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Managed Accounts Program Brochure
June 2025
Thrivent Investment Management Inc.
600 Portland Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55415
800-847-4836 • thrivent.com
This wrap fee program brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Thrivent Investment Management
Inc. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at 800-847-4836. The information in this brochure has
not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about Thrivent Investment Management Inc. is also available on the SEC’s website at adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Thrivent Investment Management Inc. is a registered investment adviser. Registration as an investment adviser does not imply a certain level of skill
or training.
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Managed Accounts Program Brochure
Item 2—Material Changes
The following material changes were made to this Managed Accounts Program Brochure since our last annual
amendment on March 27, 2025:
Item 9 – Additional Information
•
o Under the heading, “Third-Party and Thrivent-Based Financial Incentives,” the following information
was revised:
The Thrivent Financial Advisor Loan Program allows Financial Advisors to apply for loans
through our affiliate, Thrivent Bank, to support expanding their practices through Succession
Planning. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans or Thrivent is the guarantor of these loans. To be
eligible for the program, Financial Advisors must meet certain criteria based on revenue
minimums based on all products and services, a percentage of new money over the last 36
months, Financial Advisor tenure, team support, an approved Business Continuity Plan, and
approval from Thrivent.
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Item 3—Table of Contents
Item 1—Cover Page ...................................................................................................................................................................1
Item 2—Material Changes .................................................................................................................................................. 2
Item 3—Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................................. 3
Item 4—Services, Fees and Compensation ........................................................................................................... 4
Program Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
Managed Account Programs ............................................................................................................................. 9
Advisor ............................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Advisor Guided ............................................................................................................................................................ 9
Advantage ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9
SELECT ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Income-Focused ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Genesis .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Shepherd ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Impact............................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Shield .................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Separately Managed Account .......................................................................................................................... 11
Unified Managed Account ................................................................................................................................... 11
Tax Overlay Services…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………….12
Trade Execution .........................................................................................................................................................13
Trade Allocations.......................................................................................................................................................13
Cash Management ...................................................................................................................................................13
Program Account Reviews and Reports ...................................................................................................14
Fees and Compensation..................................................................................................................................... 16
Item 5—Account Requirements and Types of Clients...................................................................................21
Item 6—Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation .................................................................................. 22
Item 7—Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers ................................................................... 25
Item 8—Client Contact with Portfolio Managers............................................................................................. 25
Item 9—Additional Information .................................................................................................................................... 25
Disciplinary Information ...................................................................................................................................... 25
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .......................................................................... 26
Third-Party and Thrivent-Based Financial Incentives .................................................................... 27
Code of Ethics, Personal Trading and Participation or
Interest in Client Transactions ....................................................................................................................... 29
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Managed Accounts Program Review of Accounts.......................................................................... 30
Dedicated Planning Services Review of Written Recommendations ................................. 30
Client Referrals and Other Compensation............................................................................................ 30
Financial Information ..............................................................................................................................................31
their financial advisor. Existing Investors may continue
to participate in the program.
Item 4—Services, Fees and
Compensation
Program Overview
Thrivent Investment Management Inc. (“Thrivent” or “we”
or “us”) is an investment adviser and broker-dealer
registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Thrivent sponsors a managed accounts
program (“Program”) that is described in this Managed
Accounts Program Brochure (“Brochure”).
The words “you” and “your” refer to the person(s) who
completes and signs a Statement of Investment
Selection (“SIS”) and/or Managed Accounts Program
Change Request (“Change Request”) and who signs the
Managed Accounts Program Client Agreement
(“Agreement”), whether one or more individuals or
entities. The Program includes the following (each
separately is a program):
• Thrivent Advisor (“Advisor”)
• Thrivent Advisor Guided (“Advisor Guided”)
• Thrivent Advantage Managed Portfolios™
(“Advantage”) (closed to new investors)
• Thrivent SELECT Managed Portfolios™
(“SELECT”)
• Thrivent Income-Focused Managed Portfolios™
(“Income-Focused”)
• Thrivent Genesis Managed Portfolios™
(“Genesis”)
• Thrivent Shepherd Managed Portfolios®
(“Shepherd”)
Thrivent offers the Program through Envestnet Asset
Management Inc. (“Platform Manager”), a registered
investment adviser and unaffiliated company that
maintains and operates a technology platform. The
Platform Manager may also provide investment advice
to Thrivent. Investment advisory services for the
Program will be provided to you by Thrivent, your
financial advisor (“Financial Advisor”) and in some
instances, the Platform Manager, and other investment
managers (“Sub-Managers”) or third-party model
providers (“Model Providers”). The Platform Manager
has agreements with Sub-Managers and Model
Providers to provide investment advisory services for
the Advantage, SELECT, Income-Focused, Genesis,
Shepherd, Impact, Shield, SMA and UMA programs.
Thrivent, along with your Financial Advisor, will be the
sole provider of investment advisory services for
Advisor and Advisor Guided. To participate in the
Program, you will be required to establish a brokerage
account (“Account” or “Accounts”) with National
Financial Services LLC, our clearing firm and custodian
(“NFS”), Member NYSE/SIPC, a Fidelity Investments®
company. We, as the introducing broker-dealer, are not
affiliated with NFS. NFS will not provide investment
advice with respect to your account or in connection
with your participation in the Program. The Program
enables you to receive ongoing investment advice,
brokerage and related services—including performance,
custody and transaction reporting—for an asset-based
fee (“Program Fee”).
• Thrivent Impact Managed Portfolios™ (“Impact”)
• Thrivent Shield Managed Portfolio™ (“Shield”)
• Thrivent Separately Managed Account (“SMA”)
• Thrivent Unified Managed Account 2.0 (“UMA”)
Thrivent also maintains the AdvisorFlex Managed
Variable Annuity™ Program, which is closed to new
investors. Clients who were participating in this program
prior to June 28, 2025, will continue to receive ongoing,
nondiscretionary investment advisory services from
You can elect to combine the services of the Program
with those of ongoing dedicated planning services
(“Dedicated Planning Services”). Dedicated Planning
Services is an investment advisory service designed to
periodically review your personal financial position
holistically and plan strategies tailored to help you
reach your financial goals. When Dedicated Planning
Services is combined with the Program, as further
described in this Brochure, it automatically renews each
year, and the combined offering shall be referred to as
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information about the option for separate Dedicated
Planning Services.
“WealthPlan.” For example, Thrivent Advisor with
Dedicated Planning Services shall be referred to as
Thrivent Advisor WealthPlan.
You will pay a consolidated Program Fee if you elect to
receive ongoing Dedicated Planning Services in
combination with the Program. Carefully review the
section below titled “Fees and Compensation—Other
Charges, Fees and Expenses” for further information.
Participation in a program, including a program with
WealthPlan, may cost you more or less than purchasing
or engaging in these services separately.
The programs and investment-related advice and
services your Financial Advisor is able to provide
depend on the securities licenses and registrations
they hold and the programs and services to which
Thrivent has granted them access to offer. To provide
investment advisory services, including investment
advice in connection with the Program and Dedicated
Planning Services, your Financial Advisor is required to
be appropriately licensed and state-registered with
Thrivent as an investment advisor representative. In
addition to the training about their fiduciary duties to
clients, placing the clients’ interests before their or
Thrivent’s interests, and disclosing all material facts
relating to conflicts of interest, your Financial Advisor
also receives training related to:
• the Program, that includes understanding factors
relative to client needs and the suitability and
best interest determinations related to product,
program and service recommendations, expected
trading or transaction frequency, and the desire
for ongoing investment advice. Your Financial
Advisor will recommend a program for you that is
in your best interest and based on what you tell
us about, among other things, your investment
objectives, risk tolerance, tax status and other
applicable financial information.
• Dedicated Planning Services, if they offer
If you elect WealthPlan, your Financial Advisor will
request from you information about your personal
financial circumstances and objectives. This information
will include assets you hold with Thrivent and/or its
affiliates, and assets you hold at other financial
institutions, as well as information about your liabilities,
cash flow, taxes, investment objectives, risk tolerance,
insurance and other aspects of your financial situation.
Even though we will request information about assets
you hold at other financial institutions, neither Thrivent
nor your Financial Advisor will serve as your investment
adviser or broker with respect to those
accounts/assets, except for the account established as
part of WealthPlan. The information you provide will be
used to help in our assessment and development of
written recommendations and advice for purposes of
Dedicated Planning Services. We will rely on the data
you provide, so it is important you provide current,
complete and accurate information, and promptly notify
us of any changes. In addition, we will not
independently verify any information you provide to us,
even if the information relates to assets you hold with
us or any of our affiliates.
WealthPlan, and include topics related to the
development of written recommendations.
Components of that training focus on
determining when a Dedicated Planning Services
relationship is in your best interest, pricing of the
service, fiduciary responsibilities, and how to
properly construct written recommendations and
advice. The written recommendations you receive
are intended to provide you with choices on how
to implement the strategies and
recommendations identified. Your Financial
Advisor will recommend WealthPlan to you if it is
in your best interest and based on what you tell
us about, among other things, your needs and
goals.
Thrivent also offers Dedicated Planning Services
separately, as a stand-alone program, which you can
engage in as (i) a one-time service that ends when you
receive your written recommendations, or (ii) an
ongoing service that automatically renews each year.
This service is designed for clients who do not want to
receive Dedicated Planning Services in combination
with the Program. If you elect to participate in ongoing
Dedicated Planning Services as a stand-alone service,
you will pay a negotiated fee that may be higher or
lower than the portion of the fee you would pay
through WealthPlan for Dedicated Planning Services.
Review the Thrivent Investment Management Inc.
Dedicated Planning Services Brochure for detailed
Financial Advisors may work with you individually, as a
team, or in partnership with other Financial Advisors
and/or support staff. If your Financial Advisor works
with other Financial Advisors or support staff, these
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Thrivent and your Financial Advisor will not provide
investment advice or other related Program services on
these assets.
individuals may have access to your Account and other
information and may be responsible for certain aspects
of servicing your Account and/or Dedicated Planning
Services relationship. For example, these other
Financial Advisors may participate in the preparation of
portfolio reviews and written recommendations, perform
investment research, and be available to answer
general questions you may have related to your
Account and/or Dedicated Planning Services
relationship.
For some programs, someone other than your Financial
Advisor will select and manage the investments in your
Account. Because your Financial Advisor will not have
discretionary trading authority over the assets in your
Account for Advantage, SELECT, Income-Focused,
Genesis, Shepherd, Impact, Shield, SMA and UMA, they
will not have authority to take an order from you or to
advise you with respect to the timing or nature of
securities transactions executed on your behalf.
Investing involves risks, including the potential for loss
of principal invested. Carefully review all agreement and
product offering documents to better understand the
risks associated with each security, investment and
insurance product. The written recommendations and
advice we provide in connection with strategies and
recommendations provided may have tax or legal
consequences that you should consider. Thrivent and
its Financial Advisors do not provide tax and legal
advice. Consult your tax professional and attorney for
such advice.
Generally, you will pay a Program Fee based on the
eligible Program assets (“Eligible Program Assets”) held
in your Account. Eligible Program Assets may not be
the same for each program. Mutual funds and
exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), including mutual funds
(“Thrivent Mutual Funds”) and ETFS (“Thrivent ETFs”)
issued by an affiliate of us, are among the Eligible
Program Assets for purchase within the Program.
Carefully review the sections below titled “Fees and
Compensation—Other Charges, Fees and Expenses”
and “Item 9—Additional Information—Third-Party and
Thrivent-Based Financial Incentives” for further
information. Review the Program chart below and the
Agreement for more information about Eligible Program
Assets.
Thrivent reserves the right to deem certain securities
and funds as ineligible Program assets (“Ineligible
Program Assets”) for certain programs. Talk with your
Financial Advisor for further information about Ineligible
Program Assets.
Thrivent, in its sole discretion, may allow you to hold
Ineligible Program Assets, along with any Eligible
Program Assets that are not managed, in your Account
as an accommodation. Any assets held in your Account
as an accommodation will not be part of the Program
for purposes of calculating your Program Fee, and
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Review the chart below for an at-a-glance view of the
Program, including the investment selection process.
Managed Accounts Program Overview
Advisor
Advisor Guided
SELECT
Income-Focused
Nondiscretionary.
Discretionary.
Discretionary.
Discretionary.
Investment Advisory
Structure
Asset Allocation
Model/Strategy
Selection
Financial Advisor
recommends asset
allocation model to the
client.
Financial Advisor
recommends asset
allocation model to the
client.
Financial Advisor
recommends asset
allocation model to the
client.
Financial Advisor
recommends asset
allocation model to the
client.
Client approves
Client approves
Client approves
Client approves
or rejects
recommendation.
or rejects
recommendation.
or rejects
recommendation.
or rejects
recommendation.
Underlying Model
Platform Manager will
Platform Manager will
implement, based on
implement, based on
Financial Advisor
determines.
recommendations
recommendations
Holdings/Investment
Selection
Financial Advisor
recommends
investments to the
client.
from Thrivent Asset
Management, LLC.
from Thrivent Asset
Management, LLC.
Client approves
or rejects
recommendation.
Individual securities,
mutual funds (including
Mutual funds
(including Thrivent
Mutual funds (including
Thrivent Mutual Funds),
Eligible Program
Assets1
Thrivent Mutual
Mutual Funds), closed-
closed-end funds, and
Funds), ETFs (including
end funds, and ETFs
ETFs (including
Thrivent ETFs UITs,
(including Thrivent
Thrivent ETFs) that
exchange-traded
ETFs), as determined
seek to generate
income, as determined
products, bonds, and
CDs.
by the investment
model.
by the investment
model.
Individual securities,
mutual funds (including
Thrivent Mutual Funds),
ETFs (including
Thrivent ETFs), Unit
investment trusts
(UITs), exchange-
traded products,
options, bonds,
certificates of deposit
(CDs), and alternative
investments.
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
Minimum Account
Size2
Client approves
Recommended by
Recommended by
Thrivent Asset
Thrivent Asset
Rebalancing and
Reallocation
Financial Advisor
determines.
Management, LLC and
Management, LLC and
or rejects
recommendations.
implemented by
implemented by
Platform Manager at
least annually.
Platform Manager at
least annually.
1Subject to certain limitations as noted above, as applicable.
2The Account Minimum for WealthPlan accounts is $100,000.
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Managed Accounts Program Overview, continued
Genesis
Shepherd
Impact
Advantage
Discretionary.
Discretionary.
Discretionary.
Discretionary.
Investment Advisory
Structure
Asset Allocation
Model/Strategy
Selection
Financial Advisor
recommends asset
allocation model to the
client.
