Nationwide Financial has launched a new Web site,www.nationwide.com/rpsales, to provide investment professionalswith resources to help build their retirement plan business.

"Our industry moves at an incredibly fast pace, and we're alwayslooking for ways to make it easier for investment professionals towork with us," says Joe Frustaglio, national sales manager forNationwide Retirement Plans. "We've created a resource where theycan access quickly actionable sales ideas to help them better meettheir clients' needs and be more effective in the retirement planbusiness."

The new Web site features sales ideas to help investmentprofessionals use the power of the Pension Protection Act toenhance their business; simple product packages, such as the newRetirement Innovator solution, Nationwide's package for smallbusinesses to offer quality retirement plans with fiduciaryprotection; and a white paper from ERISA consultant Fred Reishabout the fiduciary benefits of this solution.

For investment professionals who aren't currently in theretirement plans business, the site explains how Nationwide cansupport them during every stage of the sales process and providesthem with information to help them get started. The site will beupdated regularly to offer new tools and sales ideas.