Overview
- Headquarters
- Minneapolis, MN
- Average Client Assets
- $0.6 million
- Minimum Account Size
- $25,000
- SEC CRD Number
- 18387
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC MANAGED ACCOUNTS PROGRAM)
| Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | $100,000 | 2.00% |
| $100,001 | $250,000 | 1.85% |
| $250,001 | $500,000 | 1.70% |
| $500,001 | $1,000,000 | 1.55% |
| $1,000,001 | $3,000,000 | 1.45% |
| $3,000,001 | $5,000,000 | 1.25% |
| $5,000,001 | $10,000,000 | 1.00% |
| $10,000,001 | and above | 0.90% |
Illustrative Fee Rates
| Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $1 million | $16,775 | 1.68% |
| $5 million | $70,775 | 1.42% |
| $10 million | $120,775 | 1.21% |
| $50 million | $480,775 | 0.96% |
| $100 million | $930,775 | 0.93% |
Clients
- HNW Share of Firm Assets
- 54.88%
- Total Client Accounts
- 54,503
- Discretionary Accounts
- 26,187
- Non-Discretionary Accounts
- 28,316
Services Offered
Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals
Regulatory Filings
Additional Brochure: THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC MANAGED ACCOUNTS PROGRAM (2026-03-30)
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Managed Accounts Program Brochure
March 2026
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 have been made to this Managed Account Program brochure since our last annual
amendment on March 27, 2025:
• Item 4 – Services, Fees and Compensation
• Under the “Managed Accounts Program Overview,” the account minimum of $100,000 for WealthPlan
was removed.
• Item 9 – Additional Information
• 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.
• Thrivent Financial for Lutherans or Thrivent may offer Financial Advisors who are impacted by
a natural disaster with financial support in the form of an interest free loan. The offering of a
loan is based on Thrivent’s determination of the Financial Advisor’s ability to repay the loan,
their amount of sales, and other non-sales related criteria (e.g., being located in the natural
disaster zone).
• Under the heading, “Client Referrals and Other Compensation,” the following information was added:
• Thrivent or your Financial Advisor may cover certain miscellaneous and other fees and charges
assessed against brokerage and managed accounts. This creates a conflict of interest as fees
may be covered for some clients, but not others. We manage this conflict by training our
Financial Advisors that such fee waivers should generally be a courtesy to customers based
on, among other things, account size or as a goodwill gesture due to certain operational
challenges that may negatively impact the client experience as well as acting in the client’s
best interest.
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March 2026
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 ........................................................................................................................... 10
Advisor ............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Advisor Guided .......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Advantage ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10
SELECT............................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Income-Focused ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
Genesis .............................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Shepherd ......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Impact................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Shield .................................................................................................................................................................................12
Separately Managed Account ......................................................................................................................... 12
Unified Managed Account ..................................................................................................................................12
Tax Overlay Services…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………….13
Trade Execution ......................................................................................................................................................... 14
Trade Allocations....................................................................................................................................................... 15
Cash Management .................................................................................................................................................. 15
Program Account Reviews and Reports ................................................................................................... 16
Fees and Compensation ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Item 5—Account Requirements and Types of Clients................................................................................. 25
Item 6—Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation .................................................................................. 26
Item 7—Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers ................................................................... 30
Item 8—Client Contact with Portfolio Managers ............................................................................................ 30
Item 9—Additional Information .................................................................................................................................... 30
Disciplinary Information ...................................................................................................................................... 30
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .......................................................................... 30
Third-Party and Thrivent-Based Financial Incentives ................................................................... 32
Code of Ethics, Personal Trading and Participation or
Interest in Client Transactions ........................................................................................................................ 35
Managed Accounts Program Review of Accounts .......................................................................... 36
Dedicated Planning Services Review of Written Recommendations ................................. 36
Client Referrals and Other Compensation ............................................................................................ 36
Financial Information ............................................................................................................................................. 37
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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):
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 the
Advisor and Advisor Guided programs. 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 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 Impact Managed Portfolios™ (“Impact”)
• Thrivent Shield Managed Portfolio™ (“Shield”)
• Thrivent Separately Managed Account (“SMA”)
• Thrivent Unified Managed Account 2.0 (“UMA”)
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
“WealthPlan.” For example, Thrivent Advisor with
Dedicated Planning Services shall be referred to as
Thrivent Advisor WealthPlan.
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
their financial advisor. Existing Investors may continue
to participate in the program.
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.
If you elect WealthPlan, your Financial Advisor will
request from you information about your personal
financial circumstances and objectives. This information
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
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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, asset
allocation model, investment, and/or Sub-
Manager 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
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 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, that includes 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. 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
information about the option for separate Dedicated
Planning Services.
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
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.
The programs and investment advisory-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 adviser 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
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
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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 or 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
Thrivent and your Financial Advisor will not provide
investment advice or other related Program services on
these assets.
For Advantage, SELECT, Income-Focused, Genesis,
Shepherd, Impact, Shield, SMA and UMA, someone
other than your Financial Advisor will select and
manage the investments in your Account. You will not
be able to direct Thrivent, your Financial Advisor,
Platform Manager, and/or Sub-Manager(s) to either
purchase or sell securities for your Account.
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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
Mutual funds (including
mutual funds (including
(including Thrivent
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.
Minimum Account Size $25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
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.
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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.
Underlying Model
Platform Manager will
Platform Manager will
Platform Manager will
Platform Manager will
implement, based on
implement, based on
implement, based on
implement, based on
recommendations
recommendations
recommendations
recommendations
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.
BlackRock iShares
Vanguard ETFs as
Primarily Class S
shares of Thrivent
Eligible Program
Assets1
Mutual Funds as
ETFs as determined by
the investment model.
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 and ETFs or
other mutual funds,
closed-end funds and
ETFs as determined by
the investment model.
