Our investment strategy utilizes both top-down and bottom-up analysis, but also focuses on extensive due diligence to learn about managers prior to making a financial commitment. We organize and structure our investments to be responsive to the opportunities and dislocations in the market.
With a particular focus on risk management, our managers are always looking for funds that best provide the benefits of portfolio diversification with access to nontraditional areas of the market that may offer higher return potential. In addition, alternative investments have a historically low correlation with traditional asset classes (stocks and bonds), while providing access to new companies in rapidly-growing and emerging areas of the economy.
Alternative investments may be subject to the risks of leverage and speculative trading. Hedge funds, venture capital/private equity and non-traded real estate are subject to illiquidity and higher expenses than traditional investment vehicles.
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TIAA-CREF Asset Management is the institutional asset management division of Teachers Advisors, Inc., a registered investment advisor and wholly owned subsidiary of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA). TIAA® personnel in its investment management area provide investment advice and portfolio management services through the following entities: Teachers Advisors, Inc., TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC, and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association® (TIAA®).
