Build a retirement savings plan with growth potential
Nationwide New Heights® Select fixed indexed annuities provide multiple strategy options to help you protect and grow your retirement savings
Options for a more confident retirement
Many individuals planning for retirement today face a dilemma: in today’s uncertain market environment, how do you protect the money you’ve worked so hard for while continuing to grow your savings? A Nationwide New Heights® Select fixed indexed annuity can help you potentially accumulate assets for retirement and protect your savings from downside market risk.
- Multiple index options provide global, domestic and international growth opportunities
- Strategy options deliver the potential to accumulate retirement savings in a variety of market conditions
- Potential earnings are tracked every day during the strategy term
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Provide growth potential through the strategy options
Each index currently has two strategy options, which provide earnings based on the growth of the underlying index while eliminating the risk of losing principal due to negative index performance.
Each strategy option has several components to help provide growth opportunities. All strategy options have an index allocation that contributes to earnings based on the performance of the index. Strategy options that include a declared rate allocation greater than 0% will provide earnings at a fixed rate of interest (the declared rate). The strategy spread is deducted from potential earnings at the end of the strategy term but will never cause earnings to be less than zero.⁴
Each index currently offers two strategy options to provide growth
opportunities in a variety of market environments
| Strategy Option | Growth Opportunity |
| Strategy A | May provide higher returns when the index grows substantially during a strategy term due to higher index allocations. |
| Strategy B | May provide higher returns when the index experiences a lower return during a strategy term due to lower or no strategy spread. |
Key terms
- Daily Accumulation Value (DAV): The DAV monitors the combined daily fluctuations of the elected strategy options and is the greater of (1) the contract value, plus any strategy earnings that have not yet been credited to the contract, or (2) the return of purchase payment guarantee amount
- Declared rate: Annual fixed interest rate
- Declared rate allocation: A percentage that is multiplied by the declared rate
- Index allocation: A percentage that is multiplied by the performance of the index
- Strategy spread: An annual percentage rate that is deducted when calculating earnings but will never cause earnings to be less than zero for any strategy term
- Strategy term: A specific number of years used to measure strategy earnings. The initial strategy term is set at contract issue
Track potential earnings throughout the strategy term
The Daily Accumulation Value (DAV) tracks changes to your potential earnings every day, and earnings will be credited at the end of each strategy term. Earnings to-date are credited on withdrawals and if a death benefit is payable, meaning you won’t lose earnings when you need to access your money.⁵ Your contract value is guaranteed and will not decrease due to negative market performance. The hypothetical graph below shows how DAV is tracked during a strategy term.⁶ Past performance is not an indication of future results as results may vary.
Hypothetical New Heights Select DAV Performance

This is a hypothetical example and for illustrative purposes only.
Optional one-time lock-in
If you’re satisfied with the amount of index growth before the end of a strategy term, you have the option to lock in your index value once every strategy term. This innovative feature ensures you won’t lose potential earnings based on negative index performance.
¹ Fixed indexed annuities are not investments that participate in the stock market. New Heights Select does not participate or invest directly in any index. Indices are unmanaged.
² International investing could involve risks such as currency, economic, geographical, political and differences in accounting standards.
³ Index allocations, declared rate allocations, declared rates and strategy spreads are guaranteed for the first strategy term and subject to change at the beginning of each new strategy term.
⁴ For more information on how earnings are calculated and credited, please see the Certificate of Disclosure.
⁵ Full earnings to-date are credited on the free withdrawal amount; pro-rata earnings are credited on withdrawals above the amount.
⁶ This hypothetical example is not based on any New Heights Select product or index. It is intended for educational purposes only. Your experience will differ. It does not reflect optional rider charges or withdrawals.
This material is not a recommendation to buy or sell a financial product or to adopt an investment strategy. Investors should discuss their specific situation with their financial professional.
Nationwide New Heights Select is a single premium, fixed indexed deferred annuity issued by Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company, Columbus, Ohio.
All guarantees and benefits of the insurance policy are subject to the claims-paying ability of the issuing insurance company. They are not backed by the broker-dealer and/or insurance agency selling the policy, or any affiliates of those entities other than the issuing company affiliates, and none makes any representations or guarantees regarding the claims-paying ability of the issuer.
Fixed annuities have limitations. They are long-term vehicles designed for retirement purposes. They are not intended to replace emergency funds, to be used as income for day-to-day expenses or to fund short-term savings goals. Please read the contract for complete details.
Withdrawals are subject to income tax, and withdrawals before age 59½ may be subject to a 10% federal tax penalty.
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