John Spooner is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Richmond, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., Wells Fargo, and its clearing division. 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 employer retirement plan relationships. The firm combines point-in-time financial planning with ongoing portfolio management, offering both model-based and customized investment strategies.

Richard Ware is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with over four years of industry experience. He currently works at TIAA-CREF and previously was with Chesapeake Wealth Management and Chesapeake Financial Group. Ware serves as a board member of The Health Brigade, a free health clinic in Richmond, where he provides advisory support. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and managed account programs to individuals and a variety of institutional clients. The firm distinguishes between point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, serving clients often connected through employer retirement plans and providing access to affiliated services such as TIAA Trust and donor-advised funds.

Philip Baxley is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often through clients’ existing employer-sponsored retirement plans. TIAA-CREF offers financial planning and managed account programs that include discretionary portfolio management and maintains a fiduciary standard tailored to the services provided.

Lisa Miranda is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Richmond, VA, where she has worked since 2014. She has 19 years of industry experience. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services 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 retirement plan relationships. The firm offers a separation between one-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management through model or customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.