Scott Abernethy is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience. He is currently with TIAA-CREF, where he has worked since 2025 following a prior tenure at Tiaa beginning in 2005. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time planning services with ongoing discretionary management and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Matthew Bunch is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at multiple firms, including Facet Wealth and Securities America Advisors, before joining TIAA-CREF. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, utilizing model portfolios and customized solutions managed under fiduciary standards.

Matthew Hatfield is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Park Ave Securities and Guardian before joining TIAA in 2017. Outside of finance, he performs as a musician in live venues and serves as Vice President of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association's Charlotte chapter, where he helps organize charity events. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm’s advisory approach distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Levi Perry is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2022, following prior roles including a year at Equitable Advisors. Outside of finance, he writes weekly articles on Magic: The Gathering for COOLSTUFFINC and EDHREC. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing ties to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm separates financial planning from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated structure.

Michael Fitzgerald is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of Sound Life Connections Inc., an educational organization assisting challenged students transitioning out of public school systems. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals with existing employer retirement plan relationships, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers point-in-time financial planning alongside ongoing discretionary management through customized and model-based portfolios.

Erin Alves is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Providence, RI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 13 years of industry experience. Her career includes positions at Morgan Stanley, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc, and multiple tenures at TIAA-CREF and its affiliated entities. Outside of her advisory work, she works as a server at a full-service pub. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected with TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through various model and customized strategies within a vertically integrated structure.

Brent Stevens is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Glendale, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing rental properties and has ownership in an LLC established for short-term rental income through Airbnb. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often servicing clients linked to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm separates planning services from ongoing portfolio management and serves as advisor to a donor-advised fund, using a mix of model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.

Richard Carroll is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones for five years. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm uses a fiduciary standard for its RIA services and provides access to customized and model portfolio management through various advisory programs.

Vincent Martorello III is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm serves many clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Jessie Cervantes is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF, Jessie worked at AGIA, Valic Financial Advisors, and several insurance firms. Jessie is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides a distinct separation between one-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, applying a fiduciary standard to its RIA services within a vertically integrated structure.

Cara Turano is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2009. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm serves clients often connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans and provides both model-based and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard within a vertically integrated structure.

Georgia Adams is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 19 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors, Allstate Financial Services, and Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides model and customized portfolio management within a fiduciary framework and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Douglas Miller is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Regions Bank from 2015 to 2017 before joining TIAA-CREF in 2017. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management through various managed account programs and operates as investment adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Jorge Alban Palacios is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he has a rental property investment in Texas. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of management options including model portfolios and customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Ernesto Cowley is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Boulder, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2010. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm operates within a vertically integrated model using affiliated funds and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Tanya Forsythe is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2013. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through employer retirement plans. The firm operates within a vertically integrated structure and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

John Dorothy Jr. is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2018. Prior to that, he spent four years at State Farm. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm separates point-in-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Traci Carrion is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Salt Lake City, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. Her prior firms include Raymond James, Allstate Financial Advisors, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers model and customized portfolios through its managed account programs and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Marc Kirsch is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2026, he worked at TileBar and held roles with UCF Athletics Association, Inc. and La Salle University. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized strategies.

Amy Scarborough is a financial advisor at TIAA‑CREF with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with TIAA and TIAA‑CREF since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in real estate appraisal activities, assisting with home inspections, photography, and report preparation. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm utilizes a fiduciary advisory model that separates point-in-time planning from ongoing discretionary management, offering both model and customized portfolios.