TIAA-CREF · Schema

TIAA Retirement Account

JSON Schema representing a TIAA retirement account including plan type, investment allocations, and balance information

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Properties

Name Type Description
accountId string Unique TIAA account identifier
planType string Retirement plan type
planSponsor object
participantId string Participant's TIAA identifier
totalAccountBalance number Total account balance across all investments
currency string
asOfDate string Date of the account balance snapshot
investmentAllocations array Investment allocations across TIAA/CREF accounts and other options
annuityContracts array Annuity contracts held in this account
yearToDateContributions object
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JSON Schema

tiaa-cref-retirement-account-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://www.tiaa.org/schema/retirement-account",
  "title": "TIAA Retirement Account",
  "description": "JSON Schema representing a TIAA retirement account including plan type, investment allocations, and balance information",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["accountId", "planType", "participantId"],
  "properties": {
    "accountId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique TIAA account identifier"
    },
    "planType": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["403b", "457b", "401k", "IRA_Traditional", "IRA_Roth", "529"],
      "description": "Retirement plan type"
    },
    "planSponsor": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/PlanSponsor"
    },
    "participantId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Participant's TIAA identifier"
    },
    "totalAccountBalance": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Total account balance across all investments"
    },
    "currency": {
      "type": "string",
      "const": "USD",
      "default": "USD"
    },
    "asOfDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date of the account balance snapshot"
    },
    "investmentAllocations": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Investment allocations across TIAA/CREF accounts and other options",
      "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/InvestmentAllocation" }
    },
    "annuityContracts": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Annuity contracts held in this account",
      "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/AnnuityContract" }
    },
    "yearToDateContributions": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "employeeContributions": { "type": "number", "minimum": 0 },
        "employerContributions": { "type": "number", "minimum": 0 },
        "rolloverContributions": { "type": "number", "minimum": 0 }
      }
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "PlanSponsor": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The institution sponsoring the retirement plan",
      "required": ["sponsorId", "name"],
      "properties": {
        "sponsorId": { "type": "string" },
        "name": { "type": "string" },
        "planName": { "type": "string" },
        "sector": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["Higher Education", "Healthcare", "Non Profit", "Government", "Cultural", "Research"],
          "description": "Industry sector of the plan sponsor"
        }
      }
    },
    "InvestmentAllocation": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Allocation to a specific investment option",
      "required": ["investmentId", "investmentName"],
      "properties": {
        "investmentId": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "TIAA investment product identifier"
        },
        "investmentName": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Investment option display name",
          "examples": [
            "TIAA Traditional",
            "CREF Stock Account",
            "CREF Bond Market Account",
            "CREF Social Choice Account",
            "CREF Global Equities Account",
            "CREF Equity Index Account",
            "CREF Money Market Account",
            "CREF Inflation-Linked Bond Account"
          ]
        },
        "investmentType": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["FixedAnnuity", "VariableAnnuity", "MutualFund", "ETF", "MoneyMarket", "TargetDate", "SelfDirected"],
          "description": "Type of investment vehicle"
        },
        "balance": {
          "type": "number",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Current balance in this investment"
        },
        "allocationPercentage": {
          "type": "number",
          "minimum": 0,
          "maximum": 100,
          "description": "Percentage of new contributions directed to this investment"
        },
        "units": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Number of units/shares held (for variable accounts)"
        },
        "unitValue": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Current unit value/NAV (for variable accounts)"
        },
        "isLifetimeIncome": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "default": false,
          "description": "Whether this investment provides guaranteed lifetime income"
        },
        "isESG": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "default": false,
          "description": "Whether this is an ESG/socially responsible investment"
        }
      }
    },
    "AnnuityContract": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "An annuity contract providing guaranteed income",
      "required": ["contractId", "annuityType"],
      "properties": {
        "contractId": { "type": "string" },
        "annuityType": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["TIAATraditional", "CREFVariableAnnuity", "LifetimeIncome", "TIAAMyChoiceMYGA", "SecureIncomeAccount"],
          "description": "Type of annuity contract"
        },
        "contractValue": {
          "type": "number",
          "minimum": 0
        },
        "guaranteedMinimumRate": {
          "type": "number",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Guaranteed minimum annual interest rate"
        },
        "currentCreditedRate": {
          "type": "number",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Currently credited rate (may exceed guaranteed minimum)"
        },
        "isAnnuitized": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "default": false,
          "description": "Whether this contract has been converted to income payments"
        },
        "monthlyIncomeAmount": {
          "type": "number",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Monthly income payment amount if annuitized"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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