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Investment Counseling

TIAA-CREF Investment Counseling Sessions, Sept. 16-18

September 12, 2014

sherwoodThe University’s TIAA-CREF investment counselor for employees, Preston Watts, will be on campus a number of times this fall for individual financial counseling sessions. The next one-on-one counseling sessions will take place on September 16, 17, and 18. Go to www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow or call TIAA-CREF at (877) 842-2028 (press 5) to schedule an appointment today.

For more information contact Andy Sherwood, human resources, at 8981 or sherwood@up.edu.

Filed Under: 09-01-2014, 09-08-2014, 09-15-2014, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Andy Sherwood, Human Resources, Investment Counseling, Preston Watts, TIAA-CREF

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