tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post6769367096527895031..comments2024-03-09T03:20:20.004-05:00Comments on Tenured Radical: Money, Money, Money!Tenured Radicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703980598547163290noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-12153175993055181512008-01-15T16:18:00.000-05:002008-01-15T16:18:00.000-05:00but quarterly statements are such page turners!i t...but quarterly statements are such page turners!<BR/><BR/>i think you'll be fine, tiaa-cref has a nice anti-panic <A HREF="http://www.tiaa-cref.org/support/news/articles/gen0708_096.html" REL="nofollow">letter</A> to alleviate any nervousness. as silva noted, most is commercial, with only 3.1% in REITS (both commercial and residential). <BR/><BR/>the market itself is treading water (if not drowning), but you will be fine. i assume zenith or some other lucky institution of higher learning has you for at least another ten years. i say buy more, it's on sale right now...PiggyBankBlueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690849714922488666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-48511886116725358072008-01-15T14:15:00.000-05:002008-01-15T14:15:00.000-05:00TR,Your post is reminding me that I need to check ...TR,<BR/><BR/>Your post is reminding me that I need to check my most recent TIAA-CREF statement! It's been unopened for a few weeks.<BR/><BR/>BTW: I'm sorry I missed you and the Cliopatria crowd at AHA. I had other commitments, and came down sick while there.<BR/><BR/>- TLTim Lacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896230254720822005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-90142112363748234432008-01-15T10:13:00.000-05:002008-01-15T10:13:00.000-05:00I am fairly sure that almost all of the TIAA Real ...I am fairly sure that almost all of the TIAA Real Estate fund is invested in commercial properties, not those sleazy mortgage funds that are causing major collapses everywhere.<BR/><BR/>Mortgage futures are a different financial instrument. <BR/><BR/>That does not mean that commercial real estate is a good investment for the short term. In fact, nothing is (or will be for the next four years or so).<BR/><BR/>Still, staying diversified with a chunk of money invested in the Real Estate fund is a good idea. Ride it out, sister.Siva Vaidhyanathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543025295806905985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-33574884142368031572008-01-15T00:07:00.000-05:002008-01-15T00:07:00.000-05:00Dear TR,Thanks for the link. As to TIAA, I feel--a...Dear TR,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link. As to TIAA, I feel--and share--your pain. When I went for my first campus interview, 34 years ago, I asked an older friend what questions I should have for the committee. He said, "Ask about the pension." I didn't, of course. It's sad to be old enough to see how wise my friend was.<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/><BR/>Tonyanthony graftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588520143876853373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-15086744311471474772008-01-14T22:37:00.000-05:002008-01-14T22:37:00.000-05:00Class: why Harvard should be donating a portion of...Class: why Harvard should be <A HREF="http://citizense.blogspot.com/2008/01/on-funding-public-higher-education-part.html" REL="nofollow">donating</A> a portion of its endowment's capital gains each year to capital-starved institutions doing good work.The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com