Minimum Account Size $25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
Recommended by
Recommended by
Recommended by the
Recommended by
BlackRock Investment
Vanguard Investment
Model Provider
Thrivent Asset
Rebalancing and
Reallocation
Management, LLC and
Strategy Group and
selected by the client
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.
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Managed Accounts Program Overview, continued
Shield
SMA
UMA
Investment Advisory Structure
Discretionary.
Discretionary.
Discretionary.
Financial Advisor
Asset Allocation Model/
Strategy Selection
recommends SMA Sub-
Managers, mutual funds
Financial Advisor
recommends asset
allocation model to the
client.
Client approves or rejects
recommendations.
Financial Advisor
recommends Sub-Manager
to the client (which may
include Thrivent Asset
Management LLC acting as
a Sub-Manager).
Client approves or rejects
recommendation.
Client approves or rejects
recommendation.
Platform Manager will
Sub-Manager or Platform
implement, based on
Manager will implement,
Underlying Model Holdings/
Investment Selection
recommendations from Fund
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
securities, mutual funds and
(including Thrivent Mutual
determined by the
investment model.
ETFs (including Thrivent
Funds and ETFs) as
Mutual Funds and ETFs) as
determined by the
investment model.
determined by the
investment model.
Minimum Account Size
$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
Evaluation Group, LLC and
Determined by Platform
Manager or Sub-Manager.
Determined by Platform
Manager or Sub-Manager.
implemented by Platform
Manager at least annually.
1Subject to certain limitations as noted above, as applicable.
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Managed Account Programs
These adjustments will occur as necessary and at the
sole discretion of your Financial Advisor. The asset
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, as well as Thrivent Mutual Funds and ETFs, UITs,
exchange-traded products, options, bonds, CDs certain
types of 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 with 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.
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.
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, as well as Thrivent Mutual Funds and ETFs,
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.
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.
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.
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
trading and rebalancing activity of the model and the
inclusion of certain municipal bond funds in the model.
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
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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, closed-end funds, and ETFs,
including Thrivent Mutual Funds and ETFs. The Thrivent
Faith-Based Managed Portfolios have limited
performance history.
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.
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, 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 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.
• BlackRock Target Allocation ESG Model
The Model Provider takes an active approach to
maintaining the model portfolios, which could result in
multiple transactions within a year.
Portfolios—The model portfolios are composed of
BlackRock ETFs. BlackRock uses risk analytics and
stress-testing capabilities, in combination with
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.
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-
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.
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.
• 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
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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.
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.
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.
The Model Provider takes an active approach to
maintaining the model portfolios, which could result in
multiple transactions within a year.
• 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.
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, which may include Thrivent
Asset Management (“Thrivent SMA”), to you that are in
your best interest and based upon, among other things,
your investment objectives, financial situation and needs.
• 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
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.
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, including Thrivent
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 do not
have discretionary trading authority over the assets in
your Accounts for this program.
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
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,
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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.
Tax Sensitivity Levels
Very High
High
Moderate
equities, balanced and fixed income SMA strategies that
invest in individual securities, 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.
Description
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).
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.
The recommendations of various investment strategies
(“Sleeves”) are intended to correspond to the proposed
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.
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.
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.
SMA Sub-Manager(s) have 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.
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 for UMA 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
does not apply these services. The use of these services
may cause your Account risk profile to differ from the risk
Tax Overlay Services
Platform Manager 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. Tax Overlay Services
profile initially identified for you at account opening. If
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you subsequently disable these services, this may result
in the recognition of significant capital gains.
account (“MMA”) portfolio using a blend of PMC
qualitative portfolios from funds across various asset
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.
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 or legal advice. Consult your
tax professional and attorney for such advice.
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.
UMA Private Wealth Consulting 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.
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.
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. The Program Fee
will not automatically decrease if overlay management
can no longer occur.
UMA Private Wealth Consulting
Platform Manager with Portfolio Management
Consultants (“PMC”) offers UMA Private Wealth
Consulting Service (“PWC Service”) also known as
Envestnet Private Wealth and Manager Outsourced
Consulting Services (“Manager OC Services”) (together
“UMA Private Wealth Consulting”) 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 UMA Private Wealth Consulting,
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.
PWC Service: With investment discretion, Platform
Manager, creates and manages a custom multi-manager
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 the 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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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. Trade rotation practices may result in a
conflict of interest as transactions placed on behalf of
your Account(s) may receive a share price for the
transaction that is more or less favorable than the share
price received by other client accounts. Thrivent
manages this conflict by training its Financial Advisors
on, among other things, their responsibilities as a
fiduciary under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as
amended (the “Advisers Act”) and through our policies
and procedures.
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.”
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.
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
investment 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.
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
of the managed account programs for which they
Advisor and 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
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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 consolidated statement that contains
information about, among other things, your Account,.
This quarterly statement is not a replacement for the
custodial statement that you receive from NFS.
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.
these purposes is swept into your selected money
market mutual fund (as described above). You should
understand that, depending on interest rates and other
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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;
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. 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
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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:
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.
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.
• Retirement Planning
• Risk Management
• Investment Planning
• Major Purchase Planning
• Education Planning
• Income Tax Planning
• Estate Planning
• Business Continuation Planning
• Special Needs Planning
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, 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.
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, and/or purchasing insurance contracts through
or affiliate, a conflict of interest arises between you and
Thrivent. If you purchase one or more investment
products, insurance products, and/or investment
advisory services outside of this Account, you will be
charged commissions, sales loads, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
needs planning may review how meeting your goals for
the special needs individual can be built into your overall
dedicated planning objectives.
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Advisor, Advisor Guided, SELECT,
Income-Focused, Genesis, Shepherd, Impact
and Shield Fee Schedule
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).
