Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC

Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC, based in Columbus, Ohio, was established in May 2006 as a limited liability company. The firm specializes in providing investment advisory services to retirement plan sponsors and participants, focusing on ERISA private sector retirement plans and governmental retirement plans. Nationwide Investment Advisors offers four distinct services: ProAccount, My Investment Planner (MIP), Smart Alliance, and the Advice Program. ProAccount is a discretionary managed account service providing professional asset management to participants in retirement plans. The firm acts as an investment manager for certain retirement plans subject to ERISA, serving as a fiduciary under ERISA Section 3(38) and Section 4975(e)(3) of the Code. Nationwide Investment Advisors employs an Independent Financial Expert (IFE) to develop and maintain investment portfolios for ProAccount clients, ensuring objective and unbiased advice. The firm does not accept performance-based fees and does not participate in principal transactions or agency cross transactions for client accounts. Nationwide Investment Advisors does not select or recommend brokers or dealers for client transactions and does not receive soft dollar benefits. The firm has a Code of Ethics in place to ensure high standards of business conduct and fiduciary duty to clients. NIA does not have custody of client assets, except for certain advisory programs where related entities act as custodians. The firm does not vote proxies on behalf of clients. As a federally registered investment adviser, NIA is not required to be state-registered.