Retirement

Each year, the Internal Revenue Service reviews the limits for retirement plan contributions and makes necessary adjustments to reflect price and wage inflation. For the 2016 calendar year, the limits will remain as follows. Read More

Effective Oct. 15, Vanderbilt will require most former employees with balances less than $1,000 in the Vanderbilt University 403(b) Retirement Plan to roll their savings over to another plan or account, or take the balance as a distribution. Read More

Under Diane Neighbors’ guidance over the past 25-plus years, Vanderbilt’s child care program has grown to five centers currently accommodating 577 children of faculty, staff and students. Neighbors will retire Sept. 30. Read More

Fidelity will offer a free webcast as part of its ongoing resources for Vanderbilt employees. Read More

Fidelity will soon introduce a program called “EasyEnroll” to Vanderbilt employees who are not currently making voluntary contributions to the plan and do not have future voluntary elections recorded. Read More

Are you looking for ways to improve your investment strategy? Fidelity will host several upcoming workshops on campus. Read More

Vanderbilt’s retirement plan transition is complete. You can now enjoy the convenience of managing your account in one place with more online features. Read More

When designing the new retirement plan structure, Vanderbilt’s Retirement Plan Oversight Committee considered independent third-party research on how the number of investment choices affects retirement plan participation. Read More

As Vanderbilt’s retirement plan transition to the new streamlined structure nears its final stages, we want to remind you of several upcoming key dates and actions you should take to ensure your account is set up the way you want it to be. Read More

Beginning in April, basic and supplemental retirement contributions will be combined and collectively called “voluntary” contributions in Vanderbilt and Fidelity’s systems. Read More

As Vanderbilt’s retirement plan transition to the new streamlined structure nears its final stages, we want to remind you of several upcoming key dates and actions you should take to ensure your account is set up the way you want it to be. Read More

If you have existing retirement savings with TIAA-CREF, you should be aware that your investments may be handled differently during the retirement plan transition depending on the funds you hold. Read More

Employees who contribute to a non-Vanderbilt retirement plan through outside businesses in which they are at least a 50 percent owner need to report their contributions to Human Resources by April 1. Read More

Fidelity provides administrative services for the plan, including best-in-class mutual funds managed by multiple investment firms as selected by the Vanderbilt Retirement Plan Oversight Committee. Read More

Target date funds are designed to include a mix of assets, such as stocks and bonds, appropriate for your life stage. They are professionally managed to become more conservative over time as you near retirement age. Read More

If you currently have annuity investments with TIAA-CREF and/or VALIC as part of your Vanderbilt retirement plan, these investments will remain with TIAA-CREF and/or VALIC unless you initiate an individual transfer of assets. Read More

Active employees can now choose the funds their contributions will be directed to beginning in April when Vanderbilt transitions to its new retirement plan structure. Read More

Fidelity will hold onsite and online workshops covering the details of Vanderbilt’s new retirement plan structure and the transition process for current employees beginning Monday, Feb. 2. Read More

Vanderbilt’s new 403(b) retirement plan structure that will take effect in April includes three investment tiers that you can choose from, including a self-directed brokerage account. Read More

Vanderbilt recently announced steps it is taking to make the retirement plan work even better for employees in 2015. Learn what you can do now to start preparing for the transition. Read More