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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)9 years in industry

Jacob Barrera

Advisor at NATIONWIDE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC

COLUMBUS, OH

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 7:10 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 16, 2018 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: NATIONWIDE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
Current firm class: broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Oct 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 9derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Mar 14, 2018
First registration: Mar 16, 2018
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Jacob Barrera|Jacob C Barrera|Jake Barrera
IAPD individual key: 6870696

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
NATIONWIDE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 7, 2026	n/a	yes	COLUMBUS, OH	Current employment
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	May 14, 2024	Mar 20, 2026	no	TALLAHASSEE, FL\|WINDSOR, CT\|Green Cove Springs, FL\|TAMPA, FL\|TALLAHASSEE, FL	Previous registration
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 18, 2022	Oct 11, 2023	no	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO\|Jacksonville, FL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Mar 16, 2018	Oct 28, 2021	no	JACKSONVILLE, FL	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	NATIONWIDE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Mar 20, 2026	Apr 7, 2026	18	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Oct 11, 2023	May 14, 2024	216	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Oct 28, 2021	Jan 18, 2022	82	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ NATIONWIDE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 7, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 14, 2024 to Mar 20, 2026factForm ADV
→ EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 18, 2022 to Oct 11, 2023factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 16, 2018 to Oct 28, 2021factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 20, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Jacob Barrera left Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. for Nationwide Investment Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-04-07)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Oct 11, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Jacob Barrera left Empower Advisory Group, Llc for Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. (registered 2024-05-14)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago