The UAB Benefits Office and UAB’s retirement providers, the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) and TIAA, offer free retirement counseling and investment support for mandatory and voluntary retirement plans to benefit-eligible UAB employees.

• TRS, the provider for UAB’s mandatory retirement plan, offers individual counseling appointments for one-on-one discussions about your personal TRS Retirement Benefit Estimate. Schedule an appointment by contacting Member Services at 334-517-7000 or 877-517-0020.
• UAB's voluntary retirement plan comes with free personal investment support from TIAA financial consultants who can help you answer questions about your retirement plans, see how investments are performing and if you are on track to meet retirement goals. Visit tiaa.org/schedulenow to make an appointment.
• Don’t know where to start? Employees can schedule an appointment to discuss their options for retirement with a UAB Benefits Counselor at benefits@uab.edu or 205-934-3458.

The UAB Benefits Office has received multiple reports of fraudulent calls and emails from companies claiming to be authorized to discuss UAB retirement reports or offering retirement counseling to UAB employees in an attempt to gain information about UAB employees’ retirement accounts.

Please be aware, representatives of the UAB Benefits Office and UAB’s retirement providers are the only entities authorized to discuss UAB retirement accounts. If you are contacted by other vendors claiming to be authorized, do not give out your personal information.

For more information, contact UAB Benefits or visit the UAB Benefits Retirement webpage.

— Published August 30, 2024