Financial Advisor
recommends asset
allocation model to the
client.
Financial Advisor
recommends asset
allocation model to the
client.
Financial Advisor
recommends asset
allocation model to the
client.
Client approves
Client approves
Client approves
Client approves
or rejects
recommendation.
or rejects
recommendation.
or rejects
recommendation.
or rejects
recommendation.
Platform Manager will
implement, based on
Platform Manager will
implement, based on
Platform Manager will
implement, based on
Platform Manager will
implement, based on
recommendations
recommendations
recommendations
recommendations
Underlying Model
Holdings/Investment
Selection
from BlackRock
from Vanguard
from the Model
from Thrivent Asset
Management, LLC.
Investment
Management, LLC.
Investment Strategy
Group.
Provider selected by
the client.
Primarily Class S
shares of Thrivent
Eligible Program
Assets1
Mutual Funds as
BlackRock iShares
ETFs as determined by
the investment model.
Vanguard ETFs as
determined by the
investment model.
determined by the
investment model.
May also include
ETFs(including
Thrivent ETFs).
Depending on the
Model Provider
selected, Eligible
Program Assets may
include BlackRock
iShares ETFs, Calvert
Mutual Funds, Nuveen
ETFs, Thrivent Mutual
Funds or other mutual
funds, closed-end
funds and ETFs as
determined by the
investment model.
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
Minimum Account
Size2
Recommended by
Recommended by
Recommended by the
Recommended by
Rebalancing and
Reallocation
BlackRock Investment
Management, LLC and
Vanguard Investment
Strategy Group and
Model Provider
selected by the client
Thrivent Asset
Management, LLC and
implemented by
implemented by
and implemented by
implemented by
Platform Manager at
least annually.
Platform Manager at
least annually.
Platform Manager at
least annually.
Platform Manager at
least annually.
1Subject to certain limitations as noted above, as applicable.
2The Account Minimum for WealthPlan accounts is $100,000.
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Managed Accounts Program Overview, continued
Shield
SMA
UMA
Investment Advisory Structure
Discretionary.
Discretionary.
Discretionary.
Financial Advisor
recommends SMA Sub-
Asset Allocation Model/
Strategy Selection
Financial Advisor
recommends Sub-Manager
to the client.
Financial Advisor
recommends asset
allocation model to the
client.
Managers, mutual funds
(including Thrivent Mutual
Client approves or rejects
recommendation.
Funds) and ETFs (including
Thrivent ETFs).
Client approves or rejects
recommendation.
Client approves or rejects
recommendations.
Platform Manager will
Sub-Manager or Platform
Underlying Model Holdings/
Investment Selection
implement, based on
recommendations from Fund
Manager will implement,
based on recommendations
from Sub-Manager.
SMA Sleeves—Sub-Manager
or Platform Manager will
implement, based on
recommendations from Sub-
Manager.
Evaluation
Group, LLC.
Mutual Fund or ETF
Sleeves—Financial Advisor
recommends to the client
and the client approves or
rejects recommendation.
Mutual funds and exchange-
Equity, balanced and fixed
Equity, balanced and fixed
Eligible Program Assets1
traded products as
income SMA strategies that
income SMA strategies,
invest in individual
ETFs and mutual funds as
securities, mutual funds and
determined by the
investment model.
determined by the
investment model.
ETFs as determined by the
investment model.
Minimum Account Size2
$25,000
$250,000
$100,000—equity and/or
taxable fixed-income SMAs.
$250,000—tax-exempt
fixed-income SMAs.
Recommended by Fund
Rebalancing and Reallocation
Determined by Platform
Manager or Sub-Manager.
Determined by Platform
Manager or Sub-Manager.
Evaluation Group, LLC and
implemented by Platform
Manager at least annually.
1Subject to certain limitations as noted above, as applicable.
2The Account Minimum for WealthPlan accounts is $100,000.
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Managed Account Programs
allocation model developed for you includes established
parameters from which the model portfolio may deviate
or vary from its original allocation before your Financial
Advisor may rebalance your Account. Your Financial
Advisor may use the same asset allocation model with
more than one client.
Advisor
Advisor is a nondiscretionary investment advisory
program, which means you approve or reject purchase,
sell and hold recommendations made by your Financial
Advisor. You may invest in individual securities, mutual
funds, UITs, exchange-traded products, options, bonds,
CDs certain types of and alternative investments, which
may include but are not limited to hedge funds, non-
traded REITs, non-traded BDCs, non-traded closed end
funds, exchange funds, real estate, private placements,
private credit and private equity offerings. Your Financial
Advisor will provide you professional investment advice
and help you develop an asset allocation strategy or
model portfolio that is in your best interest and based
upon, among other things, your investment objectives,
financial situation and needs, using a variety of methods
and resources.
Advantage, SELECT, Income-Focused
Thrivent Asset Management, LLC (“Thrivent Asset
Management”), an affiliated Model Provider, constructs
and maintains the models for the Advantage, SELECT,
and Income-Focused programs as listed below. The
Platform Manager has discretionary authority to
implement the investment trading, periodic updates and
rebalancing instructions of the Model Provider. The
Model Provider, Thrivent and your Financial Advisor do
not have discretionary trading authority over the assets
in your Accounts for these programs. Your Financial
Advisor will recommend a model that is in your best
interest and based upon, among other things, your
investment objectives, financial situation and needs.
Advantage
The Advantage program is closed to new investors.
Clients who were participating in the program prior to
April 4, 2016, will continue to receive the investment
advisory services of the Advantage program.
It is solely your decision to implement any rebalancing or
reallocation recommendations by your Financial Advisor.
The asset allocation strategy developed and
recommended to you includes established parameters
from which your Account, over time, may deviate from its
original allocation. Your Financial Advisor will contact you
to obtain your approval to rebalance or reallocate your
Account. You may also contact your Financial Advisor
and request to have your Account rebalanced or
reallocated. Your Financial Advisor may use the same
asset allocation strategy with more than one client.
Advantage models invest primarily in no-load Thrivent
Mutual Funds and may also invest in ETFs including
Thrivent ETFs. The models currently offered in Advantage
include strategies that seek long-term capital growth or
a high level of current income using a range of risk
tolerances from conservative to aggressive. A tax-
sensitive version of each model is also available. Tax-
sensitive models are managed with consideration of
potential tax implications, including, but not limited to,
the amount of trading and rebalancing activity of the
model and the inclusion of certain municipal bond funds
in the model.
Advisor Guided
Advisor Guided is a discretionary investment advisory
program offered by a limited number of Financial
Advisors. Your Account may invest in individual securities,
mutual funds, UITs, exchange-traded products, bonds
and CDs. Your Financial Advisor will provide you with
professional investment advice, develop an asset
allocation strategy or model portfolio, and make specific
security selections that are in your best interest and
based upon, among other things, your investment
objectives, financial situation and needs, using a variety
of methods and resources.
SELECT
SELECT models may invest in no-load and load-waived
mutual funds, closed-end funds, and ETFs as well as
Thrivent Mutual Funds and ETFs. There are models
across the risk tolerance spectrum from aggressive to
conservative asset allocations. A tax-sensitive version of
each model is available. Tax-sensitive models are
managed with a consideration of potential tax
implications, including, but not limited to, the amount of
After your Financial Advisor implements your mutually
agreed upon asset allocation strategy or model portfolio,
they will periodically adjust the allocation of the strategy
or model portfolio as well as buy, sell or otherwise effect
transactions in Eligible Program Assets in your Account.
These adjustments will occur as necessary and at the
sole discretion of your Financial Advisor. The asset
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trading and rebalancing activity of the model and the
inclusion of certain municipal bond funds in the model.
grade bonds. To support broad diversification within
each asset class, all of the ETFs underlying the model
portfolios track broad-market or market segment indices.
Each index is capitalization-weighted, meaning that its
components reflect the makeup of the market or market
segment it tracks. These model portfolios seek to track
Standard & Poor’s benchmarks for the domestic equity
allocation
of assets.
Income-Focused
Income-Focused models consist of two different series
that invest primarily in nonproprietary no-load and load-
waived mutual funds, closed-end funds, and ETFs, as well
as Thrivent Mutual Funds and ETFs, that seek to produce
dividends or interest income. The models either seek to
provide an income stream or will reinvest dividends and
any interest income earned, while managing volatility
through various investment strategies.
Vanguard Investment Strategy Group serves as the
Model Provider for the program, and Platform Manager
has discretionary authority to implement the investment
trading, periodic updates and rebalancing instructions of
the Model Provider.
The Model Provider does not take a tactical active
approach to maintaining the model portfolios. The Model
Provider, Thrivent and your Financial Advisor do not have
discretionary trading authority over the assets in your
Accounts for this program. Your Financial Advisor will
recommend a model that is in your best interest and
based upon, among other things, your investment
objectives, financial situation and needs.
Genesis
Genesis is a discretionary investment advisory program
in which an unaffiliated Model Provider constructs and
maintains the model ETF portfolios. The model portfolios
are composed of BlackRock ETFs and provide exposure
to U.S. and international stocks and global fixed income.
To support broad diversification within each asset class,
all of the ETFs underlying the model portfolios track
broad-market or market segment indices. Many of the
indices are capitalization-weighted, meaning that
components reflect the makeup of the market or market
segment that is tracked. In some cases, the Model
Provider may use indices that are not capitalization-
weighted, if in the Model Provider’s view doing so has the
potential to improve portfolio outcome.
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC serves as the
Model Provider for the program, and Platform Manager
has discretionary authority to implement the investment
trading, periodic updates and rebalancing instructions of
the Model Provider.
Impact
Impact is a discretionary investment advisory program in
which affiliated and unaffiliated Model Providers
construct and maintain separate model portfolios,
composed of ETFs or mutual funds that utilize, to varying
degrees, environmental, social and governance (“ESG”)
or faith-based investment criteria, as determined by each
Model Provider. The Impact model portfolios, depending
on the Model Provider, may invest in no-load and load-
waived mutual funds—including Thrivent Mutual Funds—
closed-end funds, and ETFs including Thrivent ETFs.
The Model Provider takes an active approach to
maintaining the model portfolios, which could result in
multiple transactions within a year. The Model Provider,
Thrivent and your Financial Advisor do not have
discretionary trading authority over the assets in your
Accounts for this program. Your Financial Advisor will
recommend a model that is in your best interest and
based upon, among other things, your investment
objectives, financial situation and needs.
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, Calvert
Research and Management, and Nuveen Asset
Management, LLC are the unaffiliated Model Providers
and Thrivent Asset Management is the affiliated Model
Provider for the program. Platform Manager has
discretionary authority to implement the investment
trading, periodic updates and rebalancing instructions of
the Model Providers. Model Providers take an active
approach to maintaining the model portfolios, which
could result in multiple transactions within a year.
• BlackRock Target Allocation ESG Model
Portfolios—The model portfolios are composed of
BlackRock ETFs. BlackRock uses risk analytics and
stress-testing capabilities, in combination with
Shepherd
Shepherd is a discretionary investment advisory program
in which an unaffiliated Model Provider constructs and
maintains the model ETF portfolios. The model portfolios
are composed of Vanguard ETFs and provide exposure
to U.S. and international stocks and global investment-
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portfolio manager insight to monitor traditional
performance and risk metrics and evaluate the
ESG performance of the model portfolios.
BlackRock’s Sustainable Core ETF suite included in
the model portfolios seek to track indices that
overweight exposure to higher ESG rated
companies and underweight exposure to lower
ESG rated companies, as obtained from MSCI, its
ESG rating provider. While BlackRock does not
screen out specific sectors, select exclusionary
industry screens are applied to the indices.
believes do not invest in securities that may
conflict with certain commonly held Christian
values, either as a result of a screening process or,
as is the case for Thrivent Mutual Funds and ETFs
included in the models, because the securities that
may conflict with certain commonly held Christian
values are not found in a particular asset class,
such as government and municipal bonds. Each of
the asset managers managing funds comprising
the model portfolios that utilize a faith-based
screening process is responsible for determining
and implementing its own screens, but the asset
managers generally seek to avoid investments in
companies associated with gambling, adult
entertainment, abortion, and the manufacturing or
distribution of alcohol or tobacco products.
The Model Providers, Thrivent and your Financial Advisor
do not have discretionary trading authority over the
assets in your Accounts for this program. Your Financial
Advisor will recommend a model that is in your best
interest and based upon, among other things, your
investment objectives, financial situation and needs.
• Calvert Responsible Allocation Model Portfolios—
The model portfolios are composed of Calvert
mutual funds and leverage Calvert’s management
expertise and proprietary ESG research. Calvert
seeks to identify companies that demonstrate
corporate responsibility and sustainability across
three broad areas: environmental sustainability and
resource efficiency, equitable societies and
respect for human rights, and accountable
governance and transparency. Calvert also seeks
to uncover exposure to financially material ESG
risks for each issuer under consideration, how well
the issuer is managing these risk exposures, and
opportunities to improve its ESG performance.
Calvert has also developed a framework for
actively engaging with issuers included in the
model portfolios. Calvert does not screen out
specific sectors, but instead has developed a
proprietary research engine to rank and rate
issuers against their peers.
Shield
Shield is a discretionary investment advisory program in
which an unaffiliated Model Provider constructs and
maintains a portfolio designed to achieve modest
volatility, downside protection in falling markets, low
correlation to equity markets, and consistent capital
appreciation. The portfolio uses mutual funds, ETFs and
ETNs that provide exposure to alternative investment
strategies, including global macro, strategic income,
market neutral, managed futures and arbitrage segments.
This program is intended to be used in conjunction with a
portfolio that provides market exposure to traditional
equity and fixed-income securities.
Fund Evaluation Group, LLC serves as the Model
Provider for this program, and Platform Manager has
discretionary authority to implement the investment
trading, periodic updates and rebalancing instructions of
the Model Provider.
• Nuveen ESG Growth Model Portfolios—The model
portfolios are composed of Nuveen ETFs that seek
long-term total return, consisting of capital
appreciation and current income, with
diversification across a broad range of asset
classes. The underlying model portfolio allocations
integrate ESG criteria. While Nuveen does not
screen out specific sectors, ESG exposure is
implemented using ESG Ratings, Controversy
Scores, Controversial Business Involvement
measures, and Low Carbon criteria obtained from
MSCI, Inc., its ESG rating provider.