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 (or “householding”) includes all of your
Accounts with the same SSN/TIN or mailing address.
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Services and a refund may occur under certain
circumstances.
A small percentage of your assets may be held in a
money market mutual fund to facilitate the payment of
fees.
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
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.
Provider for the Account.
• 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.
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 level of anticipated or actual trading within
the Account.
• The experience level and credentials of your
NFS will deduct the Program Fee from your Account or
another Account (see Linking Accounts below).
Financial Advisor.
• Whether you have elected to receive ongoing
Dedicated Planning Services as part of WealthPlan.
If you elect to receive Tax Overlay Services or UMA
Overlay Services, your quarterly Program Fee will also
include the fee for these services.
• Whether you have elected to receive Tax Overlay
Service or UMA Overlay 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
by program. In addition, a portion of the Program Fee is
paid to others for their services as described below.
As described in Section 7 of the Agreement, we may
change or modify the fees for Dedicated Planning
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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.
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.
Other Charges, Fees and Expenses
Thrivent Asset Management, an affiliate, is the investment
manager for Thrivent Mutual Funds, Thrivent ETFs, and
Thrivent SMAs 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”).
Overlay Fee Schedule
Feature
Additional Maximum 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 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.
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.
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, services or insurance products
you maintain outside of the Program. In addition, you will
be charged the regular sales load, fees, commissions 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 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
Thrivent manages this conflict by training our Financial
Advisors on their responsibilities as a fiduciary for the
Program under the Advisers Act, and through our
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
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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. 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.
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 also managed
account 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
decrease as the total assets custodied with NFS increase.
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.
As a result, we have an incentive to recommend that you
Thrivent Mutual Funds and ETFs:
increase your contributions to your Account, since that
• Investment advisory fees or management fees
allows us to pay NFS lower fees.
charged by the investment manager of the funds.
• 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 managed account 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 managed account 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.
Examples of ongoing management fees or charges
include, but are not limited to:
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.
• Management fees
• Asset-based fees
• Servicing or distribution fees
• Carried interest, incentive, or performance fees
NFS charges us for certain products and services (such
as certain wire transfer and banking fees) that we are
You will pay certain fees charged by the investment
manager and/or the non-affiliated third-party
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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.
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,
depending on the specific fees and how long you intend
to hold an alternative investment, 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
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
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
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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(s) 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, 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 combination of investment advisory, custodial
• The frequency with which you expect to trade.
• Your anticipated use of other services and features
and brokerage services, 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.
• While mutual funds available through the Program
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.
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.
• Whether you have elected to receive ongoing
Dedicated Planning Services as part of WealthPlan.
• Whether you have elected to receive Tax Overlay
Services, UMA Overlay Services, or UMA Private
Wealth Consulting.
• 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.
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.
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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 the Advisor
program.
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 an 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
with applicable regulations set forth in ERISA and the
Code.
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 investment advisory
services to individuals, trusts, estates, nonprofit
organizations, corporations and other business entities.
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.
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
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Item 6—Portfolio Manager Selection and
Evaluation
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.
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
2A for further details.
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.
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
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.
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. When you invest in a Thrivent SMA, Thrivent
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,
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positive and negative share movements affect the overall
value of the strategies.
Asset Management receives a fee from the Platform
Manager. The inclusion of Thrivent Mutual Funds,
Thrivent ETFs, and Thrivent SMAs in the Program
provides an incentive for your Financial Advisor to
recommend certain programs over other programs. To
mitigate the conflict, Thrivent periodically reviews
Thrivent Asset Management’s asset allocation selection
process. Thrivent also manages this conflict by training
our Financial Advisors on their responsibilities as a
fiduciary under the Advisers Act, and through our
policies and procedures.
Environmental, Social, and Governance
Investments that are managed in accordance with ESG,
responsible, sustainable, impact or faith-based investing
criteria, investments included within models could hold
securities that deviate from the stated philosophy.
Additionally, ESG investments 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.
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 the Advantage
and SELECT programs, 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.
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, and certain alternative investments,
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.
Alternative Investments
Alternative investments are speculative in nature, are not
appropriate for all investors, and involve a high degree of
risk. Additionally, they:
• often charge high fees
• can be highly illiquid with lock-up periods
ranging from several years to over a decade
lack a secondary trading market
•
• often use leverage and other speculative
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.
investment practices that may increase the risk
of investment loss
• may be more concentrated than other
investments
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.
• may be subject to performance volatility
• are not always required to provide pricing or
valuation information or information about
underlying investments to investors
• may involve complex tax structures which results
in delays in distributing important tax information
• are not subject to the same regulatory
requirements as other registered investment
vehicles (e.g. mutual funds, ETFs);
• may be more concentrated than other
investments; and often charge high fees.
Certain alternative investments are offered as
private placements, others are offered by
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
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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.
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. An alternative 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. Certain
alternative investments are offered as private
placements; others are offered by prospectus.
Before investing carefully review and understand the
offering documents for these investments. 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.
• 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 alternative
investment will achieve its objective, generate profits, or
avoid loss. 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.
Below are examples of certain unique risks that apply to
specific categories of alternative investments which you
should understand before investing:
• Hedge funds. Hedge funds pool money from
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
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
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
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
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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.
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.
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 assets, 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.
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
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.
Dedicated Planning Services—Methods of
Analysis and Investment Strategies
Thrivent’s Dedicated Planning Services is generally
designed with a view toward long-term investing. 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 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.
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
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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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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(s) of the information contained on your Investor
Profile, as well as any subsequent changes you submit to
Thrivent in writing.
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 provided FINRA with certain
information regarding its established remediation plan for
eligible clients.
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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 was 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
concluded matters involving Thrivent, which had been
pending before the Department.
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
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 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.
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.
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.
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
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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.
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.
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.
