Tips for Retirement Saving From TIAA-CREF’s Roger Ferguson

Here’s why a low-cost annuity is better than a 401(k).

Ferguson, chief executive officer of TIAA-CREF, which provides retirement services to 5 million people at more than 16,000 academic, research, and other nonprofit organizations, says that even if Americans increase their savings, when they stop working they’ll need a guaranteed income, like traditional pensions used to provide.

How is TIAA-CREF different from most 401(k) plans offered by for-profit companies?