The Model Provider takes an active approach to
maintaining the model portfolios, which could result in
multiple transactions within a year. The Model Provider,
Thrivent and your Financial Advisor do not have
discretionary trading authority over the assets in your
Accounts for this program. Your Financial Advisor will
recommend a model that is in your best interest and
• Thrivent Faith-Based Managed Portfolios—The
model portfolios may be composed of mutual
funds, closed-end funds and ETFs, including
Thrivent Mutual Funds and ETFs. Thrivent Asset
Management selects investment products—such as
mutual funds and ETFs from a variety of asset
managers—that Thrivent Asset Management
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based upon, among other things, your investment
objectives, financial situation and needs.
asset classes and investment styles of the program
Model allocations. A Sleeve is a distinct investment
selection for accounting purposes (e.g., SMA Sub-
Manager, mutual fund, ETF). It is solely your decision to
accept or reject nondiscretionary recommendations (i.e.,
SMA Sub-Managers, mutual funds and/or ETFs)
provided to you by Thrivent, your Financial Advisor or the
Platform Manager.
Separately Managed Account (SMA)
SMA is a discretionary investment advisory program in
which the Platform Manager or selected Sub-Managers
provide discretionary investment management services
for the assets in your Account. Your Financial Advisor will
recommend Sub-Managers to you that are in your best
interest and based upon, among other things, your
investment objectives, financial situation and needs.
The Platform Manager, as the overlay portfolio manager,
will implement a systematic process of coordinating and
maintaining each investment within your Account and will
rebalance your Account as needed to maintain your
chosen investment allocation.
The SMA Sub-Manager(s) has discretionary investment
authority over the management of the applicable
Sleeve(s) within your Account. You will not be able to
direct the Sub-Manager(s) and/or the Platform Manager
to purchase or sell securities for your Account. However,
you may request and direct changes to your model
allocation and to the Sleeve(s) within your Account by
working with your Financial Advisor. Thrivent and your
Financial Advisor do not have discretionary trading
authority over the assets in your Accounts for this
program.
It is solely your decision to accept or reject Sub-
Managers recommended to you by Thrivent and/or your
Financial Advisor. Once you have selected a Sub-
Manager(s), you will not be able to direct the Sub-
Manager(s) to either purchase or sell securities for your
Account. Certain Sub-Managers may utilize model
portfolios developed by Model Provider(s) pursuant to
agreements between the Sub-Managers and Model
Providers. The portfolios may include equities, balanced
and fixed income SMA strategies that invest in individual
securities, mutual funds and ETFs. As described in the
Sub-Managers’ respective Form ADV Part 2A brochure
and other applicable disclosure brochures, in these
instances the Sub-Manager has investment discretion
for trading in the Account. Thrivent and your Financial
Advisor will not have discretionary trading authority over
the assets in your Accounts for this program.
Tax Overlay Services
Platform Manager also offers a tax overlay service (“Tax
Overlay Services”) for non-qualified accounts in the
SELECT, Income-Focused, Genesis, Shepherd, Impact
and Shield programs. If selected, Platform Manager is
responsible for, and has discretion to manage, your
Account to your specific tax sensitivity levels, seeking to
improve the after-tax returns while remaining consistent
with the overall portfolio allocations. The Tax Overlay
Services is designed for clients who are willing to allow a
proportionate amount of deviation from their selected
model portfolios in exchange for management from a tax
perspective.
Unified Managed Account (UMA)
UMA is an investment advisory program in which the
Platform Manager provides overlay portfolio
management services and combines multiple investment
styles and levels of discretion using SMA Sub-Managers,
equities, balanced and fixed income SMA strategies,
mutual funds, and/or ETFs (including Thrivent Mutual
Funds and/or ETFs) to help facilitate diversification
within an individually managed account. The program
includes professional money management, manager due
diligence, performance reporting and associated services
and support.
Your Financial Advisor provides nondiscretionary
assistance in analyzing your investment objectives and
providing recommendations as to how you can
effectively allocate your Account assets in the program
by using Model allocations provided by your Financial
Advisor (UMA 2.0).
The recommendations of various investment strategies
(“Sleeves”) are intended to correspond to the proposed
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Tax Sensitivity Levels
Very High
High
Moderate
Description
This level will
deliver a
higher tax
liability than
the Very
High level,
with modest
ongoing
deviations
from a
selected
model
portfolio
allocation
and
performance.
This level
seeks to
deliver the
lowest tax
liability. As a
result, it may
cause the
greatest
amount of
deviation
from a
selected
model
portfolio
allocation
and
performance.
This level will
deliver a
higher tax
liability than
the High level,
resulting in
the lowest
level of tax
sensitivity
available, as
well as the
least
deviation
from a
selected
model
portfolio
allocation and
performance.
If you elect to receive Tax Overlay Services or Tax
Overlay for UMA, Platform Manager will consider the tax
consequences to you of transactions in your Account
and will evaluate recommendations received from Model
Providers, Sub-Manager or generated by Platform
Manager in the context of such consequences. You
understand that Platform Manager may affect
transactions in your Account even though such
transactions may generate tax liabilities, including short-
term taxable income. Platform Manager makes no
guarantee that tax liability in your Account will be
reduced. You are responsible for ensuring that all
positions and tax lots in your Account have complete
and accurate cost basis at all times during your use of
these services. You must carefully determine whether Tax
Overlay Services or Tax Overlay for UMA is appropriate
for your circumstances, risk tolerance, and investment
objectives. Tax Overlay Services and Tax Overlay for UMA
are limited in scope and are not designed to permanently
eliminate taxes in your Account. Thrivent and its Financial
Advisors do not provide tax and legal advice. Consult
your tax professional and attorney for such advice.
You will pay an additional fee as part of your Program
Fee for Tax Overlay Services and UMA Overlay
Services, if elected. Carefully review the section below
titled “Fees and Compensation – Other Charges, Fees
and Expenses” for further information. For both Tax
Overlay Services and UMA Overlay Services, the
Program Fee will not automatically decrease if the
overlay requirements are no longer being met and the
overlay management can no longer occur.
Tax and Values Overlay Services for UMA
Platform Manager also offers client-customized overlay
services for an additional fee in the UMA program
wherein you have the option to implement either a tax
overlay for a non-qualified account (“Tax Overlay for
UMA”), or values overlay (“Values Overlay for UMA”), or
both (together “UMA Overlay Services”). If selected,
Platform Manager is responsible for, and has discretion
to manage, your Account to your specified tax
management and/or values screening, while minimizing
the effect these customizations have on the overall
portfolio allocations. UMA Overlay Services is designed
for clients who have at least 50% of their UMA Account
assets allocated to equities.
If you elect to receive Values Overlay for UMA, Platform
Manager will make every effort to balance the investment
recommendations of the Sub-Manager with your values
screening customizations. You must carefully determine
whether Values Overlay Services is appropriate for your
circumstances, risk tolerance and investment objectives.
Tax Overlay Services and UMA Overlay Services may
cause trading, holdings and/or performance of your
model portfolio to deviate from a model portfolio that
UMA Private Wealth Consulting
Platform Manager with Portfolio Management
Consultants (“PMC”) offers UMA Private Wealth
Consulting Service (“PWC Service”) and Manager
Outsourced Consulting Services (“Manager OC
Services”) for clients or prospective clients with $1 million
of investable assets who participate in Thrivent’s UMA
program. If you meet this criterion and select this service,
Platform Manager will work with your Financial Advisor to
recommend a portfolio using PWC Service, or Manager
OC Services depending on the client’s situation. You will
not have a non-discretionary Sleeve when these services
are elected.
does not apply these services. The use of these services
may cause your Account risk profile to differ from the risk
profile initially identified for you at account opening. If
you subsequently disable these services, this may result
PWC Service: With investment discretion, Platform
Manager, creates and manages a custom multi-manager
account (“MMA”) portfolio using a blend of PMC
qualitative portfolios from funds across various asset
in the recognition of significant capital gains.
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managers and various asset classes to fit your target
investment profile and risk tolerance. You may choose to
receive online assistance to position proposal
recommendations.
In addition, clients or prospective clients in the UMA
program with at least $10 million in investable assets may
choose to receive in-person assistance to position
proposal recommendations.
Manager OC Services: Third-party Model Provider
investment strategists create a custom MMA portfolio
using a blend of qualitative funds across investment
asset classes and complementary asset managers to fit
your target investment profile and risk tolerance, while
Platform Manager maintains full discretion of
investments.
When you use Manager OC Services, Platform Manager
shares management fees with third-party Model
Providers. Platform Manager does not share
management fees with Fund families through the PWC
Service when PMC Services models are selected.
Therefore, Platform Manager has an incentive to
recommend you use PWC Service rather than Manager
OC Services.
incurred as part of the step-out trades generally will be
passed along to you, and can appear in the form of the
purchase or sale price of the transacted security, and
would be in addition to the Program Fee. In contrast,
when trades are directed to and executed by NFS, there
generally are no additional execution fees charged to
you since such execution costs are “wrapped into” the
Program Fee. Any additional trading costs incurred will
impact and reduce the investment performance of your
Account. However, any price improvement as a result of
obtaining best execution by sending trades away from
NFS may contribute to the investment performance of
your Account and counteract (partially or wholly) the
additional trade costs associated with the step-out trade.
Thrivent is not a party to any step-out trades and is not
in a position to negotiate the price or trade-related
cost(s) with the broker, dealer or bank selected by the
Platform Manager or Sub-Manager. Sub-Managers may
execute trades through brokers, dealers and banks that
provide Sub-Managers with credit toward acquisition of
research products and services in exchange for placing
brokerage with these firms. This creates a conflict of
interest for such Sub-Managers because they receive
the benefit of such services without having to pay for
them on their own. The receipt of such services by
investment advisers in exchange for directing securities
trades to a broker-dealer is called “soft dollars.”
PWC Service and Manager OC Services may only be
used in connection with UMA Overlay Services, which
may cause your Account risk profile to differ from your
Account risk profile initially identified at Account
opening. If you subsequently terminate UMA Overlay
Services, this may result in the recognition of significant
capital gains.
Trade Allocations
The Platform Manager or a Sub-Manager may aggregate
multiple client transaction orders to seek the most
favorable price and/or lower execution costs at the time
of execution.
Your Program Fee will include a fee for UMA Private
Wealth Consulting, if elected. Carefully review the
section below titled “Fees and Compensation – Other
Charges, Fees and Expenses” for further information.
In addition, your Financial Advisor may aggregate trade
orders for the purchase or sale of securities in Advisor
and Advisor Guided accounts. When this occurs, clients
serviced by your Financial Advisor will receive the
average share price for the trade order (based on the
average share price of the accumulated orders), which
includes transaction costs when NFS executes the
transaction in the Accounts. The execution costs
associated with aggregated trades are generally shared
among the participating client accounts on a pro rata
basis. If your Financial Advisor submits multiple orders
instead of aggregating the orders, then clients serviced
by your Financial Advisor will receive the price for their
individual trade order at the time of execution.
Platform Manager, Sub-Manager and your Financial
Advisor may each use a trade rotation process for each
Trade Execution
The Platform Manager and/or a Sub-Manager may
execute trades for your Account in all the programs
except Advisor and Advisor Guided with or through a
broker, dealer or bank other than NFS if the Platform
Manager or such Sub-Manager, as applicable, believes
that “best execution” on trades may be obtained through
another broker, dealer or bank, including any broker-
dealer that is affiliated with a Sub-Manager. When the
Platform Manager and/or a Sub-Manager directs trades
for execution with or through a broker, dealer or bank
other than NFS, these trades are referred to as “step-out
trades.” In certain circumstances, additional trading costs
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of the managed account programs for which they
provide investment advisory services. A rotation process
a Financial Advisor may use places client accounts into
groups, where a group of client accounts have a
transaction executed before or after another group of
client accounts. Such trade rotation practices may result
in transactions placed on behalf of your Account(s)
receiving a share price for the transaction that is more or
less favorable than the share price received by other
client accounts.
market factors, the yield that you earn on cash and cash
equivalent investments, including cash sweep deposits,
CDs and money market funds in your Account, has been,
and may continue in the future to be, lower than the
aggregate Program Fee you pay on cash and cash
equivalent investments held in your Account. As a result,
depending on the interest rate environment, you may
experience a negative overall investment return with
respect to cash and cash equivalent investments held in
your Account. Furthermore, in some instances, the
effective return on a cash sweep may be negative.
Program Account Reviews and Reports
Performance reporting, custodial statements and trade
confirmations are features available unless otherwise
indicated below. You should review these documents
upon receipt and promptly notify Thrivent of any
discrepancies.
Performance reporting
You and your Financial Advisor will receive quarterly
performance reports detailing the following:
• Portfolio appraisal—Reports on your portfolio’s
holdings by asset class, current market value of all
positions, and unrealized gains/losses.
• Realized gains and losses—Indicates the gain or
loss from a disposition of a security during
the quarter.
• Quarterly performance—Summarizes the current
quarterly performance of the portfolio.
• Performance history—Summarizes the
performance of the entire account and compares it
to various market indices.
• Cost basis—Year-end summary statements provide
cost basis information.
Cash Management
Generally, when you open your Account, you will select
and authorize that uninvested cash balances in the
Account are “swept” into a money market mutual fund
(the “Sweep Program”). The Sweep Program is a feature
of your Account with NFS. A default money market
mutual fund will be designated on your behalf if you do
not select a different money market mutual fund for your
Account. The money market mutual fund options
available to you as part of the Sweep Program are not
affiliated with Thrivent. Assets held in these money
market mutual funds will be included in your Program
Fee. Thrivent may receive revenue-sharing payments
from certain money market mutual funds, including the
default fund. As a shareholder of a money market mutual
fund, you will pay your proportionate share of the
advisory, administrative and 12b-1 fees on Account
assets invested in money market mutual fund shares, to
the extent permitted by applicable law. Review the terms
and conditions of the Sweep Program carefully to ensure
that you understand how the program works and the
benefits and costs of the Sweep Program. The terms and
conditions and available products within the Sweep
Program may change. We will notify you of certain
changes to the Sweep Program.
Refer to the Agreement for information about deposits
and withdrawals, as well as a description of how
dividends and distributions will be paid with respect to
securities held in the Account.
Consolidated quarterly performance reports may be
available if you or members of your household have
multiple Accounts within the Program with the same
taxpayer identification number and/or household
mailing address.
Advisor/Advisor Guided
If your recommended strategy includes holding a larger
amount of cash (e.g., dollar cost averaging, tactical
trading, writing covered puts, etc.) or cash equivalent
investments (e.g., CDs), your portfolio may forego certain
investment opportunities on the cash. Cash held for
these purposes is swept into your selected money
market mutual fund (as described above). You should
understand that, depending on interest rates and other
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Custodial statements
NFS will send you customary custodial statements at
least quarterly. These statements contain information
including, but not limited to, the cash balance of the
Account; type, name and amount of each security
position held; the current market value of each security;
account activity for the previous quarter; and, if available,
the unrealized gain or loss of each security. In certain
instances, Thrivent will also send you a quarterly
statement describing certain Account activity during the
previous quarter. We encourage you to carefully review
and compare the Account statements that you receive
from NFS with those you receive, if any, from Thrivent.