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
Mutual Funds are distributed by Thrivent’s Financial
Advisors and Thrivent Distributors, LLC.
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 investment
advisory services that are sponsored and advised by
Thrivent and its affiliates, such as the Advantage,
SELECT, Income-Focused and Impact programs or SMAs
managed by Thrivent Asset Management. Please see
information related to this conflict of interest described
above in “Item 4—Services, Fees and Compensation.”
Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and a
registered investment adviser providing investment
advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth
individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses and
retirement plans.
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, mutual funds, ETFs, and
SMAs. 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 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.
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 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.
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.
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
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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.
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
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 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.
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.
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 participating in Thrivent’s Managed Accounts
Program, your Financial Advisor can recommend mutual
funds that don’t offer an institutional or other lower-cost
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
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services and/or client tenure, and/or tenure of the
financial advisor with Thrivent or Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans.
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.
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.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans or Thrivent may offer
Financial Advisors who are impacted by a natural disaster
with financial support in the form of an interest
free loan. The offering of a loan is based on Thrivent’s
determination of the Financial Advisor’s ability to repay
the loan, their amount of sales, and other non-sales
related criteria (e.g., being located in the natural disaster
zone). 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.
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 and/or a
Financial Advisor refers trust services to a client or
member.
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.
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 Advisor’s 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.
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.
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.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans may provide Financial
Advisors subsidized retirement benefits and subsidized
insurance benefits based on commissions they receive.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans or its affiliates pay
additional compensation to certain Financial Advisors for
training and coaching other Financial Advisors on
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.
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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:
Thrivent
Attn: Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser
Compliance
MS 8100
600 Portland Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Thrivent’s Code requires certain persons, defined as
Access Persons, to disclose specific accounts in which
they have a beneficial interest (“personal securities
accouns”). These personal securities accounts are
monitored electronically for activity that is inconsistent
with the fiduciary duty owed to Thrivent’s clients.
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
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.
Thrivent’s Access Persons are subject to a personal
trading policy intended to help mitigate conflicts of
interest when trading 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.
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 investment advisory clients
use NFS as a custodian over other custodians and to
recommend that you increase the amount you have
invested in your Account.
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
Thrivent and its affiliates provide investment 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
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• 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.
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.
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.
Managed Accounts Program Review of Accounts
Thrivent periodically reviews Accounts. Reviews may
include, but are not limited to:
• Certain types of Account activity or inactivity.
• Types and amounts of securities being purchased
or sold.
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.
• Share class of mutual fund holdings.
• Account holdings relative to your financial status,
risk tolerance, and investment objectives.
• 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
investment advisory services.
Thrivent or your Financial Advisor may cover certain
miscellaneous and other fees and charges assessed
against brokerage and managed accounts. This creates
a conflict of interest as fees may be covered for some
clients, but not others. We manage this conflict by
training our Financial Advisors that such fee waivers
should generally be a courtesy to customers based on,
among other things, account size or as a goodwill
gesture due to certain operational challenges that may
negatively impact the client experience as well as acting
in the client’s best interest.
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 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.
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.
In addition, a 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
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(e.g., employer-sponsored 401(k) plan) with us based on
their recommendation.
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 investment 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 in
partnership with Thrivent and Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans pays your Financial Advisor for their work in
bringing donor gifts to Thrivent Charitable to the extent
these donor gifts are invested in donor advised funds.
This fee does not increase cost of the product to you.
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.
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.
EXHIBIT A
Thrivent may provide information explaining how certain
In addition to the commissions and fees your Financial
Advisor receives when you own an investment product or
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
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.
clients. Please see www.thrivent.com/files/hypothetical-
performance-client-education.pdf for more information
and education on what is hypothetical performance and
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
what to look for when receiving hypothetical performance.
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Additional Brochure: THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. ADVISORFLEX MANAGED VARIABLE ANNUITY PROGRAM (2026-03-30)
View Document Text
Managed Accounts Program
Brochure Thrivent AdvisorFlex
Managed Variable Annuity™
Program (Closed to new investors)
March 2026
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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AdvisorFlex Managed Variable Annuity™ Program Brochure
Item 2—Material Changes
The following material changes were made to this AdvisorFlex Managed Variable AnnuityTM 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.
Contact us at 800-847-4836 or ask your Financial Advisor if at any time you would like to receive an additional brochure.
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March 2026
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
Services ............................................................................................................................. 6
Cash Management .................................................................................................... 6
Program Account Reviews and Reports.................................................... 6
Fees and Compensation ....................................................................................... 7
Item 5—Account Requirements and Types of Clients ............................. 10
Item 6—Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation .................................. 10
Item 7—Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers .................... 11
Item 8—Client Contact With Portfolio Manager ................................................ 11
Item 9—Additional Information ...................................................................................... 12
Disciplinary Information .......................................................................................... 12
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ............................. 12
Third-Party and Thrivent-Based Financial Incentives ...................... 13
Code of Ethics, Personal Trading
and Participation or Interest in Client Transactions .......................... 16
Review of Accounts ................................................................................................... 17
Client Referrals and Other Compensation ............................................... 17
Financial Information ................................................................................................ 18
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Item 4—Services, Fees and
Compensation
other programs, ask your financial advisor (“Financial
Advisor”) for a copy of the Thrivent Investment
Management Inc. Managed Accounts Program Brochure
(“Managed Accounts Program Brochure”).
Program Overview
The AdvisorFlex Program enables you to receive
ongoing investment advice and related services,
including performance, custody and transaction
reporting in connection with your Thrivent
AdvisorFlex Variable Annuity™—for an asset-based
fee (“Program Fee”). Participation in the AdvisorFlex
Program may cost you more or less than purchasing
these services separately.
Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. (“Platform
Manager”), an unaffiliated registered investment
adviser provides investment advisory services for the
AdvisorFlex Program.
Investment advisory services for the AdvisorFlex
Program will be provided to you by Thrivent and
your Financial Advisor.
Thrivent Investment Management Inc. (“Thrivent” or
“we” or “us”) is an investment adviser and broker-
dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The words “you” and “your” refer to the
person(s) who signs the Thrivent Investment
Management Inc. AdvisorFlex Managed Variable
Annuity Client Agreement (the “Agreement”)
whether one or more individuals or entities. Thrivent
sponsors the Thrivent AdvisorFlex Managed Variable
Annuity™ program (“AdvisorFlex Program”) a non-
discretionary investment advisory and managed
accounts program that is described in this Brochure
and is a part of Thrivent’s overall Managed Accounts
Program (“Program”). The AdvisorFlex Program is
closed to new investors. Clients who were
participating in this program prior to June 28, 2025
will continue to receive ongoing, non-discretionary
investment advisory services from their financial
advisor.
To participate in the AdvisorFlex Program, you will sign
an AdvisorFlex Variable Annuity Application to
establish an annuity contract (“Contract”) with Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans, an affiliated fraternal benefit
society. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is also the
issuer of the Contract and will serve as the custodian
for the assets in the Contract.
The Program also includes a number of other
investment advisory, managed account programs
sponsored by Thrivent with the objective of
managing a portfolio of assets on both a
discretionary and nondiscretionary basis. These
programs include:
• Thrivent Advisor (“Advisor”)
• Thrivent Advisor Guided (“Advisor Guided”)
• Thrivent Advantage Managed
(“Advantage”) (closed to new
PortfoliosTM
investors)
(“SELECT”)
Generally, you will pay a Program Fee based on the
accumulated value of the Contract assets. The
Contract is the only investment in the AdvisorFlex
Program. No other securities may be purchased or
otherwise held within the AdvisorFlex Program. Review
the AdvisorFlex Program chart below and the Thrivent
Investment Management Inc. AdvisorFlex Managed
Variable Annuity Client Agreement (“Client
Agreement”) for more information about the Contract
assets.
• Thrivent SELECT Managed PortfoliosTM
• Thrivent Income-Focused Managed
(“Income-Focused”)
PortfoliosTM
• Thrivent Genesis Managed PortfoliosTM (“Genesis”)
• Thrivent Shepherd Managed
Portfolios®
(“Impact”)
(“Shepherd”)
• Thrivent Impact Managed PortfoliosTM
• Thrivent Shield Managed PortfolioTM (“Shield”)
• Thrivent Separately Managed Account (“SMA”)
• Thrivent Unified Managed Account 2.0
(“UMA”)
If you are interested in learning more about these
The investment options available in your Contract are
referred to as subaccounts (“Subaccounts”). You also
have the option of investing a portion of your Contract
assets in a fixed account (“Fixed Account”). Portfolios
of the Thrivent Series Fund, Inc. are among the
Subaccount options (“Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Subaccounts”) available for purchase within the
Contract. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, the issuer of
the Contract, also serves as the investment manager
for the Thrivent Series Fund, Inc. portfolios and
receives a management fee for its services. Thrivent
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Financial for Lutherans may also earn
administrative service fees or revenue-sharing
fees from the use of certain non- proprietary
portfolio Subaccount options available for
purchase in the Contract.
The managed account 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 to which
Thrivent has granted them access to offer. In order to
offer managed account programs, your Financial
Advisor is required to be appropriately licensed and
state-registered with Thrivent as an investment advisor
representative.
Your Financial Advisor will recommend an appropriate
managed account program for you based upon your
investment objectives, financial situation and needs.
The decision to select the AdvisorFlex Program and
to establish a Contract is solely yours.
Review the chart below for an at-a-glance view of the
AdvisorFlex Program, including the investment
selection process and the Program Fee Schedule.
When you allocate money to a Subaccount, you will
pay your proportionate share of the portfolio’s
underlying expenses, which may include advisory fees
and other operating expenses. Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans, the issuer of the Contract, may also charge
you a fund facilitation fee to make certain non-
proprietary portfolios available as investment options
in a Subaccount. These fees are in addition to the
Program Fee you pay. Not all portfolios have fund
facilitation fees. Generally, it is more profitable for us if
you purchase investment products that are
underwritten, distributed or advised by Thrivent and/or
its affiliates, such as portfolios of the Thrivent Series
Fund, Inc. Carefully review the sections titled “Fees
and Compensation—Other Charges, Fees and
Expenses”and “Item 9—Additional Information—
Third-Party and Thrivent-Based Financial Incentives”
for further information related to this conflict of
interest.
AdvisorFlex Guided Program Overview
Investment Advisory Structure
Non-discretionary
Asset Allocation Strategy
Financial Advisor recommends; client approves
or rejects recommendation
Eligible Program Assets
AdvisorFlex Variable Annuity
Subaccount and Fixed Account/Investment Selection
Financial Advisor recommends; client approves
or rejects recommendation
Minimum Initial Investment1
$25,000
Rebalancing and Reallocation
Financial Advisor recommends; client approves
or rejects recommendation
The AdvisorFlex Program Fee Schedule is outlined in “Item 4—Services, Fees and Compensation” below.
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provided by your Financial Advisor. You may also
contact your Financial Advisor to rebalance or
reallocate the Subaccounts and the Fixed Account
assets.
Where permitted by applicable law and business need,
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans reserves the right to
make certain changes to the structure and operation
of the Contract. These changes include, among others,
the right to:
• Remove, combine or add new Subaccounts in
its sole discretion.
Financial Advisors may work with you either
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 individuals may have access to
your Contract and other information and may be
responsible for certain aspects of servicing your
participation in the AdvisorFlex Program. For example,
these other Financial Advisors may enter trades at
your request, participate in the preparation of the
portfolio reviews, perform investment research, and be
available to answer general questions you may have
related to the AdvisorFlex Program.
