DirectInvest Monitor Report

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Investment Option Monitor Report
Report as of September 30, 2009

NEA Member Benefits is pleased to provide you with the following NEA Valuebuilder DirectInvest Monitor Report. We provide this report to help you more easily review the performance of the underlying investment options available through NEA Valuebuilder DirectInvest.

NEA Member Benefits established variable performance criteria to provide an objective means of evaluating the NEA Valuebuilder investment options.

One particular criterion is that if the performance of an underlying investment option, over a three-year period, falls below the mid-point ranking when compared to all of the other options in its asset category for three consecutive months, it is placed on monitor status. The investment option remains on monitor status until its three-year performance returns to the upper half of its asset category for three consecutive months.

For example, if a particular option with a strong performance record drops its three-year performance to a ranking of 51 or below, out of a total of 100 options in an asset category for three monthly reporting periods, the option would be placed on “monitor status” and remain there until its three-year performance ranking reached 50 or better for at least three monthly reporting periods in a row.

Funds on Monitor Status
Data on the ranking of NEA Valuebuilder investment options within their asset categories is derived from Morningstar Principia Reporting Service, as of September 30, 2009. NEA Valuebuilder DirectInvest underlying investment options on monitor status as of the date of this report are:

American Century Equity Growth – Large Blend asset category.

AIM Capital Development – Mid Cap Growth asset category.

Dreyfus International Stock Index – Foreign Large Blend asset category.

Dreyfus S&P 500 Index – Large Blend asset category.

Janus Growth & Income – Large Growth asset category.

PIMCO US$ Hedged Bond – World Bond asset category.

Van Kampen Equity & Income – Moderate Allocation asset category.

The fact that an investment option is on monitor status is not necessarily an indication you should make adjustments to your account. Your investment time horizon, risk tolerance and overall investment objectives and goals should be taken into consideration, along with the long-term performance of an investment option.

For more complete information about NEA Valuebuilder DirectInvest, including charges and expenses, you may obtain a prospectus from Security Distributors Inc., One Security Benefit Place, Topeka, Kansas, 66636.

Before investing, please understand that the NEA Valuebuilder DirectInvest is not insured by the Federal Government or any governmental agency and that investment within this product involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.

Past performance does not predict or guarantee how funds will perform in the future. The investment returns and principal value of the funds fluctuate with changing market conditions. An investment, when withdrawn, may be worth more or less than its original cost.

NEA Valuebuilder DirectInvest is offered through Security Distributors, Inc (SDI). SDI is the general distributor for NEA Valuebuilder DirectInvest. SDI is a subsidiary of Security Benefit Corporation (Security Benefit).

The Internal Revenue Code prohibits certain distributions attributable to salary reduction contributions before an individual reaches 59½, separates from service, dies or becomes disabled, or experiences a financial hardship as defined by the code.

You should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the mutual funds available under the NEA Valuebuilder Program before investing. You may obtain a prospectus that contains this and other information about the mutual funds by calling our National Service Center at 1-800-NEA-VALU (632-8258). You should read the prospectus carefully before investing. Investing in mutual funds involves risk and there is no guarantee of investment results.

The NEA Valuebuilder Program provides investment products (the “NEA Valuebuilder products”) in connection with retirement plans sponsored by school districts and other employers of NEA members and individual retirement accounts established by NEA members. Security Distributors, Inc. and certain of its affiliates (collectively “Security Benefit”) make the NEA Valuebuilder products available under this program pursuant to an agreement with NEA’s wholly-owned subsidiary, NEA’s Member Benefits Corporation (“MBC”). Security Benefit has the exclusive right to offer the NEA Valuebuilder products under the program, and MBC generally may not enter into arrangements with other providers of similar investment programs or otherwise promote to NEA members or their employers any investment products that compete with the NEA Valuebuilder products.  MBC promotes the program to NEA members and their employers and provides certain services in connection with the program. Security Benefit pays an annual fee to MBC based in part on the average assets invested in the NEA Valuebuilder products under the agreement. You may wish to take into account this agreement and arrangement, including any fees paid, when considering and evaluating any communications relating to the NEA Valuebuilder products. NEA and MBC are not affiliated with Security Benefit. Neither NEA nor MBC is a registered broker-dealer. All securities brokerage services are performed exclusively by your sales representative’s broker-dealer and not by NEA or MBC.