Dedicated Planning Services
As noted above, when Dedicated Planning Services is
combined with the Program through WealthPlan, it is an
ongoing service, which means it renews annually unless
terminated by you or Thrivent. Both the advice and the
recommendations we provide will primarily focus on your
dedicated planning needs, not market activity or
fluctuations. Not all dedicated planning topics are
available as part of ongoing services. Your Financial
Advisor will not provide monitoring of your accounts or
assets, financial information or implementation of
recommendations as part of Dedicated Planning
Services. Your Financial Advisor will make reasonable
efforts to provide you written recommendations within 12
months from the date you add Dedicated Planning
Services to your Account (“Anniversary Date”) and
annually not later than the Anniversary Date.
Trade confirmations
NFS will also send you confirmations of each purchase
and sale transaction effected in your account and/or any
other transaction where the firm is obligated to send you
a confirmation.
As part of the dedicated planning process, your Financial
Advisor (and the team, if applicable) will use the
information, any supporting policies, and guidelines or
restrictions that you provide to help determine
appropriate investment and financial strategies for you.
If you are enrolled in the Advisor Guided, Advantage,
SELECT, Income-Focused, Genesis, Shepherd, Impact,
Shield, SMA, or UMA programs, you may elect to forgo
the receipt of trade confirmations at the time of each
transaction and instead receive a quarterly confirmation
summary report with your custodial statement.
You can change your election or request individual trade
confirmations for any transaction at any time and at no
additional cost to you. Talk with your Financial Advisor
for further information or to obtain a copy of the
Managed Accounts Quarterly Confirmation Summary
Request authorization form. Similarly, you may also
instruct Thrivent to direct NFS to send your trade
confirmations for these Program services to the Platform
Manager or a Sub-Manager, as applicable. If you provide
such instruction, you will be provided a summary of all
transactional activity in your custodial statement as
described above.
You have the option, but no obligation, to implement all
or any portion of Dedicated Planning Services written
recommendations through us. To the extent you
implement all or any portion of the written
recommendations; by executing transactions through
Thrivent as a broker-dealer or receiving investment
advisory services through Thrivent as an investment
adviser, a conflict of interest arises between you and
Thrivent. If you purchase one or more investment
products and advisory services outside of this Account,
you will be charged commissions and/or advisory fees
that are separate from and in addition to the Program
Fee for this Account. Thus, if you implement the
dedicated planning written recommendation through
Thrivent, we will receive more compensation.
Thrivent manages this conflict of interest through, among
other things, its new account or best interest review
process, surveillance, and other supervisory processes
and procedures. Additionally, Financial Advisors receive
training as it relates to the offering of the Dedicated
Planning Services (including through WealthPlan) and
the development of written recommendations.
If you are enrolled to receive custodial statements,
and/or trade confirmations electronically, you will receive
notification electronically when the applicable
documents are available. You will not receive a
notification electronically for quarterly performance
reports. If Thrivent is unable to notify you of the
availability of these documents electronically, we will
automatically revert your account delivery preferences to
paper delivery and mail documents to you.
The written recommendations you receive and actions
you take based on the Dedicated Planning Services may
differ from that of other clients, even if such clients are
similarly situated.
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both taxable and tax-deferred portfolios. This analysis
does not include specific security recommendations.
Major Purchase Planning
Major purchase planning identifies potential savings and
other strategies to help you work toward future large
purchases or other income needs. Consideration will be
given to how funds will eventually be used, and
distribution and cost-reduction strategies.
As part of your relationship with Thrivent, your Financial
Advisor will work with you to understand your goals and
objectives as well as your financial situation. As part of
Dedicated Planning Services, we seek to further develop
your goals and objectives to develop your written
recommendations. To understand your current situation,
we may include a review of your financial position, your
protection needs, and any estate plan you may have
in place.
Dedicated Planning Services provides a means for you
and your Financial Advisor to engage and explore
dedicated planning topics (which are described below),
including:
Education Planning
Education planning identifies potential savings needed
along with strategies to help you achieve education
funding goals. As part of your overall dedicated plan,
education planning may include debt analysis,
investment vehicle recommendations, and financial aid
and student loan considerations, including repayment
scenarios. This analysis does not include consultation on
leadership or career development, the college
application process, college selection or financial award
appeals.
• Retirement Planning
• Risk Management
• Investment Planning
• Major Purchase Planning
• Education Planning
• Income Tax Planning
• Estate Planning
• Business Continuation Planning
• Special Needs Planning
Income Tax Planning
Income tax planning illustrates the potential tax
implications of financial strategies. Income tax planning
may analyze various strategies that seek to facilitate tax-
efficient withdrawals from tax-deferred accounts,
optimize charitable contributions, minimize the taxation
of Social Security benefits, and plan for financial impacts
due to life events.
Retirement Planning (Accumulation, Distribution)
Retirement planning seeks to help you optimize your
retirement assets before and during retirement. It
identifies potential savings and investment strategies to
help you work toward your retirement needs. Retirement
planning may illustrate estimated tax rates, the potential
effect of tax bracket changes over time, the potential
impact of required minimum distributions, strategies for
withdrawals of pensions, qualified plans and individual
retirement accounts (“IRAs”), optimizing Social Security
benefits, and spending or liquidating certain assets in
retirement.
Estate Planning
Estate planning is designed to help you identify key
factors and considerations for efficiently passing your
estate according to your wishes. Estate planning may
include a general discussion of related estate planning
documents and estimating the size of your estate and
resulting estate settlement costs such as taxes and
expenses.
Risk Management
Risk management seeks to prepare you for unexpected
needs and impacts on cash flow or net worth, in the
event of premature death, disability, long-term care
needs or other circumstances specific to your personal
financial situation.
Business Continuation Planning
Business continuation planning is intended to help a
business owner evaluate goals for the business in the
event of retirement, death or disability of the owner(s) or
key employees. Business continuation planning may
include an analysis of funding options for buy-sell
agreements and of the replacement value of key
employees.
Investment Planning
Investment planning provides an analysis based on your
current asset mix. An asset allocation change to your
existing holdings may be recommended, based on your
risk tolerance, investment time horizon, investment
objectives and other applicable factors. Investment
planning may also include asset allocation modeling for
Special Needs Planning
Special needs planning is intended for clients who have a
child or family member with a chronic illness, disability or
other special needs. This service may include analysis
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and information regarding potential government benefits,
savings programs, and estate planning considerations,
including planning for continued care and support in the
event of your premature death or disability. Special
Fees and Compensation
You will be charged a Program Fee for each Account in
the Program. The Program Fee will not exceed the
applicable rate from the following fee schedule(s).
needs planning may review how meeting your goals for
the special needs individual can be built into your overall
dedicated planning objectives.
Advisor, Advisor Guided, SELECT,
Income-Focused, Genesis, Shepherd, Impact
and Shield Fee Schedule
Value of Household3
Eligible Program
Assets
Maximum
Program Fee
(annual as a
% of assets)
Maximum
Dedicated
Planning Fee
(annual as a
% of assets)
Up to $99,999
0.80%
2.00%
$100,000–$249,999
0.75%
1.85%
$250,000–$499,999
0.70%
1.70%
$500,000–$999,999
0.60%
1.55%
$1,000,000–$2,999,999
0.33%
1.45%
$3,000,000–$4,999,999
0.20%
1.25%
$5,000,000–$9,999,999
0.10%
1.00%
$10,000,000 and above
0.05%
0.90%
Advantage Fee Schedule
Value of Household3
Eligible Program Assets
Maximum
Program Fee
(annual as a
% of assets)
Maximum
Dedicated
Planning Fee
(annual as a
% of assets)
Up to $99,999
0.80%
1.60%
$100,000–$249,999
0.75%
1.55%
$250,000–$499,999
0.70%
1.50%
$500,000–$999,999
0.60%
1.45%
$1,000,000 and above
0.33%
1.35%
SMA/UMA Fee Schedule
Value of Household3
Eligible Program Assets
Maximum
Program Fee
(annual as a
% of assets)
Maximum
Dedicated
Planning Fee
(annual as a
% of assets)
Up to $99,999
0.80%
2.50%
$100,000–$249,999
0.75%
2.50%
$250,000–$499,999
0.70%
2.50%
$500,000–$999,999
0.60%
2.40%
$1,000,000–$2,999,999
0.33%
2.30%
$3,000,000–$4,999,999
0.20%
2.20%
$5,000,000–$9,999,999
0.10%
2.00%
$10,000,000 and above
0.05%
1.90%
3Household includes all of your Accounts with the same
SSN/TIN or mailing address.
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A small percentage of your assets may be held in a
money market mutual fund to facilitate the payment of
fees.
As described in Section 7 of the Agreement, we may
change or modify the fees for Dedicated Planning
Services and a refund may occur under certain
circumstances.
The Program Fee will vary among clients and is
negotiable. Factors typically considered to determine
your Program Fee include:
• The managed account program(s) you selected.
• The asset classes, Sub-Manager(s) and/or Model
Provider for the Account.
Calculation of Program Fees
The Program Fee is based on a percentage of the market
value of the Eligible Program Assets in the Account as of
the last business day of the end of the quarter and in
accordance with the Agreement. Thrivent, in its sole
discretion, may exclude otherwise Eligible Program
Assets from the calculation of the Program Fee.
• The amount of assets in your Account.
• Your personal financial needs and objectives.
• The complexity of your financial situation and
subsequent analysis needed to determine and
maintain a recommended asset allocation.
• The level of anticipated or actual trading within
the Account.
In addition, assets set aside for dollar cost averaging in
Advantage, SELECT, Income-Focused, Genesis,
Shepherd, Impact, and Shield programs will not be part
of the Program for purposes of calculating your Program
Fee. Therefore, your Financial Advisor has less incentive
to recommend dollar cost averaging for these programs.
• The experience level and credentials of your
Financial Advisor.
• Whether you have elected to receive ongoing
NFS will deduct the Program Fee from your Account or
another Account (see Linking Accounts below).
Dedicated Planning Services as part of WealthPlan.
• Whether you have elected to receive Tax Overlay
Service or UMA Overlay Services.
If you elect to receive Tax Overlay Services or UMA
Overlay Services, your quarterly Program Fee will also
include the fee for these services.
• The amount of household assets you have within
the Program, where Accounts have the same
taxpayer identification number and/or home
mailing address.
Thrivent and your Financial Advisor may receive a
financial benefit by you not paying a reduced fee should
you qualify for, but opt out of, householding. However,
your negotiated fee for individual Accounts may be lower
than the fee you qualify for with householding. To
address this conflict, in addition to the information
described in “Item 9—Additional Information—Review of
Accounts” below, Thrivent trains its Financial Advisors to
review householding with clients when appropriate.
If you elect to participate in WealthPlan, your quarterly
Program Fee will also include the fee for this service. The
actual Dedicated Planning Service fee you pay is based
upon the level of Eligible Program Assets in your
associated managed Account(s). The fees for services
related to the Program and Dedicated Planning Services
are separate fee components for separate services;
however, the sum cannot exceed the maximums listed in
the table above. The Dedicated Planning Services
portion of the fee will fluctuate based on the value of
Eligible Program Assets in your Account, but cannot
exceed the maximums listed in the table above under
Maximum Dedicated Planning Fee. Electing to receive
Dedicated Planning Services as part of the Program may
cost you more or less than enrolling in Dedicated
Planning Services separately.
When participating in WealthPlan, the portion of the
consolidated Program Fee for ongoing Dedicated
Planning Services will vary among clients and is
negotiable. Factors typically considered to determine
your Dedicated Planning Services portion of the Program
Fee include, but are not limited to:
• Scope of the service.
• Complexity of your financial situation and related
analysis.
• Your Financial Advisor’s experience and
credentials.
Allocation of the Program Fee
A portion of your Program Fee is paid to Thrivent, the
Platform Manager, and your Financial Advisor for their
services. The amount of the fees paid to your Financial
Advisor and/or Thrivent depends upon the Program Fee
that you negotiate with your Financial Advisor and the
amount of the fee payable to your Financial Advisor
pursuant to Thrivent’s compensation policies. The
amount of the fees paid to the Platform Manager varies
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by program. In addition, a portion of the Program Fee is
paid to others for their services as described below.
SELECT, Income-Focused, Genesis, Shepherd, Impact,
and Shield
A portion of your Program Fee will include a 0.08% fee,
which is paid to the Platform Manager, should you elect
Tax Overlay Services.
Shield
A portion of your Program Fee (approximately 0.13%) is
paid to the Model Provider.
Planning Services. Your Program Fee is in addition to any
fees and charges associated with any products and
services you elect to implement outside of the Program.
For example, if you purchase a mutual fund through a
brokerage account to implement a non-product specific
recommendation made in Dedicated Planning Services,
you will pay the internal operating expenses of the fund
and any applicable sales load. This amount would be
charged independently from your Program Fee. Thrivent
does not reduce the Program Fee to offset any
commissions, markups or other sales-related charges
you pay for products or services outside of the Program.
You are not obligated to purchase any product or service
from Thrivent or your Financial Advisor.
SMA
A portion of your Program Fee (approximately 0.15% to
0.75%) is paid to the Sub-Manager(s).
UMA
A portion of your Program Fee (approximately 0.11% to
0.22%) is paid to the Platform Manager. In addition,
0.02% is paid to the Platform Manager for each Sub-
Manager selected for the Account. Platform Manager
may also receive a higher portion of the Program Fee
based on the features that you select.
Overlay Fee Schedule
Other Charges, Fees and Expenses
Thrivent Asset Management, an affiliate, is the investment
manager for Thrivent Mutual Funds and Thrivent ETFs
and receives a management and other fee for its
services. We and/or our affiliates also receive
reimbursement payments and/or other fees from the use
of certain nonproprietary no-load and load-waived
mutual funds, closed-end funds, ETFs and exchange-
traded notes (“ETNs”).
Feature
Additional Program Fee Paid to
Platform Manager
UMA Overlay Services
0.10%
UMA PWC Service
0.15%
UMA Manger OC Services 0.10%
We seek to offer no-load, institutional, advisory or fee-
based share classes of mutual funds in the Program.
These share classes generally, but not always, have lower
fees and expenses than other share classes that charge
service and distribution (12b-1) fees. We review the
mutual fund families in the Program periodically (at least
annually) to determine if a lower cost share class is
available for new and subsequent purchases and
whether the existing share class can be converted to the
lower cost share class on a tax-free basis by NFS. Your
Financial Advisor may recommend a load-waived A share
when a lower-cost share class is not available.
