Amherst Defined Contribution Plan Documents and Information
Amherst College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Document
TIAA Website
TIAA website contains information that is specific to Amherst College, including, among other things, basic plan provisions and the Plan investment choices with performance reports. From this site you are also able to gain access to your account and utilize a number of useful tools for retirement planning.
New employees, after their demographic information has been sent to TIAA, may enroll and make elections on the TIAA microsite for the College. After enrollment, the quickest way to make changes to your elections is to visit TIAA via the College's single sign-on page.
You are able to request an appointment with an advisor, change elections, to direct transfers between funds, and to change the way your future contributions are invested.
Webinar and Other Educational Information
- Investment Check-up webinar offers you a great opportunity to review your savings and investment plans.
- TIAA Available Financial Webinars: TIAA offers a wide range of webinars that are available to all employees along with their dependents
- A Tax-Smart Way to Save for Retirement webinar, covers tax-savvy strategies for building your savings.
- Are You On Target? Meeting Financial Challenges at Midcareer webinar helps ensure you’re saving enough for retirement—and investing in the right way for your goals.