• Substitute shares of one portfolio for another,
which may have differences including different
fees, expenses, objectives and risks.
• Restrict or prohibit additional allocations,
and/or payments to Subaccounts.
Review the AdvisorFlex Variable Annuity
prospectus (“Prospectus”) for more
information about these changes.
Investing involves risks, including the potential for
loss of principal invested. Strategies and
recommendations provided may have tax or legal
consequences that you should consider. Thrivent
and its Financial Advisors do not provide tax or
legal advice. Consult your tax professional and
attorney for such advice. The “Services” section
below describes the AdvisorFlex Program in
greater detail.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans aggregates
multiple client transaction orders to seek the
most favorable price and/or lower execution costs
at the time of execution. All aggregated client
transaction orders receive the same price.
Cash Management
There are no cash management features
in the AdvisorFlex Program. All cash must
be invested in a Subaccount and/or the
Fixed Account within the Contract.
Refer to the Client Agreement for
information about additional payments and
surrenders.
Services
The AdvisorFlex Program is a non-discretionary
investment advisory program that gives you access
to a Thrivent AdvisorFlex Variable Annuity Contract.
Your Financial Advisor will help you develop an asset
allocation strategy, select from the Subaccounts
available in your Contract, and determine how much
of your premium (payments you make) to allocate
into each of the Subaccount(s) and/or the Fixed
Account within the Contract. Your Financial Advisor
may use a variety of methods and resources to
develop a recommended asset allocation strategy.
Program Account Reviews and Reports
Performance reporting, custodial statements and
trade confirmations are features available in the
AdvisorFlex Program. You should review these
documents upon receipt and promptly notify Thrivent
of any discrepancies.
Due to changing market conditions, the asset
allocation among the Subaccounts within your
Contract may change or deviate from its original
allocation. In light of this, your Financial Advisor may
recommend that you participate in the automatic
asset rebalancing program, which is an option
available in the Contract. If you do not choose to
participate in the asset rebalancing program, your
Financial Advisor will recommend that you rebalance
or reallocate the Subaccounts and the Fixed Account
assets. It is solely your decision to implement any
rebalancing or reallocation recommendations
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household mailing address.
Performance Reporting
You and your Financial Advisor will receive quarterly
performance reports detailing the following:
• Portfolio Subaccount and Fixed Account
appraisal—Reports your portfolio’s holdings,
current market value of all positions, and
unrealized gains/losses.
• Quarterly performance—Summarizes the
current quarterly performance of the
portfolio.
• Performance history—Summarizes the
performance of the Subaccount(s) and
compares it to various market indexes.
Custodial Statements
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will send you
statements at least quarterly. These statements
contain information including, but not limited to, the
accumulated value of your Contract, the current
market value of each Subaccount invested in, the
amount of the Fixed Account and transaction activity
for the previous quarter period. In certain instances,
Thrivent will also send you a quarterly statement
describing certain activity during the previous quarter.
We encourage you to carefully review and compare
the Contract statements that you receive from
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans with those you
receive, if any, from Thrivent.
• Cost basis—Provides cost basis
information in year-end summary
statements.
Trade Confirmations
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will also send you
confirmations of each purchase or surrender
transaction effected in your Contract and/or any
other transaction for which it is obligated to send you
a confirmation.
Consolidated quarterly performance reports
may be available if you or members of your
household have the AdvisorFlex Program and
multiple accounts in the Program with the
same taxpayer identification number and/or
Fees and Compensation
You will be charged a quarterly Program Fee for each AdvisorFlex Program not to exceed the fee rate from the
fee schedule(s) provided below.
AdvisorFlex Program Fee Schedule
Accumulated Value of
Household*Contract(s)
Maximum Program Fee
(annual as a % of assets)
Up to $100,000
2.00%
$100,000–$249,999
1.85%
$250,000–$499,999
1.70%
$500,000–$999,999
1.55%
$1,000,000–$2,999,999
1.45%
$3,000,000–$4,999,999
1.25%
$5,000,000–$9,999,999
1.00%
$10,000,000 – and above
0.90%
Fee for funds in the Fixed Account. For funds held in the Fixed Account, the Maximum Program Fee is 0.50%.
*Household includes all of your Contracts and/or managed accounts within the Program with the same
SSN/TIN or mailing address.
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Affiliations” for more information about NFS.
Thrivent is not affiliated with NFS.
The Program Fee will vary among clients and may
be negotiable under certain circumstances. Factors
typically considered to determine your Program Fee
include:
• The managed account program(s) you have
selected.
• The amount of assets in your Contract.
• Your personal financial needs, objectives and
complexity of your financial situation.
• The level of anticipated or actual trading within the
Allocation of the Program Fee
A portion of your Program Fee is paid to Thrivent,
your Financial Advisor and the Platform Manager
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.
Subaccounts.
• The experience level and credentials of your
Financial Advisor.
• The amount of household assets you have within
the Program, where Contracts and/or managed
accounts have the same taxpayer identification
number and/or home mailing address.
Other Charges, Fees and Expenses to Consider
If you invest in Thrivent Series Funds, Inc. and certain
non-proprietary portfolios, you will receive an offset credit
in the amount by which the total of certain fees received
by Thrivent exceed 0.45% annually of your Contract’s
accumulated value. If these fees received by Thrivent do
not exceed 0.45%, you will not receive a
credit. The types of fees included in the offset if
received by Thrivent are provided below.
Thrivent Series Fund, Inc.:
• Investment advisory fees charged by the
investment manager of the funds.
• The offset does not include administrative
fees, transfer agent fees, sub-transfer agent
fees or networking fees.
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 Contracts 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.
