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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)27 years in industry

ERWIN LYNN STAPLES

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 19, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 18, 2000 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: Feb 2, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Feb 2, 1999
First registration: Apr 18, 2000
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: ERWIN L STAPLES
IAPD individual key: 3041976

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	Sep 19, 2023	n/a	yes	COLUMBUS, OH	Current employment
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 16, 2016	Oct 30, 2018	no	LISLE, IL\|HOMEWOOD, IL	Previous registration
MISSIONSQUARE RETIREMENT	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 22, 2011	May 23, 2016	no	WASHINGTON, DC\|HAZEL CREST, IL	Previous registration
MUTUAL OF OMAHA INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	Independent wealth	Jun 29, 2009	Nov 5, 2009	no	MOKENA, IL	Previous registration
AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES	Former SEC adviser	Mar 4, 2005	Jul 2, 2007	no	HAZEL CREST, IL	Previous registration
BANC ONE SECURITIES CORPORATION	n/a	Jun 25, 2003	Jan 25, 2005	no	OAK LAWN , IL	Previous registration
WADDELL & REED	Former SEC adviser	Apr 18, 2000	Jul 1, 2003	no	EVERGREEN PARK, IL	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	Oct 30, 2018	Sep 19, 2023	1,785	Firm change after gap	Ibd to ibd
MISSIONSQUARE RETIREMENT	VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	May 23, 2016	Jun 16, 2016	24	Firm change	Other
MUTUAL OF OMAHA INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	MISSIONSQUARE RETIREMENT	Nov 5, 2009	Feb 22, 2011	474	Firm change after gap	Other
AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES	MUTUAL OF OMAHA INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	Jul 2, 2007	Jun 29, 2009	728	Firm change after gap	Other
BANC ONE SECURITIES CORPORATION	AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES	Jan 25, 2005	Mar 4, 2005	38	Firm change	Other
WADDELL & REED	BANC ONE SECURITIES CORPORATION	Jul 1, 2003	Jun 25, 2003	-6	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ NATIONWIDE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 19, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 16, 2016 to Oct 30, 2018factForm ADV
→ MISSIONSQUARE RETIREMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 22, 2011 to May 23, 2016factForm ADV
→ MUTUAL OF OMAHA INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 29, 2009 to Nov 5, 2009factForm ADV
→ AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 4, 2005 to Jul 2, 2007factForm ADV
→ BANC ONE SECURITIES CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 25, 2003 to Jan 25, 2005factForm ADV
→ WADDELL & REEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 18, 2000 to Jul 1, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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