As a shareholder, you will pay your proportionate share
of management fees, 12b-1 fees, shareholder servicing
fees and other asset-based operating fees and expenses
as stated in the relevant prospectus, that are normally
imposed by mutual funds, closed-end funds, ETFs
and ETNs.
Compensation for the Sale of Securities and
Other Products to Implement Dedicated Planning
Services
If you elect to receive Dedicated Planning Services, you
have the option, but no obligation, to implement all or
any portion of the Dedicated Planning Services' written
recommendations through us. In Thrivent’s broker-dealer
and investment adviser capacity, we offer a variety of
products and services to you, including products and
services that are issued and/or advised by us and/or
one or more of our affiliates. You will be charged the
normal account and transactional fees with respect to
any Thrivent accounts or services you maintain outside
of the Program. In addition, you will be charged the
regular sales load, fees and other charges with respect
to any products and services outside of the Program that
you select in connection with implementing any
recommendations and advice through Dedicated
These fees are in addition to the Program Fee you pay.
To the extent that Thrivent receives these fees, we will
earn more fees by recommending one fund or program
over the other. Carefully review this section and “Item
9—Additional Information—Third-Party and Thrivent-
Based Financial Incentives” for further information
related to this conflict of interest.
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You will be billed separately for these other fees and
charges. In addition, dealer markups, market maker
spreads, and issuer placement fees may impact the price
you receive when your trades are executed by NFS on
your behalf.
Thrivent manages this conflict by training its Financial
Advisors on their responsibilities as a fiduciary and the
duty of loyalty owed to clients under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”),
among other important issues, and through Thrivent’s
policies and procedures. Additionally, to the extent that
Thrivent receives all or a portion of these fees, it is more
profitable for Thrivent if you choose to invest in certain
mutual funds. To address this conflict, you will be paid
back an amount that is at least equal to the 12b-1 fees
Thrivent or its affiliates are being paid for your portion of
the investment in the mutual fund.
NFS charges us for certain products and services (such
as certain wire transfer and banking fees) that we are
responsible for providing to our brokerage clients
(including brokerage clients who are also managed
account clients), and we set our own price for such
services, including administrative services and
transactions. We typically charge brokerage clients
(including brokerage clients who are advisory clients of
the firm) more for these services than we pay to NFS
(“markup”). Markups vary by product, the type of service
provided, the nature and amount of transactions involved
(if applicable) and the type of account. *
This practice creates a conflict of interest for us since we
earn additional compensation for the brokerage services
we provide. Financial Advisors do not benefit directly from
this arrangement. In addition, certain fees we pay to NFS
In addition, if you invest in Thrivent Mutual Funds,
Thrivent ETFs, and/or certain nonproprietary funds, you
will receive an offset credit to your account in the
amount by which the total of certain fees received by
Thrivent exceed 0.45% annually (0.85% for Advantage)
of the Eligible Program Assets in your Account. If these
fees received by Thrivent do not exceed 0.45% (0.85%
for Advantage), you will not receive a credit. The types of
fees included in the offset credit, if received by Thrivent,
are provided below.
decrease as the total assets custodied with NFS increase.
Thrivent Mutual Funds and ETFs:
As a result, we have an incentive to recommend that you
• Investment advisory fees or management fees
increase your contributions to your advisory account,
charged by the investment manager of the funds.
since that allows us to pay NFS lower fees.
• The offset does not include administrative fees,
transfer agent fees, sub-transfer agent fees or
networking fees.
Nonproprietary Mutual Funds:
• Reimbursement payments.
• Administrative fees.
• Transfer agent fees or other servicing and account
maintenance fees paid to us or our affiliate that are
related to these programs.
We keep the difference between the fee our brokerage
clients (including advisory clients) pay and the amount
paid to NFS, to cover our internal and external costs
associated with processing the transaction(s) and
providing other services and to generate revenue. This
presents a conflict for us, since setting a higher fee
increases the revenue we receive, even though it will
result in advisory clients paying higher fees. These
markups are in addition to the Program Fee, and clients
should consider the additional revenue we receive when
evaluating our investment advisory fees.
Fees and charges that are not included in the Program
Fee, but may be incurred in addition to the Program
Fee, include:
The amount charged by us for these services may be
changed at any time.
• Electronic fund, banking and wire transfer fees.
• Custodial fees.
• Transaction fees for certain Ineligible Program
Assets.
• Exchange fees.
• IRA and other qualified account fees.
• Transfer and termination fees.
• Other miscellaneous or service charges.
Alternative Investments
When using alternative investments within the Program
you will pay ongoing fees and charges to the investment
manager and/or non-affiliated third-party technology
platform. These fees and charges are typically a
percentage of your investment value and are either
deducted from your Account or investment gains, if any.
*We charge our brokerage clients (including those who are investment advisory clients) more for the services noted below than what we are
assessed by NFS in connection with the provision of these services.
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Examples of ongoing management fees or charges
include, but are not limited to:
• Management fees
• Asset-based fees
• Servicing or distribution fees
• Carried interest, incentive, or performance fees
You will pay certain fees charged by the investment
manager and/or the non-affiliated third-party
technology partner related to operating expenses. These
operating costs may include but are not limited to:
• Brokerage fees
• Technology fees
• Trustee fees
• Trading fees
• Operating fees
• Administrative fees
If you liquidate an investment early, it may be subject to a
redemption fee. The availability of early liquidations may
not be possible, and the application of a redemption fee
will vary between investments.
Additional Compensation and Charges Applicable
to Your Financial Advisor
Your Financial Advisor recommending and providing
advice with respect to the Program receives additional
compensation as a result of your participation in the
Program. The amount of this compensation may be more
or less than what your Financial Advisor would receive if
you received other Thrivent services or paid separately
for investment advice, brokerage, dedicated planning,
and other services (e.g., the cost of the services if
provided separately and the trading activity in the client’s
account). Therefore, your Financial Advisor may have a
financial incentive to recommend Thrivent’s Managed
Accounts Program over other programs or services. In
addition, your Financial Advisor may get paid a higher
percentage of the Program Fee, depending upon the
program(s) you select, whether or not you select
Dedicated Planning Services through WealthPlan or Tax
Overlay Services as part of a program, and Thrivent’s
compensation payout criteria. This creates a conflict of
interest on the part of your Financial Advisor to either
increase the Program Fee or not offer additional
services. Thrivent manages these conflicts through its
new account or best-interest review process,
surveillance and by training Financial Advisors regarding
the Program and related services.
Alternative investments that are not included in NFS
Alternative Investment Network may incur fees from NFS
such as transaction or custody fees. Those fees would be
deducted from your Account and are included on the
Miscellaneous other fees and charges for brokerage and
managed accounts.
You will not pay up-front charges such as a sales load,
subscription or placement fee when purchasing an
alternative investment within the Program. However, if
you intend to hold an alternative investment for an
extended period it may be more economical to make the
purchase outside of the Program.
NFS offers a no-transaction-fee (NTF) mutual fund
program where the transaction charge normally charged
to clients is waived for the purchase and sale of mutual
funds participating in the program. Participating funds
compensate NFS based on the amount of assets
invested in those funds. This compensation paid to NFS
is not shared with Thrivent. Thrivent receives 12b-1 fees
associated with funds participating in NTF within the
Managed Accounts Program. To the extent that Thrivent
receives these fees, we will earn more fees by
recommending one fund over the other. To address this
conflict, you will be paid back an amount that is at least
equal to the 12b-1 fees Thrivent or its affiliates are being
paid for your portion of the investment in the mutual
fund. NFS generally charges mutual fund companies a
higher fee for NTF mutual fund share classes than for
other mutual fund share classes.
It is important for you to work with your Financial Advisor
to evaluate how a particular alternative investment and
its features fit your individual needs and objectives, and
is in your best interest. It is important to note that the
fees and expenses related to alternative investments are
often higher than those of more traditional investments.
Carefully read the offering documents and/or
prospectus prior to making a purchase decision. Some of
the alternative investment offerings are limited to
qualified or accredited investors. The limitations vary
based on the specific alternative investment. It is solely
your decision to implement any recommendations by
your Financial Advisor.
NFS also offers a no 12b-1 fee, no-transaction-fee (iNTF)
mutual fund program where the transaction charge is
waived for the purchase and sale of mutual funds
participating in the iNTF program. If your Financial
Advisor normally absorbs the transaction fees for your
account, the NTF and iNTF programs create a conflict of
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• Whether you have elected to receive ongoing
Dedicated Planning Services as part of WealthPlan.
• Whether you have elected to receive Tax Overlay
Services.
• The source of investible assets and the time period
for which you have held the assets or any
surrender charges paid to sell those assets could
affect whether the assets are included in the
Program Fee calculation.
interest as it results in increased compensation to your
Financial Advisor (because there are no trading costs to
be absorbed by the Financial Advisor). The funds in the
NTF and iNTF programs also often have higher expense
ratios than similar funds not in the programs. Thus, over
time, you typically will pay higher costs for funds in these
programs than you would for non-NTF or non-iNTF funds
subject to transaction charges. The higher internal
expenses charged to clients who hold NTF or iNTF funds
will adversely affect the long-term performance of their
accounts when compared to share classes of the same
fund that assess lower internal expenses.
Is the Managed Accounts Program Appropriate
for You?
Your Financial Advisor and/or Thrivent may recommend
to you one or more programs.
See “Other Charges, Fees and Expenses” above for an
explanation on how Thrivent monitors for share class
availability.
The decision to select one or more managed account
programs is solely yours. Discuss, among other things,
the following with your Financial Advisor to determine if
the recommended program is appropriate for you:
• Whether it is more advantageous for you to enroll
in the Program or to pay separately for other
products or services that may not offer the
combination of investment advisory, custodial and
brokerage services, and advisory services, as part
of the Program.
• The cost, potential benefits and potential risks of
the program(s).
• Your investment objectives and the complexity of
your investment strategy.
• The types of and number of investments you hold
Linking Accounts
If you have multiple Accounts with the same taxpayer
identification number and/or home mailing address, you
may link those Accounts for purposes of billing by
selecting a primary account (“Primary Account”) from
which to pay the Program Fees. The Account selected as
the Primary Account may not be a retirement account. A
retirement account, as used in this Brochure, is a plan
subject to the provisions of Title I, Part 4 of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) of 1974; a tax-
qualified plan of self-employed persons; or an individual
retirement account or other plan within the meaning of
section 4975(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
and intend to make, or your desire for
diversification across mutual fund families and
other investments.
• The percentage of the overall portfolio that you
Factors to Consider in Assessing Program Costs
There are a number of factors to consider when
assessing the costs of the programs. These factors
include:
intend to hold in cash or cash equivalents (i.e., CDs
or a money market investment).
• The frequency with which you expect to trade.
• Your anticipated use of other services and features
• The combination of investment advisory, custodial
and brokerage services, and the advisory services
available through a particular managed account
program may not be available separately.
specific to each program as described in this
Brochure.
• The payment preference of an asset-based fee for
• When purchasing no-load mutual funds within your
Account, you will pay a fee on assets that could
otherwise be purchased directly from a mutual
fund company outside of the Program.
ongoing investment advice and other related
services compared to a commission-based
brokerage account.
At any time, an Account can vary greatly in the size,
number and type of the securities held in the Account
due to, among other things, market conditions and your
current investment needs and objectives.
• While mutual funds available through the Program
are purchased without a sales load, it may cost less
to purchase the same mutual fund through a
transaction-based brokerage account or an
account held directly with the mutual fund
company.
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Not all dedicated planning topics are available for
ongoing Dedicated Planning Services.
Item 5—Account Requirements and Types
of Clients
As a registered investment adviser, Thrivent provides
investment management and advisory services to
individuals, trusts, estates, nonprofit organizations,
corporations and other business entities.
Generally, it is recommended that you diversify your
holdings in an effort to help reduce your portfolio’s
overall market risk. Investment diversification does not
ensure a profit or guarantee against loss. If you intend to
hold a concentrated portfolio, including a concentrated
position of cash or cash equivalents (i.e., CDs and/or
money market investment), for an extended period of
time, you should consider other options that may be
more economically advantageous for you (e.g., holding a
money market position in a commission-based
brokerage account) for which you pay for execution
services.
Certain types of account registration may not be
available through the Program, including accounts that
hold assets of a plan covered by the fiduciary provisions
of ERISA. In limited circumstances, a non-qualified
retirement plan may participate in the Program subject to
certain requirements, including Thrivent’s receipt of
appropriate plan certification and other relevant
documentation.
Margin accounts are not available within the Program.
The check-writing feature is only available in Advisor.
If you elect to receive Tax Overlay Services, Tax Overlay
for UMA and/or Dedicated Planning Services as part of
the Program, a tax-qualified retirement plan subject to
ERISA cannot participate in the Program. In addition,
WealthPlan is unavailable for certain account
registrations.
In the Advisor and Advisor Guided programs, new-issue
CDs are an Eligible Program Asset. The yield of new-
issue CDs takes into account a sales concession used to
compensate NFS for the sale of new-issue CDs. While we
do not receive the sales concession, it has an impact on
the overall yield paid to you. Since we charge a Program
Fee on Eligible Program Assets within a managed
account, you are charged both the sales concession
(retained by NFS) and the Program Fee on the CD.
These charges reduce the overall yield on the CD and, in
some cases, this results in a negative yield. You should
be aware that you could obtain the same CDs without
being subject to the Program Fee if you purchase them
outside of the programs.
Is Dedicated Planning Services Appropriate for
You?
Your Financial Advisor and/or Thrivent may recommend
that you elect WealthPlan.
The decision to elect WealthPlan is solely yours.
WealthPlan is generally appropriate for clients who want
to add ongoing dedicated planning relationship to their
managed account program. Discuss, among other things,
the following with your Financial Advisor to determine if
WealthPlan is appropriate for you and in your best
interest:
In the event that we exercise investment discretion in our
operation of any Program, we may be a fiduciary for
purposes of ERISA and the Code, as applicable, with
regard to account assets of a plan subject to ERISA or
account assets of a plan subject to the prohibited
transactions provisions of the Code like an IRA.
Additionally, we will provide “investment advice” under
ERISA or the Code to the extent that under a Program
we provide you investment advice for a fee as described
in section 3(21)(A)(ii) of ERISA and section 4975(e)(3)(B)
of the Code, as applicable. We will comply with the
provisions of ERISA and the Code, as applicable, in such
circumstances.
• Whether it is more advantageous for you to elect
WealthPlan or participate in stand-alone Dedicated
Planning Services.
• Net worth.
• Current and potential income sources.