Non-proprietary portfolios:
• Reimbursement payments.
• Administrative fees.
• Transfer agent fees or other servicing and account
maintenance fees paid to us or our affiliate related to
this program.
Calculation of Program Fees
The Program Fee is based on the accumulated value of
your Contract assets as of the last business day of the
end of the quarter and in accordance with the Client
Agreement. Thrivent, in its sole discretion, determines
which assets are billable and included in the calculation
of the Program Fee.
The credit will be applied to the same source you
authorized Thrivent Financial for Lutherans to deduct
your Program Fee.
Fees and charges that are not included in the Program
Fee, but may be incurred in addition to the Program Fee,
include:
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will deduct your
Program Fee from either a bank account that you
designate or this Contract. If your Program Fee is
deducted from your Contract, it will reduce the value
of your Contract.
• Surrender charges.
• Transfer charges.
• Mortality and expense charges.
• Charge for a maximum anniversary death
National Financial Services LLC (“NFS”) will
deduct your Program Fee if you select a
Thrivent brokerage or managed account as the
billing account for the AdvisorFlex Program.
Review “Item 9—Additional Information—
Other Financial Industry Activities and
benefit rider.
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• Operating expenses of the Subaccount(s)
that you select.
• Fund facilitation fees for certain Subaccounts.
• Electronic fund, banking and wire transfer fees.
I, Part 4 of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (ERISA), 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.
• Other miscellaneous or service charges.
Factors to Consider in Assessing AdvisorFlex
Program Costs
There are a number of factors to consider when assessing
the costs of the AdvisorFlex Program. These factors include:
• The combination of investment advisory,
custodial and related services and the Contract
available through the AdvisorFlex Program may
not be available separately.
• The source of investible assets and the time
Additional Compensation and Charges Applicable to
Your Financial Advisor and Thrivent
Your Financial Advisor recommending and providing
advice with respect to the Program receives additional
compensation as a result of your participation in the
AdvisorFlex 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 and
other services (e.g., the cost of the services if provided
separately and the trading activity in the client’s
Contract or account(s)).
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.
• Whether you have previously paid a sales load to
Thrivent or its affiliates within a 24-month period
prior to enrollment in the AdvisorFlex Program.
• Whether you have paid a surrender charge to Thrivent
or its affiliates immediately prior to enrolling in the
AdvisorFlex Program.
Therefore, your Financial Advisor may have a financial
incentive to recommend one of Thrivent’s managed
account programs over other programs or services. In
addition, your Financial Advisor may be paid a higher
percentage of the Program Fee, depending upon the
program(s) you select and Thrivent’s compensation
payout criteria. This creates a conflict of interest on the
part of your Financial Advisor. Thrivent manages this
conflict through its new account or best-interest review
process, surveillance and by training Financial Advisors
regarding the Program and related services.
Is the Program Appropriate for You?
Your Financial Advisor and/or Thrivent may recommend to
you one or more programs. 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 AdvisorFlex Program or to pay separately for
other products or services that may not offer the
combination of investment advisory, custodial and
brokerage services, as part of the Program.
• The cost, potential benefits and potential risks of the
AdvisorFlex Program.
• Your investment objectives and the complexity of
your investment strategy.
• The types of and number of investments you hold
and intend to make, including the percentage of the
overall portfolio that you intend to hold in the Fixed
Account.
Linking Programs/Accounts
If you have an AdvisorFlex Program and other
accounts within the Program with the same
taxpayer identification number and/or home mailing
address, you may link those Programs/Accounts for
purposes of billing by selecting a primary account
(“Primary Account”) from which to pay the Program
Fees on behalf of the other linked
Programs/Accounts on a quarterly basis. The
accounts do not need to be within the same
managed account program. This linking is only
available if you elect to have the AdvisorFlex
Program Fee deducted from a non-qualified
brokerage or managed account.
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
• Your desire for diversification across Subaccount(s).
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• The frequency with which you expect to trade
in your Subaccount(s).
subject to certain requirements, including Thrivent’s
receipt of appropriate plan certification and other
relevant documentation.
• Your anticipated use of other services and features
specific to AdvisorFlex.
• The payment preference of an asset-based fee
for ongoing investment advice and other
related services compared to a commissioned-
based variable annuity.
Neither Thrivent nor your Financial Advisor exercise
investment discretion and neither is an “investment
manager” within the meaning of ERISA with respect
to any plan subject to ERISA. Thrivent and your
Financial Advisor provide “investment advice” with
respect to any plan subject to ERISA or section 4975
of the Code only to the extent, we provide fiduciary
“investment advice” as defined in section 3(21)(A)(ii)
of ERISA, section 4975(e)(3)(B) of the Code, and any
regulations promulgated thereunder.
At any time, a Contract can vary greatly in the size,
number and diversity of the Subaccounts held, due
to, among other things, market conditions and your
current investment needs and objectives. 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 in the Fixed Account, for an
extended period of time, you should consider other
Contract options (i.e., investing in a commissioned-
based variable annuity) that may be more
economically advantageous for you.
The minimum initial investment amount for the
AdvisorFlex Program is $25,000. In some instances,
Financial Advisors may set higher minimum
investment requirements for clients than listed in this
Brochure. You may be eligible to participate in the
AdvisorFlex Program below the initial minimum
investment in the event that Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans waives the initial payment requirement for
the Contract.
The use of margin is not available within the
AdvisorFlex Program.
If you decide to participate in the Program, you will
sign a Client Agreement, which will govern your
participation in the AdvisorFlex Program, and the
Thrivent AdvisorFlex Variable Annuity application to
establish an annuity contract with Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans.
Your Financial Advisor receives training related to
offering and servicing Contracts in the
AdvisorFlex Program. Training includes
understanding factors relative to client needs
and the suitability of product and service
recommendations, expected trading or
transaction frequency, fee preference (e.g.,
asset-based fee or a commission-based fee
arrangement), and desire for ongoing investment
advice.
