is paid a base salary and bonus. Bonus compensation takes into account a
number of factors, including the overall economic performance of TIAA, the performance of the portfolio
strategies, achieving operational and risk standards, and delivering ongoing advisory program and process
enhancements demonstrated through customer engagement. Todd does not receive compensation for providing
advisory services from anyone other than his employer.
Supervision. The investment discretion exercised by the Investment Team is principally monitored by WIM,
which APS engages to formulate advice for the Program. Senior investment professionals from WIM typically
meet monthly to review investment-related decisions, policies, and procedures and annually to review the
investment strategy work of the
Investment Team. APS exercises oversight as described in the Program’s Disclosure Brochure. Todd’s
supervisor is Niladri Mukherjee, Chief Investment Officer for WIM at 704.988.1000. General inquiries
regarding accounts, balances, distributions, or any other account administrative features should be directed to
the Advisors that support the Program.
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Brochure Supplement
Walter Joyce
March 31, 2026
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Walter Joyce, an individual who is on the Investment
Team that has investment discretionary authority over your assets enrolled in the Program, subject to APS’s
oversight. It supplements the attached Disclosure Brochure for the Program. You should have received a copy
of that Disclosure Brochure. Please call 704.988.1000 if you did not receive a copy of the Program’s
Disclosure Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure Supplement.
Background. Walter is 54 years old as of the date of this Brochure Supplement. His work address is 8500
Andrew Carnegie Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28262. His phone number is 704.988.1000. Walter is Managing
Director of Investment Services for WIM. WIM’s corporate headquarters are located at 8500 Andrew Carnegie
Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28262, phone 888.842.9001.
Educational Background and Business Experience. Walter has more than 20 years of financial services
experience and has held several senior leadership positions, including six years as the COO of an institutional
brokerage and asset management firm in New York and four years heading up Equity Capital Markets in
charge of Research and Equities trading. Additionally, he spent four years both as an investment manager and
consultant to various wealth managers. Walter holds a B.S. in Management from the University of Alabama
and an M.B.A. in Finance from Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management.
Disciplinary Information. Walter has no history of disciplinary events.
Other Business Activities. Walter has no other business activities. His full-time occupation is as Managing
Director of Investment Services for WIM.
Additional Compensation. Walter is paid a base salary and bonus. Bonus compensation takes into account a
number of factors, including the overall economic performance of TIAA, the performance of the portfolio
strategies, achieving operational and risk standards, and delivering ongoing advisory program and process
enhancements demonstrated through customer engagement. Walter does not receive compensation for
providing advisory services from anyone other than his employer.
Supervision. The investment discretion exercised by the Investment Team is principally monitored by WIM,
which APS engages to formulate advice for the Program. Senior investment professionals from WIM typically
meet monthly to review investment-related decisions, policies, and procedures and annually to review the
investment strategy work of the Investment Team. APS exercises oversight as described in the Program’s
Disclosure Brochure. Walter’s supervisor is Niladri Mukherjee, Chief Investment Officer for WIM at
704.988.1000. General inquiries regarding accounts, balances, distributions, or any other account
administrative features should be directed to the Advisors that support the Program.
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Brochure Supplement
Michael Sowa
March 31, 2026
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Michael Sowa, an individual who is on the Investment
Team that has investment discretionary authority over your assets enrolled in the Program, subject to APS’s
oversight. It supplements the attached Disclosure Brochure for the Program. You should have received a copy
of that Disclosure Brochure. Please call 704.988.1000 if you did not receive a copy of the Program’s
Disclosure Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure Supplement.
Background. Michael is 49 years old as of the date of this Brochure Supplement. His work address is 8500
Andrew Carnegie Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28262. His phone number is 704.988.1000. Michael is a Senior
Director of Manager Research and Deputy Chief Investment Officer for WIM. WIM’s corporate headquarters
are located at 8500 Andrew Carnegie Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28262, phone 888.842.9001.
Educational Background and Business Experience. Michael joined the Investment Team in August 2011. At
TIAA, he has also held the role of Managing Director of Asset Allocation and Investment Product Research.
Prior to TIAA, Michael worked as Vice President, Senior Investment Analyst for Envestnet Asset
Management for four years. Prior to that, Michael worked as Senior Analyst for National Planning Holdings
for two years, as well as a Research Analyst for Lipper for three years. Michael graduated with a Bachelor of
Science from American International College in 1999 and an MSc in Finance & Investments from the
University of Edinburgh, Scotland in 2005. Michael attained the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, or
CAIA designation, in 2007; this designation requires completion of a two-stage self-study curriculum and
achieving a passing score on two progressive exams.
Disciplinary Information. Michael has no history of disciplinary events.
Other Business Activities. Michael has no other business activities. His full-time occupation is as a Senior
Director of Manager Research for WIM.
Additional Compensation. Michael is paid a base salary and bonus. Bonus compensation takes into account a
number of factors, including the overall economic performance of TIAA, the performance of the portfolio
strategies, achieving operational and risk standards, and delivering ongoing advisory program and process
enhancements demonstrated through customer engagement. Michael does not receive compensation for
providing advisory services from anyone other than his employer.
Supervision. The investment discretion exercised by the Investment Team is principally monitored by WIM,
which APS engages to formulate advice for the Program. Senior investment professionals from WIM typically
meet monthly to review investment-related decisions, policies, and procedures and annually to review the
investment strategy work of the Investment Team. APS exercises oversight as described in the Program’s
Disclosure Brochure. Michael’s supervisor is Niladri Mukherjee, Chief Investment Officer for WIM at
704.988.1000. General inquiries regarding accounts, balances, distributions, or any other account
administrative features should be directed to the Advisors that support the Program.
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Brochure Supplement
Weiyi Ning
March 31, 2026
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Weiyi Ning, an individual who is on the Investment
Team that has investment discretionary authority over assets enrolled in the Program, subject to APS’s
oversight. It supplements the attached Disclosure Brochure for the Program. You should have received a copy
of that Disclosure Brochure. Please call 704.988.1000 if you did not receive a copy of the Program’s
Disclosure Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure Supplement.
Background. Weiyi is 44 years old as of the date of this Brochure Supplement. Her work address is 8500
Andrew Carnegie Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28262. Her phone number is 704.988.1000. Weiyi is a Director,
Senior Portfolio Analyst for WIM. WIM’s corporate headquarters are located at 8500 Andrew Carnegie
Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28262, phone 888.842.9001.
Educational Background and Business Experience. Weiyi has over 18 years of investment experience.
Prior to joining the Investment Team in 2018, she was an Investment Director at South Carolina Retirement
System Investment Commission, responsible for manager due diligence and portfolio construction for the
Agency’s $3 billion hedge fund allocation. She was also a voting member of the Internal Investment
Committee, responsible for total plan allocation, risk management, and approval of investment decisions in all
asset classes. Previous roles include portfolio risk manager at Stark Investments, and quantitative analyst at
State Street Global Advisors, focused on equity and derivatives selection and risk management. Weiyi received
a M.S. in Quantitative Finance from University of Wisconsin-Madison, a M.S. in High Performance
Computation from National University of Singapore, and a B.S. in Automatic Control from Beihang
University in China. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Chartered Alternative Investment
Analyst (CAIA) and Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designations.
Disciplinary Information. Weiyi has no history of disciplinary events.
Other Business Activities. Weiyi has no other business activities. Her full-time occupation is as a Portfolio
Analyst for WIM.
Additional Compensation. Weiyi is paid a base salary and bonus. Bonus compensation takes into account a
number of factors, including the overall economic performance of TIAA, the performance of the portfolio
strategies, achieving operational and risk standards, and delivering ongoing advisory program and process
enhancements demonstrated through customer engagement. Weiyi does not receive compensation for
providing advisory services from anyone other than her employer.
Supervision. The investment discretion exercised by the Investment Team is principally monitored by WIM,
which APS engages to formulate advice for the Program. Senior investment professionals from WIM typically
meet monthly to review investment-related decisions, policies, and procedures and annually to review the
investment strategy work of the Investment Team. APS exercises oversight as described in the Program’s
Disclosure Brochure. Weiyi’s supervisor is Michael Sowa, Senior Director and Deputy Chief Investment
Officer for WIM at 704.988.1000. General inquiries regarding accounts, balances, distributions, or any other
account administrative features should be directed to the Advisors that support the Program.
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Brochure Supplement
Timothy O’Rorke
March 31, 2026
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Timothy O’Rorke, an individual who is on the Investment
Team that has investment discretionary authority over assets enrolled in the Program, subject to APS’ oversight.
It supplements the attached Disclosure Brochure for the Program. You should have received a copy of that
Disclosure Brochure. Please call 704.988.1000 if you did not receive a copy of the Program’s Disclosure
Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure Supplement.
Background. Timothy is 47 years old as of the date of this Brochure Supplement. His work address is 8500
Andrew Carnegie Boulevard, Charlotte, NC, 28262. His phone number is 704.988.1000. Timothy is a Senior
Director, Portfolio Analyst for WIM. WIM’s corporate headquarters are located at 8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd.,
Charlotte, NC 28262, phone 888-842-9001.
Educational Background and Business Experience. Timothy has more than 20 years of financial services
experience and joined the Investment Team at TIAA in June 2014. He has held a progression of roles including
Analyst, Senior Analyst, Director, and his current role of Senior Director, Portfolio Construction, to which he
was promoted in August 2024. In this role, Timothy manages model portfolios and leads internal research
initiatives focused on strengthening returns, enhancing the investment process, and improving communications.
Prior to joining TIAA, Timothy worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch for approximately eight years, where
he held the roles of Vice President, Senior Market Surveillance and Monitoring, and Assistant Vice President,
Research Compliance. Earlier in his career, Timothy worked as a Proprietary Trader at Assent, L.L.C. and as an
Assistant Trader at Garnett Capital Management. Timothy graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics
from Pennsylvania State University’s Smeal College of Business and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst
(CFA) designation.
Disciplinary Information. Timothy has no history of disciplinary events.
Other Business Activities. Timothy has no other business activities. His full-time occupation is as a Portfolio
Analyst for WIM.
Additional Compensation. Timothy is paid a base salary and bonus. Bonus compensation takes into account a
number of factors, including the overall economic performance of TIAA, the performance of the portfolio
strategies, achieving operational and risk standards, and delivering ongoing advisory program and process
enhancements demonstrated through customer engagement. Timothy does not receive compensation for
providing advisory services from anyone other than her employer.
Supervision. The investment discretion exercised by the Investment Team is principally monitored by WIM,
which APS engages to formulate advice for the Program. Senior investment professionals from WIM typically
meet monthly to review investment-related decisions, policies, and procedures and annually to review the
investment strategy work of the Investment Team. APS exercises oversight as described in the Program’s
Disclosure Brochure. Timothy’s supervisor is Todd Starcher, Senior Director and Head of Portfolio of
Construction for WIM at 704.988.1000. General inquiries regarding accounts, balances, distributions, or any
other account administrative features should be directed to your Advisor.
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