UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 9, 2006


                            NUVEEN INVESTMENTS, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


           Delaware                      1-11123                      36-3817266
(State or Other Jurisdiction of        (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
        Incorporation)                 File Number)          Identification No.)

333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois                                   60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 917-7700


                                 Not Applicable
          -------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 8.01.  Other Matters.

         On August 9, 2006, Nuveen Investments, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing the replenishment of its Share Repurchase Program.
Under the program adopted in 2002, the Company had the authority to repurchase
up to 7 million shares of common stock, of which approximately 400,000 shares
remain available for repurchase. The new program authorizes the repurchase of up
to an additional 7 million shares. The program has no expiration date and the
repurchases may be made from time to time subject to business and market
conditions. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.


Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits

      99.1  Press release of Nuveen Investments, Inc. issued August 9, 2006.




                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                        NUVEEN INVESTMENTS, INC.


                                        By: /s/ John L. MacCarthy
                                            ------------------------------
                                            John L. MacCarthy
                                            Senior Vice President


Dated:  August 9, 2006





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                        Description
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    99.1      Press release of Nuveen Investments, Inc. issued August 9, 2006