EX-99.9(H) 5 d420519dex999h.htm CONSENT AND OPINION OF COUNSEL Consent and Opinion of Counsel

February 6, 2018

Mutual of America Investment Corporation

320 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Dear Sirs/Madams:

This opinion is furnished in connection with the filing of Post-Effective Amendment No. 52 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Post-Effective Amendment”) of Mutual of America Investment Corporation and the proposed offering of common shares, par value $.01 per share, of the Small Cap Equity Index Fund and the 2060 Retirement Fund as described in the Post-Effective Amendment.

I have reviewed such documents and records as I have deemed necessary to express an informed opinion on the matters covered hereby. It is my opinion that the common shares of the Small Cap Equity Index Fund and the 2060 Retirement Fund, when issued and sold in accordance with the Post-Effective Amendment and in jurisdictions where such sales have been authorized, will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

I hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Post-Effective Amendment and to the reference to my name under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Statement of Additional Information.

Sincerely,

/s/ Scott H. Rothstein

Scott H. Rothstein

Executive Vice President

and Deputy General Counsel