• Investable assets.
• Estate planning needs.
• The areas and complexity of dedicated planning
topics to be covered.
Generally, Thrivent, your Financial Advisor and the
Dedicated Planning Services are not “investment
managers” within the meaning of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) with
respect to any plan subject to ERISA. Thrivent or your
Financial Advisor may provide fiduciary investment
advice, as defined in ERISA or section 4975 of the Code.
If that is the case, through the Dedicated Planning
Services, Thrivent and your Financial Advisor will comply
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with applicable regulations set forth in ERISA and the
Code.
indication of past performance and should not be
treated as an indication of future results The
performance of your portfolio is calculated and provided
by the Platform Manager. Thrivent does not review or
verify the accuracy of said performance information
provided by the Platform Manager. Thrivent does not
calculate or present the portfolio performance of your
Financial Advisor.
The minimum initial investment amount for each program
is provided in the “Managed Accounts Program
Overview” chart found in “Item 4—Services, Fees and
Compensation—Program Overview” above. In some
instances, Financial Advisors may set higher minimum
investment requirements for their clients than listed in
this Brochure. If you decide to participate in the Program,
you will sign a Thrivent Investment Management Inc.
Managed Accounts Program Client Agreement, which will
govern your participation in the program(s) and services
you select.
Item 6—Portfolio Manager Selection and
Evaluation
Advantage, SELECT, Income-Focused, Genesis,
Shepherd, Impact, Shield, SMA and UMA
Thrivent and the Platform Manager provide access to
“Available” Sub-Managers and Model Providers as
defined by the Platform Manager. The Platform Manager
employs a multi-phase approach to its research,
selection and periodic due diligence of the “Approved”
Sub-Managers and Model Providers. This due diligence
is conducted based on, among other things, the Sub-
Manager’s and Model Provider’s investment management
process, philosophy and performance.
Advisor and Advisor Guided
Your Financial Advisor may use a variety of methods and
resources to construct a recommended model portfolio.
The resources utilized may include research and/or
model management services that your Financial Advisor
obtained through an agreement with a third-party
provider. Thrivent does not directly contract with
unaffiliated third-party research and model-management
providers for this purpose. Your Financial Advisor is
expected to conduct due diligence of these providers
and for all recommendations made to you, including
model portfolios. Ask your Financial Advisor about any
third-party providers used in formulating investment
recommendations for you in an Advisor and/or Advisor
Guided Account. Review a copy of the provider’s
disclosure brochure (Part 2A of Form ADV). The Part 2A
of Form ADV brochure is a required document only for
registered investment advisers; therefore, not all
providers may have a disclosure brochure.
The Platform Manager provides an annual compliance
questionnaire to all Sub-Managers and Model Providers.
This process is employed to gain a better understanding
of, among other things, the internal processes,
operational and data controls, background and
regulatory history of the Sub-Manager and Model
Provider. In addition, Thrivent conducts a review of the
information that has been provided by the “Available”
Sub-Managers and Model Providers to the Platform
Manager. Additional review will take place for Sub-
Managers that may use complex securities. Thrivent does
not calculate the portfolio performance of Sub-
Managers and Model Providers. Carefully review
applicable Sub-Manager and Model Provider Disclosure
Brochures and the Platform Manager’s Form ADV Part 2
for further details.
For Advisor Guided Only: Your Financial Advisor has
been approved by Thrivent to offer and provide
investment advice with respect to the Advisor Guided
program based on a separate review of, among other
things, the Financial Advisor’s level of experience,
professional designations, investment selection and
management process. Financial Advisors are not subject
to the same selection and review process as Sub-
Managers and Model Providers.
Reasonable Restrictions
You may impose reasonable restrictions on the
management of your Account, which may include a
request that the Platform Manager, Sub-Manager or
Financial Advisor not purchase one or more specific
securities for your Account. A restriction that is
inconsistent with the model portfolio or strategy, or
unreasonable in light of the nature of the program, may
not be accepted. Reasonable restrictions that are
accepted may affect the performance of your Account in
comparison to other Accounts using the model portfolio
or strategy that have not selected similar restrictions.
These reviews are to help ensure that the services
provided by your Financial Advisor are in alignment with
the program’s requirements. Your Financial Advisor’s
ability to offer the Advisor Guided program is not an
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Ineligible Program Assets may be maintained in the
Account as an accommodation to you. In certain
instances, Thrivent will not liquidate Ineligible Program
Assets, including those considered illiquid, unique or
hard-to-value assets, for reinvestment into the relevant
program without your specific authorization, or any
Eligible Program assets held as an accommodation.
Complex Products and Strategies
The use of complex products and strategies such as
those that employ the use of derivatives or provide
exposure to global macro, strategic income, market
neutral, managed futures and arbitrage segments is not
suitable for all clients. These types of strategies are not
guaranteed to produce a positive return and as an
alternative investment strategy, performance may not
move in line with general stock market trends, as both
positive and negative share movements affect the overall
value of the strategies.
Conflicts of Interest Related to Portfolio Manager
Selection and Evaluation
It is more profitable for Thrivent to sell products issued
by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans or any of its
subsidiaries than those issued by other companies. As a
result, we have a financial incentive to recommend such
products over other companies’ products. Eligible
Program Assets for Advantage, SELECT, Income-
Focused and Impact may include one or more Thrivent
Mutual Funds or ETFs. When you invest in Thrivent
Mutual Funds or ETFs, Thrivent Asset Management
receives fees for serving as the investment manager and
for providing administrative and accounting services to
the funds pursuant to an Administrative Services
Agreement. A conflict of interest exists when a Thrivent
Mutual Fund or ETF is recommended by either your
Financial Advisor in the Advisor. Advisor Guided or UMA
program, or Thrivent Asset Management recommends in
the Advantage, SELECT, Income-Focused and Impact
programs. The inclusion of Thrivent Mutual Funds and
ETFs in these programs provides an incentive for your
Financial Advisor to recommend these programs over
the other programs. To mitigate the conflict, Thrivent
periodically reviews Thrivent Asset Management’s asset
allocation selection process. Thrivent also manages this
conflict by training its Financial Advisors on their
responsibilities as a fiduciary and the duty of loyalty
under the Advisers Act owed to clients.
Environmental, Social, and Governance
While Impact Model Providers invest in funds that are
managed in accordance with ESG, responsible,
sustainable, impact or faith-based investing criteria,
investments included within their models could hold
securities that deviate from the stated philosophy.
Additionally, Impact model portfolios may forego certain
investment opportunities to achieve their philosophies,
and as a result these model portfolios could
underperform the broader investment market and other
investment opportunities. Further, the Thrivent Faith-
Based Managed Portfolios have limited performance
history.
Risks
Participating in a discretionary or nondiscretionary
investment wrap program involves risks, including the
possible loss of principal. For pooled investment
company securities, such as mutual funds, ETFs and
closed-end funds, the applicable prospectus contains
more complete information on the investment objectives,
risks, charges and expenses of the investment company,
which investors should read and consider before
investing. Contact your Financial Advisor or call 800-
847-4836 to obtain prospectuses and other offering
documents. Below are some risks that you may
encounter when participating in the Program.
Tax Overlay Services
Electing to receive Tax Overlay Services or Tax Overlay
for UMA, reallocating, and/or rebalancing may have
adverse tax consequences for your Account. While tax-
sensitive Models are available through Advantage and
SELECT, Thrivent and your Financial Advisor do not
provide tax advice. Consult with your tax advisor whether
a tax-sensitive Model is appropriate for you as well as
any other tax-related information related to any of the
programs.
Certain products and strategies, including those
recommended by your Financial Advisor, may present
more risk than other products and strategies due to the
nature and/or complexity of the recommended product
or strategy. Before investing, Investors should carefully
review and understand the related prospectus and
offering documents.
Alternative Investments
Prospective investors should be aware that alternative
investments are speculative in nature, involve a high
degree of risk, can be highly illiquid, and may not be
appropriate for all investors. Alternative Investments
often use leverage and other speculative investment
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examples of certain unique risks that apply to these
categories which you should understand before
investing:
• Hedge funds. Hedge funds pool money from
practices that may increase the risk of investment loss;
may be subject to performance volatility; may not be
required to provide periodic pricing or valuation
information to investors; are not always required to
provide pricing or valuation information to investors; may
involve complex tax structures and delays in distributing
important tax information; are not subject to the same
regulatory requirements as mutual funds; in many cases
the underlying investments are not transparent and are
known only to the manager; may be more concentrated
than other investments; and often charge high fees.
Certain alternative investments are offered as private
placements, others are offered by prospectus.
Alternative investments can be highly illiquid with lock-up
periods from several years to a decade or more. No
secondary trading market is available for alternative
investments and non-traded securities. Discuss with your
Financial Advisor if a lower risk, less costly alternate
investment vehicle is available that has similar features
and/or could result in similar rewards.
multiple individual investors together to invest.
Hedge funds typically use strategies that are not
often used by mutual funds (e.g., leverage, short-
selling, and other speculative investment
practices). Hedge funds are not subject to some
of the regulations that are designed to protect
investors and may not be required to register or
file public reports with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. However, they are subject to the anti-
fraud provisions of federal securities laws. Use of
leverage will magnify both the potential gain and
loss from an investment and could turn an
otherwise conservative investment into an
extremely risky investment. Hedge funds may also
have authority to suspend redemptions under
certain circumstances, including in times of market
distress or when their investments are not able to
be quickly or easily liquidated.
• Private equity funds. Similar to a hedge fund,
private equity funds pool money from multiple
individual investors together to invest. However,
private equity funds typically consider investment
opportunities that have an investment time horizon
of 10 or more years. Private equity funds are not
registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Before investing in private equity
funds, you should consider your ability to wait the
requisite period before realizing a return.
• Private credit funds. Private credit funds pool
IMPORTANT: There is no assurance that the objectives of
the alternative investment will be met. At the absolute
discretion of the issuer of the security, there may be
certain repurchase offers made from time to time.
However, there is no guarantee that a client will be able
to redeem the security during the repurchase offer.
Issuers may repurchase shares at a price below net asset
value. A portion of any redemption proceeds may also be
withheld to account for potential future adjustments to
the valuation of the security. Repurchase programs may
also be suspended or delayed under certain
circumstances or disallow redemptions entirely. Some
issuers or general partners may penalize limited partners
who redeem before holding units for a specified amount
of time.
Alternative investments have unique risks that vary
between, among other things, the type of investment.
There is no guarantee that an alternative investment will
implement its investment strategy and/or achieve its
objectives, generate profits, or avoid loss. An investment
should only be considered by sophisticated investors
who meet the minimum requirements and can afford to
lose all or a substantial amount of their investment.
Before investing, carefully review and understand the
offering documents for these investments.
Qualified Financial Advisors are able to recommend
specific categories of alternative investments. Below are
money from multiple individual investors together
to typically fund private middle-market firms.
Private credit typically involves the bilateral
negotiation of terms and conditions to meet the
specific needs and objectives of the individual
borrower and lender, without the need to comply
with traditional regulatory requirements. Resulting
contracts can include features uncommon to
traditional bank loans, such as a structured equity
component, high prepayment penalties, or a role in
oversight or management of the company.
Investing in private credit funds exposes you to
unique risks that you should consider before
investing. For example, there is a risk that the
company receiving the funds may default due to,
among other things, rising interest rates or
becoming overleveraged. Keep in mind that
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despite seniority in debt structure, private credit
loans have a relatively low recovery rate upon
default compared to other investments (e.g., high
yield bonds).
• Real assets. Real assets, including those unlisted
products and services, and are based on the
assumptions referenced above. These projections are
hypothetical economic scenarios and do not reflect
actual investment results or guarantee future results.
Your investment results and the actual rates of return
you will experience will vary from such projections,
perhaps significantly, and are not guaranteed. The
written recommendations may contain projections
relating to our view of the probability you will reach your
stated financial goals, scenario analyses and an
assessment of what may occur upon certain proposed
changes to the stated assumptions, such as the
likelihood of various investment outcomes or the
performance of investment products and services, and
are based on the assumptions referenced above. These
projections are hypothetical economic scenarios and
assessments using the stated assumptions and are
based in large part on the information you supply, and do
not reflect actual investment results or guarantee future
results. Items such as future investment results, cash
inflows and outflows, and taxes cannot be accurately
predicted. Your investment results and the actual rates of
return you will experience will vary from such projections,
perhaps significantly, and are not guaranteed.
While MoneyGuide® Pro is the primary tool used by your
Financial Advisor to develop your written
recommendations, they may rely on a number of tools to
assist in the dedicated planning process, including asset
allocation and various types of software. Thrivent’s
Dedicated Planning Services is generally designed with a
view toward long-term investing.
or non-traded real estate investment trusts
(“REITs”) that have been qualified under the U.S. tax
code as a REIT and are available in the Program,
are pass-through entities that offer investors an
equity interest in a pool of assets. Real assets may
also include Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) used
in Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 Exchanges,
and Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) Funds.
DSTs and QOZs typically invest in real property
including commercial and residential property, and
require holding periods in order to qualify for
income tax benefits. These are not a direct
investment into the underlying asset. Investing in
real assets exposes you to unique risks based on
the underlying assets. For example, investments in
real estate are subject to such risks as rising sea
levels, natural disasters and extreme weather
events whereas investments in timber are subject
to weather-based events (e.g., droughts, floods,
etc.) or infestation of invasive species. Initial
distributions, if any, may represent earnings or
offering proceeds, which in turn could reduce the
value of the shares and/or cash available to
purchase assets. To receive a return of capital
when investing in real asset, you may need to wait
until a liquidity event occurs. The timing of these
events is at the discretion of the sponsor, is not
guaranteed, and may be changed at the sponsor’s
discretion.
Various tools and projections utilized will make fixed
assumptions about general economic conditions and
market events, including future performance of the
equity markets, inflation rates or interest rates. You and
your Financial Advisor can evaluate your dedicated
planning options by modeling varying potential outcomes
regarding such markets and rates. There is no guarantee
these potential outcomes will be obtained, and results
may vary with each use of the applicable tools and
projections over time as additional historical data
becomes available or if tools and/or methodologies are
modified.
