ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY

Not eligible to participate are Post Doctoral Appointees, Argonne Fellows, Visiting Scholars, Visiting Scientists, Senior Visiting Scientists, Faculty Research Participants, Pre-doctoral Appointees, and Resident Associates Education.

Eligible employees under age 30 may elect to participate in the basic component to receive Laboratory match on the first of the month following or coinciding with the completion of one year of service with Argonne. A year of service means a twelve-month period beginning on the employee's date of hire or an anniversary thereof during which the employee has at least 1,000 hours of service with Argonne. Employees not eligible for Laboratory 401(a) match can contribute on a supplemental basis (without match) to the 403(b) plan.

• Fixed Period
  
  You can choose to receive income for a set period of two to 30 years, depending on the terms of our contract and your plan's rules (and not to exceed your life expectancy).
  
  
  • Payments stop at the end of the period, during which you will have received all your principal and earnings.
     
• Interest Only
  
  You can receive the current interest earned on your TIAA Traditional Account in monthly payments. Your principal remains intact while you receive the interest.
  
  
  • These payments are generally available to individuals between ages 55 and 70½ when minimum distributions are required.
     
• Lifetime Retirement Income
  
  
  • One-life annuity — provides income for as long as you live.
     
  • Two-life annuity — provides lifetime income for you and an annuity partner (your spouse or someone else you name) for as long as either of you live.
     
  • One- or two-life annuity with guaranteed period — guarantees income for up to 20 years, as long as the period you choose does not exceed your life expectancy. It ensures that income continues to go to your beneficiaries for the remainder of the guaranteed period if you (one-life annuity) or both you and your annuity partner (two-life annuity) die before the end of that period.
     
• Lump Sum
  
  You can withdraw all or part of your account in a single cash payment, depending on your plan rules and the terms of your contracts.
  
  
  • Your right to a lump-sum distribution from your TIAA Traditional Account may be restricted to taking 10 annual payments under those terms.
     
• Minimum Distribution Option
  
  Generally, you must begin taking minimum withdrawals from your account by April 1 following the year in which you turn age 70½ or retire, whichever is later.
  
  
  • This can help you defer the minimum required distribution while keeping you in compliance with federal regulations.
     
• Rollover
  
  If you have had an IRS-defined "triggering event," and your plan allows withdrawals, you can roll over your accumulations to another retirement plan that will accept them or to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).
  
  
  • Direct rollovers — from one account to another — are nontaxable and not reported as income to the federal government. Your plan's rules specify when you are eligible for a distribution.
     
• Retirement Transition Benefit
  
  If your contract allows, you can withdraw, in cash, up to 10% of your accumulation at the beginning of a conversion to lifetime annuity income. The amount you withdraw will reduce your lifetime annuity income accordingly.
   
• Single-Sum Death Benefit
  
   A set amount your beneficiary(ies) will receive from your retirement account if you die before taking income.
   
• Systematic Withdrawals
  
  If your plan allows, you can choose to receive regular income payments (minimum $100) on a semimonthly, monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual basis. You can increase, decrease or suspend the payments at any time.
  
  
  • These withdrawals are not available from TIAA Traditional Account balances.
     
• TPA to Cash
  
  If your plan allows, you can withdraw your TIAA Traditional Account accumulation through a Transfer Payout Annuity (TPA) in 10 approximately equal annual payments. A lump-sum payment, subject to a surrender fee, may be available depending on your plan rules and the terms of your contract.