An evaluation guide for fiduciaries, brought to you by the Nationwide Retirement Institute®

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Exploring the addition of guaranteed lifetime income solutions as an investment option to your qualified plan offering?

You can rely on the innovation and expertise of Nationwide to help you navigate the process of enhancing your retirement plan, so plan participants can worry less about running out of money in retirement.

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Why choose in-plan guaranteed lifetime income solutions?

One of the biggest fears for American savers is not having enough money to last throughout their entire retirement. To help alleviate some of these concerns, more and more plan fiduciaries are looking to add guaranteed lifetime income solutions to their plan's fund lineup.

Guaranteed lifetime income solutions are new territory for many. To fully understand and evaluate these solutions, plan fiduciaries may benefit from familiarizing themselves with the following:

  • Fiduciary responsibility and new opportunities created by the SECURE Act
  • Selection and implementation
  • Oversight and monitoring
  • Portability

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Nearly 9 in 10 plan participants

report they would be likely to invest savings into funds that generate lifetime income and protection against market volatility.1

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Why Nationwide?

 Built on a foundation of strength and stability, Nationwide has stood the test of market dynamics from 1926 to today, weathering all sorts of volatility.

With 40+ years of experience in both annuities and retirement plans, you can be confident in Nationwide as a trusted plan partner.

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In-plan guaranteed lifetime income solutions

Protected retirement solutions that support better experiences. Visit the in-plan guaranteed lifetime income solutions website for financial professionals and the in-plan guaranteed lifetime income solutions website for plan sponsors.

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[1] Nationwide Retirement Institute 2025 in-plan survey