We also provide model or other asset allocation and
portfolio construction strategies that can produce
different results because they use different
methodologies and goals, and because those services
may be targeted to a specific group of individuals with
Dedicated Planning Services—Methods of
Analysis and Investment Strategies
As part of the dedicated planning process, based on the
dedicated planning topics you select, certain
assumptions regarding your current personal goals and
objectives will be utilized, such as your ongoing
expenses, desired retirement age, and the number of
years until your children enroll in college. Additionally,
certain general assumptions relating to the market and
interest and other rates will be utilized, including, but not
limited to, rates of investment performance, inflation
rates and tax rates. The written recommendations may
contain projections, such as the likelihood of various
investment outcomes or the performance of investment
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SMA and UMA programs managed by the Platform
Manager and/or a Sub-Manager, the respective manager
will perform proxy voting duties and other duties or
responsibilities regarding corporate actions with respect
to the securities held in Accounts for those programs.
different economic situations and goals. To the extent
the information you provide becomes inaccurate over
time and/or the assumptions regarding strategies and
allocations are not realized, the results of the analysis
may not be useful or appropriate. As a result, it is
important for you to understand the assumptions utilized
in the development of your written recommendations
and notify your Financial Advisor if your personal
circumstances change and vary from the stated
assumptions.
Your written recommendations are not predictions of
actual results. Actual results may vary to a material
degree due to external factors beyond the scope and
control of Thrivent and your Financial Advisor. Historical
data is used to produce assumptions as part of your
written recommendations, such as rates of return. It is
important to remember that past performance is not a
guarantee or predictor of future performance.
Item 7—Client Information Provided to
Portfolio Managers
Your Financial Advisor will gather information about your
financial situation, risk tolerance, time horizon, investment
objectives, any reasonable investment restrictions on the
management of your Account, and any other relevant
information, to complete your investor profile (“Investor
Profile”). Thrivent and your Financial Advisor will not
independently verify any information you provide to us.
Based on an analysis of the Investor Profile, Thrivent and
your Financial Advisor will recommend an investment
strategy and managed account program through which
the recommended strategy can be implemented. You are
responsible for notifying Thrivent immediately of any
changes to your information as it could affect the
services provided to you.
Thrivent will notify the Platform Manager, and the
Platform Manager will notify the applicable Sub-Manager
of the information contained on your Investor Profile, as
well as any subsequent changes you submit to Thrivent
in writing.
The written recommendations from Dedicated Planning
Services do not constitute an offer or recommendation
to buy or sell a particular investment or product.
Depending on your planning topic, as part of WealthPlan,
you may receive written recommendations that include a
proposed holistic asset allocation that is separate from
the allocation for your related managed account. All
investments involve some degree of risk, including the
potential loss of principal invested. The illustrations as
part of Dedicated Planning Services are not indicative of
future performance of actual investments, which will
fluctuate over time and may lose value.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side
Management
Thrivent does not charge performance-based fees for
the Program.
Protecting the privacy of your data is a responsibility we
take very seriously. The practices and procedures
Thrivent has in place to protect and safeguard your data
are rigorous, thorough and include strict standards of
security. Thrivent has physical, electronic and procedural
safeguards in place to help protect your data. Review our
Privacy Notice provided to you annually, or review our
policies on thrivent.com, regarding the protection of your
information and your information-sharing choices.
Item 8—Client Contact with Portfolio
Managers
You may contact the Sub-Managers, Model Providers or
other qualified personnel to discuss the management of
your Advantage, SELECT, Income-Focused, Genesis,
Shepherd, Impact, Shield, SMA and/or UMA Accounts.
Your Financial Advisor will coordinate the contact with
the appropriate personnel to discuss your Account(s).
Your Financial Advisor will generally be available for
consultation regarding the Program during normal
business hours.
Voting Client Securities
Thrivent, its affiliates, your Financial Advisor and the
Platform Manager do not provide proxy voting services,
or have other duties or responsibilities regarding
corporate actions, nor will they advise you regarding the
voting of proxies or other materials with respect to the
securities purchased via the Advisor or Advisor Guided
programs. You will receive proxy materials, tender offer
materials, prospectuses, shareholder reports, class action
proceedings or other shareholder information from NFS
or a designated third party. NFS will not provide materials
relating to voluntary corporate actions. With respect to
Eligible Program Assets in the Advantage, SELECT,
Income-Focused, Genesis, Shepherd, Impact, Shield,
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concluded matters involving Thrivent, which had been
pending before the Department.
Thrivent will also communicate with you at least quarterly
to request that you contact Thrivent about any material
changes to your Investor Profile or other relevant
information.
In May 2024, Thrivent, without admitting or denying any
finding, entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and
Consent with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(“FINRA”) that found Thrivent violated FINRA Rules 3110
and 2010, Section 17(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and FINRA Rules 4511 and 2010 by failing to
establish and maintain a supervisory system reasonably
designed to detect possible instances of signature
forgery or falsification. Some of the forms involved
securities products. The falsifications and forgeries were
not in furtherance of unauthorized activity, there was no
customer harm, and no customer complained. The
activity that was the subject of this settlement was not
related to Thrivent’s investment advisory programs.
Thrivent agreed to a censure and fine of $325,000.
Item 9—Additional Information
Disciplinary Information
Thrivent initiated a review to identify whether eligible
clients received certain available sales charge waivers or
breakpoint discounts, for the period beginning January
2011 forward. Thrivent subsequently and promptly
established a plan of remediation for those identified
clients who did not receive appropriate sales charge
waivers or available breakpoint discounts and made
restitution to such clients. Thrivent entered into a Letter
of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (“AWC”) with FINRA,
which was issued on August 9, 2018, and in which
Thrivent neither admitted nor denied the allegations.
FINRA expressly recognized, in the AWC, Thrivent’s
extraordinary cooperation in resolving this matter. The
AWC alleged that Thrivent violated NASD Rule 3010 and
FINRA Rules 3110 and 2010 by failing to reasonably
supervise mutual fund sales to ensure eligible clients
received the benefit of applicable sales charge waivers
and breakpoint discounts. Thrivent consented to a
censure in the AWC and will provide FINRA with certain
information regarding its established remediation plan for
eligible clients.
In October 2024, the SEC issued an order regarding
conduct Thrivent had self-reported to the SEC. Without
admitting or denying the findings, Thrivent consented to
the entry of an order (the “Settlement Order”) finding
that it violated the Care Obligation and Compliance
Obligation under Rule 15I-1(a) of the Exchange Act when
making recommendations that certain of its retail
brokerage customers invest in Class A mutual fund
shares instead of Class C mutual fund shares offered by
certain 529 providers. Pursuant to the Settlement Order,
Thrivent consented to a censure and was ordered to
cease and desist from committing or causing further
violations of Rule 15l-1(a) under the Exchange Act.
Thrivent also was ordered to pay a civil penalty of
$25,000.
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Thrivent is registered as a broker-dealer and an
investment adviser with the SEC and is a member of
FINRA. In its capacity as broker-dealer, Thrivent actively
markets mutual fund shares, variable insurance contracts
and general securities to its clients through its Financial
Advisors who are registered representatives of the
broker-dealer.
Financial Advisors evaluate each recommendation
provided to clients to help ensure the recommendations
are in the client’s best interest based on a client’s
financial situation and investment objectives.
In July 2020, Thrivent signed a Stipulation To Entry Of
Consent Order (“the Stipulation”) with the Illinois
Securities Department (“the Department”). Thrivent
neither admitted nor denied the Findings of Fact or
Conclusions of Law, but (consistent with the Stipulation)
acknowledged that the Consent Order could be entered.
The Department’s Consent Order recited that, during the
period of January 1, 2011, to June 30, 2014 (“the relevant
period”), in certain instances Thrivent representatives
and supervisors failed to make appropriate
documentation regarding the suitability of certain
variable annuity (“VA”) replacement transactions. The
Department’s Consent Order further recited that, as a
result, Thrivent failed to maintain appropriate books and
records regarding these certain VA transactions during
the relevant period. Under the Department’s Consent
Order, Thrivent is required to make a monetary payment
of $400,000 to the Illinois Secretary of State, Securities
Investor Education Fund, by July 24, 2020. The
Stipulation, the Consent Order and a separate
Department Representation Letter collectively
Thrivent has a fully disclosed clearing agreement with
NFS under which NFS provides trade execution, clearing
services, custody of Program assets and Thrivent
brokerage accounts, and other related services. Thrivent
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Mutual Funds are distributed by Thrivent’s Financial
Advisors and Thrivent Distributors, LLC.
offers Thrivent Mutual Funds and Thrivent ETFs and
serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of
variable products issued by Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans.
Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and a
registered investment adviser providing advisory services
to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts,
estates, businesses and retirement plans.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a registered
investment adviser providing investment management
services to Thrivent Series Fund, Inc. and Thrivent Cash
Management Trust. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is
also responsible for fund administration for these
entities.
Thrivent is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent
Financial Holdings, Inc., which in turn is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a fraternal
benefit society. Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc. also has
other subsidiaries that engage in activities that may be
material to Thrivent’s investment advisory business or its
investment advisory clients. Information about these
affiliates and how they work together to offer you
financial products and services is provided below. While
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is proud to support
Christians through its members and its benevolent
efforts, it and its affiliates are not a church or part of a
church.
Trust Company
Thrivent Trust Company is an indirect subsidiary of
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned directly by
Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc. and serves as a federal
savings bank offering professional fiduciary and
discretionary investment management services.
Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc. and its various
subsidiaries may share certain supervised and
management persons.
Bank
Thrivent Bank is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and serves as an FDIC-
insured, Utah industrial bank offering deposits, loans and
other banking services.
Third-Party and Thrivent-Based Financial
Incentives
Thrivent and its affiliates pay one another and receive
payments from third-party companies when you
purchase products from us. A conflict of interest exists
because we have an incentive to recommend our or our
affiliates' products over other companies’ products.
Thrivent mitigates these conflicts through its due
diligence reviews of the products and services we offer
and policies and procedures.
Broker-Dealer
Thrivent Distributors, LLC is an indirect, wholly owned
subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and is a
registered broker-dealer serving as the principal
underwriter and distributor for Thrivent Mutual Funds.
Insurance
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans markets life, health and
disability insurance to Christians in all 50 U.S. states and
the District of Columbia.
Thrivent Insurance Agency, Inc., an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, serves as a
life and health insurance agency engaged in the
distribution of nonproprietary life and health insurance
products.
Although your Financial Advisor recommends or include
products they determine to be in your best interest
based on your particular financial situation, you should
carefully evaluate each product and recommendation.
Receipt of compensation (either cash or non-cash
compensation) creates conflicts of interest between you,
your Financial Advisor, and us. We manage these
conflicts by training our Financial Advisors, including the
need to act in your best interest, and through our
policies and procedures.
Investment Adviser
Thrivent Asset Management is an indirect, wholly owned
subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and the
registered investment adviser providing portfolio
management and fund administration services to
Thrivent Mutual Funds and Thrivent Core Funds. Thrivent
It is more profitable for the Thrivent organization if we
recommend products issued by Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans or any of our affiliates than those issued by
other companies. As a result, we have a financial
incentive to recommend such products over other
companies’ products. In addition, it is generally more
profitable for us if you purchase certain advisory services
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that are sponsored and advised by Thrivent and its
affiliates, such as Advantage, SELECT, Income-Focused
and Impact. Please see information related to this
conflict of interest described above in “Item 4—Services,
Fees and Compensation.”
adviser or distributor of the mutual fund out of its own
resources. These additional payments compensate
Thrivent for distribution, training, educational programs,
marketing and sales support services. This additional
compensation is not paid to any Financial Advisor. These
payments present a conflict of interest because
Thrivent’s receipt of this additional compensation gives
us a financial incentive to recommend or include mutual
funds for which the firm receives revenue-sharing
payments.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and its affiliates issue,
underwrite and sell our own products; these are called
proprietary products and include variable annuities,
variable life insurance products and mutual funds. When
you own these products, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
and its affiliates are paid from fees and/or premiums that
are charged to you.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and its affiliates sell
certain products from nonaffiliated third-party
companies (“nonproprietary products”), which include
insurance products, mutual funds and other investments.
When you own these products, Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans and its affiliates are paid fees that are charged
to you and/or fees or commissions that we receive from
these outside companies.
Certain third-party companies pay Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans compensation if Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans variable annuities contain variable insurance
trusts or funds from those companies.
In our capacity as a broker-dealer and investment
adviser, Thrivent receives additional compensation from
a portion of the fees charged by the Investment Manager
based on certain alternative investments our clients own.
This includes ongoing fees such as distribution fees and
upfront fees like dealer manager fees. This compensation
is paid by the investment manager of the alternative
investment and charged to the client. These additional
payments compensate Thrivent for distribution, training,
and sales support services. This additional compensation
is not paid to any Financial Advisor. These payments
present a conflict of interest because Thrivent’s receipt
of this additional compensation gives us a financial
incentive to recommend these alternative investments
which the firm receives revenue-sharing payments.
When you invest in Thrivent Mutual Funds and ETFs,
Thrivent Asset Management receives fees for serving as
the investment manager for the mutual funds and ETFs
and for providing administrative and accounting services
to the funds pursuant to an Administrative Services
Agreement.
Thrivent Distributors, LLC retains a portion of the total
sales charge received when you buy Thrivent Mutual
Fund Class A shares. In turn, your Financial Advisor and
Thrivent receive 12b-1 fees from Thrivent Distributors,
LLC based on the amount of certain proprietary mutual
funds Thrivent’s clients own. 12b-1 fees cover promotion,
distribution and marketing expenses, and sometimes
compensation for Financial Advisors.
When participating in Thrivent’s Managed Accounts
Program, your Financial Advisor can recommend mutual
funds that don’t offer an institutional or other lower-cost
share class or mutual funds that require you to pay
distribution and 12b-1 fees. These fees cover promotion,
distribution and marketing expenses, and sometimes
compensation for Financial Advisors. A conflict of
interest exists because it is more profitable for Thrivent if
you choose to invest in the mutual funds that charge you
fees. We manage this conflict by rebating 12b-1 fees for
any mutual fund that charges a 12b-1 fee in Thrivent’s
Managed Accounts Program. You will receive a credit to
your Program Fee in an amount that is at least equal to
your pro rata share of 12b-1 fees and similar marketing
fees received.
Thrivent Mutual Funds pay Thrivent Financial Investor
Services Inc. fees for providing transfer agency and
dividend payment services to shareholders.
Thrivent Trust Company may use Thrivent Mutual Funds
and ETFs in model portfolios that in turn are
recommended for investment management accounts.
This is a conflict, because Thrivent Asset Management is
paid for investment management of the Thrivent Mutual
Funds and ETFs used in your account. These fees are in
addition to the investment management fee you pay to
Thrivent Trust Company for your account.
In our capacity as a broker-dealer and an investment
adviser, Thrivent receives revenue-sharing payments
from affiliated and third-party investment companies
based on proprietary and certain nonproprietary mutual
funds our clients own. This compensation is based on
assets under management and is paid by the investment
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and/or a Financial Advisor refers trust services to a client
or member.
Financial Advisors who facilitate gifts to Thrivent
Charitable Impact & Investing® (Thrivent Charitable) may
be eligible to receive non-cash compensation (e.g.,
public recognition and funding to co-host an event).
Receipt of non-cash compensation is based on the
specific threshold of gifts facilitated during the year
and/or the Financial Advisors career with Thrivent.
Thrivent Charitable is independent of Thrivent Financial
for Lutherans and Thrivent’s Financial Advisors. Thrivent
Charitable is not an affiliate of Thrivent.
Thrivent and third-party companies, including but not
limited to third parties whom we have existing
relationships with (i.e., Platform Manager, Model
Providers, etc.) pay for some events during which
Financial Advisors learn about products and services
offered by Thrivent or its affiliate. Costs include, but are
not limited to, training materials, travel, lodging and
meals. They also pay for certain educational events for
clients or prospective clients. Costs include, but are not
limited to, room rental, presentation materials, meals,
entertainment/leisure outings and promotional gifts. This
results in a conflict of interest because we have an
incentive to use certain third-party companies over
others based on this arrangement.
Thrivent may pay an affiliate or a nonaffiliated third party
a fee for the educational and administrative services
provided.
College Avenue Student Loans, LLC (“CASL”), an
affiliated private loan originator and servicer, pays
Thrivent and certain employee Financial Advisors a fee
for referring clients to CASL for student loan services
when clients engage in the service. This is a conflict
because Thrivent Financial for Lutherans may invest in
loans that CASL originates and sells; therefore, we have
an incentive to refer you to CASL for student loan
services.
Thrivent Insurance Agency, Inc. and Thrivent receive a
commission as a percentage of premium based on
certain factors that include total volume of our Financial
Advisor’s product sales, length of time that you continue
to pay premiums or keep assets invested in the products
sold, and the profitability of the products.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans may provide Financial
Advisors subsidized retirement benefits and subsidized
insurance benefits based on commissions they receive.
Thrivent and its affiliates pay Financial Advisors and field
management personnel additional compensation in the
form of a cash bonus, sales award (cash and non-cash),
limited reimbursements, or a higher proportion of fees
based on the sales volume of specific products and
services and/or client tenure, and/or tenure of the
financial advisor with Thrivent or Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans or its affiliates pay
additional compensation to certain Financial Advisors for
training and coaching other Financial Advisors on
specific products and services that we offer, and on
practice management. A portion of this compensation
may be based on incremental sales of these products
and services sold by the Financial Advisors receiving the
training.
Financial Advisors who are employees receive a salary
and are eligible to earn additional bonus compensation if
they meet certain sales or revenue thresholds.
Some Financial Advisors may receive loans for disaster
relief support from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans or
Thrivent if they meet certain sales minimums.
The Thrivent Financial Advisor Loan Program allows
Financial Advisors to apply for loans through our affiliate,
Thrivent Bank, to support expanding their practices
through Succession Planning. Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans or Thrivent is the guarantor of these loans. To
be eligible for the program, Financial Advisors must meet
certain criteria based on revenue minimums based on all
products and services, a percentage of new money over
the last 36 months, Financial Advisor tenure, team
support, an approved Business Continuity Plan, and
approval from Thrivent.
Certain Financial Advisors may be eligible to participate
in a funds matching program from Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans to support their marketing efforts. The dollars
received as part of the program are a form of
compensation and is based in part on the number of the
Financial Advisors’ new clients who purchased specific
products and services. Financial Advisors may be eligible
to receive non-cash compensation (e.g., attend sales
conferences and other recognition events). Receipt of
non-cash compensation is based on the amount of “new
money” brought into the firm because a client or member
purchased certain products and services, including
annuities, variable life insurance products, mutual funds,
other securities, engaged in Dedicated Planning Services
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Certain Financial Advisors are eligible to receive a cash
bonus from their team practice based on what is earned
by the whole team. This bonus is not taken out of your
payments toward your investment.
with clients. The receipt of credits and discounts by
Thrivent that reduce amounts we otherwise owe to NFS
creates a conflict of interest for Thrivent; we have an
economic interest to also act as the broker-dealer on the
execution of securities transactions because of the
additional revenue received and an economic incentive
to use NFS as our clearing firm for trade execution and
custody over other firms that do not or would not
provide such economic benefits to us, even if such other
firms might be more beneficial to our clients. Accordingly,
we have a financial incentive to serve as an introducing
broker-dealer and to use NFS for clearing, settlement
and custodial services.
Certain Financial Advisors, who are on teams, may be
eligible to participate in a team compensation program
that allows the team to qualify for a common payout rate.
Compensation for the program is based on the total
production of the team, including total volume of product
sales, length of time that you continue to pay premiums
or keep assets invested in the products sold, and the
profitability of the products. As a condition of the team
compensation program, each team must maintain certain
production levels, including an initial threshold and
ongoing production requirements, and a team with more
than two producing team members will be required to
pay back a portion of compensation received based on
the number and tenure of producing team members and
the team’s gross compensation rates. This program
presents a financial incentive to recommend more
products or services.
When the assets for investment advisory programs in
brokerage accounts that are custodied at NFS reach
certain thresholds, the percentage used to calculate the
fee we pay to NFS decreases. This creates an incentive
for Thrivent to recommend advisory clients use NFS as a
custodian over other custodians and to recommend that
you increase the amount you have invested in your
advisory account.
Field management personnel, who supervise and coach
Financial Advisors, are paid when Financial Advisors sell
products. Some Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
corporate employees also are paid because they provide
related training and support.
If Eligible Program Assets in your account and or your
negotiated fee results in a Program Fee that is less than
a minimum established by either the Platform Manager or
us, then either Thrivent or your Financial Advisor are
charged a minimum fee for your account. This creates an
incentive for us and your Financial Advisor to
recommend you increase the assets in your account.
The above conflicts are mitigated in several ways. The
Financial Advisors do not receive (i) any benefit if we pay
lower fees to NFS or (ii) any more or less compensation
based on what securities are purchased or held by
clients.
We have a contract with NFS that provides us incentives,
such as a business credit, to place assets with NFS, as
well as disincentives in the form of charges to us if we
were to terminate its contract with NFS before the end of
the contract term. These contract terms create a conflict
of interest for us since we have an incentive to utilize
NFS as a clearing firm and custodian for the assets in
certain investment advisory programs. We pay a
recurring fee to NFS based on a percentage of the
aggregate assets invested by advisory clients, excluding
certain investments, non-standard assets, which include
but are not limited to Foreign Securities, Alternative
Investments and Non-Marketable Securities, cash and
cash equivalents. This creates conflicts of interest for
Thrivent as we have an incentive to recommend assets
that are excluded from the calculation of the fee we pay
to NFS, even if such investments are more expensive for
clients. Thrivent also has an incentive to maintain client
assets in cash or cash equivalents.
Code of Ethics, Personal Trading and
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
Thrivent’s Code of Ethics (“Thrivent Code”) establishes
the standards of business conduct required by all
Thrivent personnel involved in its investment advisory
business. The Thrivent Code sets forth business conduct
principles regarding compliance with laws and
regulations, fiduciary duty of investment advisers,
conflicts of interest, personal securities transactions and
confidentiality. Thrivent will provide a copy of the
Thrivent Code to any client or prospective client upon
request. Send your written
request to:
Our business relationship with NFS also provides us with
benefits, including favorable pricing with NFS—these
discounts are not shared with our Financial Advisors or
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• Types and amounts of securities being purchased
or sold.
• Share class of mutual fund holdings.
• Account holdings relative to your financial status,
risk tolerance, and investment objectives.
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Compliance
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• Value of your Account (or combined value of your
household Accounts) relative to the maximum
Program Fee.
As a result of such review(s), Thrivent may take certain
actions, up to and including, the termination of advisory
services.
Thrivent’s Code requires certain persons, defined as
Access Persons, to disclose specific accounts in which
they have a beneficial interest. These accounts are
monitored electronically for activity that is inconsistent
with the fiduciary duty owed to Thrivent’s clients.
As a client in the Program, you can expect to receive
regular reports and other materials as discussed above
in “Item 4—Services, Fees and Compensation—
Program Account Reviews and Reports.” These
materials include quarterly account statements and
performance reports, and in certain circumstances you
will receive monthly statements. Your account statements
will be sent by NFS.
Thrivent’s Access Persons are subject to a personal
trading policy intended to help mitigate conflicts of
interest when trading their personal securities accounts.
When Thrivent’s electronic monitoring system flags
activity that is inconsistent with this policy, the
transaction(s) is reviewed, and appropriate corrective
action is taken as needed.
Dedicated Planning Services Review of Written
Recommendations
Thrivent periodically reviews the written
recommendations provided by Financial Advisors as part
of WealthPlan. Reviews may include, but are not limited
to:
• Appropriateness of the dedicated planning
relationship.
• Adherence to Thrivent’s Dedicated Planning
Services policies and procedures.
• Quality and delivery standards of the written
recommendations.
As a result of such review(s), Thrivent may take certain
actions, up to and including, the termination of
WealthPlan.
Thrivent and its affiliates perform advisory and/or
brokerage services for other clients and give advice and
take action for other clients (including those not
participating in the Program) that may differ from the
advice given or the timing or the nature of any action
taken for your Account. In addition, Thrivent may, but is
not obligated to, purchase or sell, or recommend for
purchase or sale, any security that Thrivent or any of its
affiliates may purchase or sell for their own accounts or
the account of any other client. All client trade orders are
submitted to NFS for execution on an agency basis.
Thrivent may, however, execute trade corrections, trade
adjustments, or worthless security trades when
necessary through a Thrivent account maintained with
NFS and established for this purpose. While the
statements and trade confirmations sent by NFS directly
to clients may reflect that these transactions were
executed on a principal basis, Thrivent does not maintain
any proprietary trading accounts with NFS in which
principal trades are executed, does not make trade
corrections or adjustments from securities owned by
Thrivent, and does not charge any markup or markdown
on these transactions.
Managed Accounts Program Review of Accounts
Thrivent periodically reviews Accounts. Reviews may
include, but are not limited to:
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
The receipt of compensation (either directly or indirectly)
creates a conflict of interest between us and you. We
manage these conflicts through our policies and
procedures, conducting due diligence reviews of the
products and services that can be recommended,
disclosing material conflicts to clients and prospective
clients and by training our Financial Advisors, including
on the need to act in your best interest.
• Certain types of Account activity or inactivity.
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these donor gifts are invested in donor advised funds.
This fee does not increase cost of the product to you.
Commissions, compensation and cost of benefits are not
taken out of your payments toward your investment
(except for the sales charge you pay if you buy certain
mutual funds) and, no matter how many people are
involved in supporting the recommendation of a product,
what you pay is the same.
Your Financial Advisor is paid commissions or other
compensation when you purchase or invest in a product
or account during the time that you own it. The amount
your Financial Advisor is paid will differ depending on the
product or service they recommend and their association
with us. The amount of compensation paid to your
Financial Advisor may be higher for the sale of
nonproprietary insurance and annuity products.
In addition to the commissions and fees your Financial
Advisor receives when you own an investment product or
Thrivent and its Financial Advisors compensate
unaffiliated third parties to refer prospective clients to us.
This compensation can consist of cash or non-cash
compensation. An example of a non-cash compensation
arrangement would be a mutual understanding of a
cross-referral relationship between a Financial Advisor
and an unaffiliated third party such as some other
professional service provider. The terms of any such cash
or non-cash compensated referral arrangement will be
disclosed to the prospective client at the time of the
referral.
service, your Financial Advisor may receive other
compensation for providing you recommendations or
services. Financial Advisors, who are not employees, use
this compensation to pay for their own business
expenses, including office space, equipment and office
staff they
may employ.
Your Financial Advisor receives a portion of the
commissions, fees and charges that you pay when you
invest your transferred or rolled-over retirement assets
(e.g., employer-sponsored 401(k) plan) with us based on
their recommendation.
In addition, a registered Thrivent Financial Advisor who
refers you to another Financial Advisor may share in the
fee for the services provided. These fees may be a single
payment or ongoing in nature. This arrangement is only
allowed if the Financial Advisor making the referral is
appropriately licensed and state registered. Any
payments to the Financial Advisor making a referral will
not increase the Program Fee or any fees associated
with accounts, products or services that you buy, sell or
hold with Thrivent.
Thrivent receives compensation from Thrivent Advisor
Network, LLC for soliciting or referring prospective
clients to Thrivent Advisor Network for investment
advisory services.
We also pay Financial Advisors on production, including
total volume of product sales, length of time that you
continue to pay premiums or keep assets invested in the
products sold, the profitability of the products, and/or
client tenure. Therefore, Financial Advisors have an
incentive to recommend a product or service with a
higher compensation payout.
Financial Advisors may enter into a loan agreement with
a client who is also an immediate family member or a
financial institution in the business of providing credit,
financing, or loans and the terms of the lending
arrangement are those that would also be available to
the general public doing business with such an
institution.
In addition, and separate from the above-referenced
arrangements, Thrivent Trust Company pays your
Financial Advisor a fee for referring you to them for
professional personal trust, estate and investment
management services. Thrivent Trust Company will pay
ongoing management fees instead of referral fees to a
Financial Advisor if they provide advisory services to
assets. Any such compensation payment will be
disclosed to you, when applicable and as required by law,
and will not increase your fees. Such payments may be
made for the duration of your accounts held with
Thrivent Trust Company.
Your Financial Advisor may participate in an outside
business activity with an entity not affiliated with Thrivent.
These activities may occur during normal business hours,
including securities trading hours.
Financial Information
Thrivent does not require prepayment of investment
advisory fees six months or more in advance.
In another separate arrangement, Thrivent Charitable
partners with Thrivent and Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans pays your Financial Advisor for their work in
bringing donor gifts to Thrivent Charitable to the extent
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Thrivent requires that checks for deposit into client
Accounts be made payable to NFS as custodian of the
Account. Checks made payable to Thrivent will be
promptly returned to you. In addition, Thrivent requires
that you mail any certificates directly to NFS for
processing. Your Financial Advisor is not permitted to
accept them.
Thrivent is not aware of any financial condition that is
reasonably likely to impair its ability to meet any
contractual commitments to clients.
EXHIBIT A
Thrivent may provide information explaining how certain
combinations of securities may have performed
historically. Because this performance does not show the
actual, historical performance of any Thrivent client
accounts, it is considered “hypothetical performance,” and
does not represent or show the investment performance
Thrivent or your Financial Advisor achieved in advising
clients. Please see www.thrivent.com/files/hypothetical-
performance-client-education.pdf for more information
and education on what is hypothetical performance and
what to look for when receiving hypothetical performance.
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