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.
Certain types of account registrations may not
be available through the AdvisorFlex Program,
including contracts 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 AdvisorFlex Program
Item 6—Portfolio Manager Selection
and Evaluation
Your Financial Advisor may use a variety of methods and
resources to develop a recommended model portfolio
strategy for the Subaccount(s) and Fixed Account assets
within your Contract. The resources utilized may include
research services that your Financial Advisor obtained
through an agreement with a third-party provider. Thrivent
does not directly contract with unaffiliated third-party
research providers for this purpose. Your Financial Advisor
is expected to conduct adequate due diligence of these
providers and for all recommendations made to you. Ask
your Financial Advisor about any third-party providers used
to help provide investment recommendations for you in the
AdvisorFlex Program. Review a copy of the provider’s
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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.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-
Side Management
Thrivent does not charge performance-based fees for the
AdvisorFlex Program.
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 shares held in your Subaccount(s). Review the
Prospectus for additional information about voting
privileges and delivery of proxy materials, reports and
other materials relating to the Subaccounts.
Conflicts of Interest Related to Portfolio Manager
Selection and Evaluation
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Subaccounts are among
the Subaccount options available in the Contract, as
well as non-proprietary portfolio Subaccount options
for which the non-proprietary firm pays Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans administrative service fees or
revenue-sharing fees. Our affiliates will earn advisory
and other fees (including revenue-sharing) in
connection with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Subaccounts and certain non- proprietary portfolio
Subaccount options.
As a result, we have a conflict of interest when we
recommend Subaccounts to you that are advised or
issued by us or our affiliates or for which we or our
affiliates receive compensation. We will recommend
services and investments to you that we believe are
appropriate for you. In light of the conflicts of interest
described here, carefully evaluate each
recommendation, and also review “Item 4—Services,
Fees and Compensation” and “Item 9—Additional
Information—Third-Party and Thrivent-Based
Financial Incentives” for more information about these
practices.
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 Contract, and any
other relevant information, together 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 asset allocation
strategy that 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.
Risks
Investing involves risks and there is no guarantee
that the portfolio Subaccount options will achieve
their stated objectives.
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.
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.
Review individual prospectuses for the Subaccount
options, which contain more complete information
on the investment objectives, risks, charges and
expenses of the portfolio, which investors should
read and consider before investing. Contact your
Financial Advisor or call 800-847-4836 to obtain
prospectuses.
Item 8—Client Contact With
Portfolio Manager
You will work with your Financial Advisor to discuss your
Contract and the asset allocation strategy. Your Financial
Advisor will generally be available for consultation regarding
the AdvisorFlex Program during normal business hours.
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matters involving Thrivent, which had been pending
before the Department.
Item 9—Additional Information
Disciplinary 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.
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 the Financial
Regulatory Authority (“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 provided
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.
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
made 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 concluded
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
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and investment objectives.
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 Mutual
Funds are distributed by Thrivent’s registered professionals
and Thrivent Distributors, LLC.
Thrivent has a fully disclosed clearing agreement with
NFS, Member NYSE/SIPC, a Fidelity Investments®
company, under which NFS provides trade execution,
clearing services, custody of assets in the Managed
Accounts Program and Thrivent brokerage accounts,
and other related services. NFS does not provide
clearing or custodial services for assets in the
AdvisorFlex Program. Thrivent is not affiliated
with NFS.
Thrivent 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 investment
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.
Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc. and its various
subsidiaries may share certain supervised and
management persons.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 non-proprietary life and health
insurance products.
Although your Financial Advisor recommends or
includes 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,
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and through our policies and procedures.
investment manager for the mutual funds and ETFs
and for providing administrative and accounting
services to the funds pursuant to an Administrative
Services Agreement.
It is more profitable for Thrivent and its affiliates to sell
products issued by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and
our affiliates than those issued by other companies. As a
result, we have a financial incentive to recommend such
products over other companies’ products.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will receive fees
for providing administrative services in connection
with certain of the Subaccounts options available in
the Contract.
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.
Thrivent Mutual Funds pay Thrivent Financial
Investor Services Inc. fees for providing transfer
agency and dividend payment services to
shareholders.
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, mutual
funds, ETFs and SMAs. 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 non-affiliated 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.
In our capacity as a broker-dealer and investment
adviser (excluding the AdvisorFlex Program), based
on proprietary and certain non-proprietary mutual
funds its clients own, Thrivent receives revenue-
sharing payments from affiliates and third-party
companies. This compensation is based on assets
under management and is paid by the investment
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 Subaccounts are
among the Subaccounts available for purchase in the
Contract. Generally, it is more profitable for us if you
purchase products that are underwritten, distributed or
advised by Thrivent and its affiliates, such as Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans Subaccount. In addition, it is
generally more profitable for us if you purchase certain
services that are sponsored and advised by Thrivent
and its affiliates, such as Advantage, SELECT, Impact and
Income-Focused programs. Please see information
related to this conflict of interest described above in
“Item 4— Services, Fees and Compensation,” as well as
in the Thrivent Managed Accounts Program Brochure.
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.
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
When you invest in Thrivent Mutual Funds and
exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), Thrivent Asset
Management, LLC receives fees for serving as the
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12b-1 fees and similar marketing fees received.
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.
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.
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, 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 non-affiliated
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
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.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans or Thrivent may offer
Financial Advisors who are impacted by a natural disaster
with financial support in the form of an interest free
loan. The offering of a loan is based on Thrivent’s
determination of the Financial Advisor’s ability to repay the
loan, amount of sales, and other non-sales related criteria
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
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(e.g., being located in the natural disaster zone).
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, a satisfactory compliance
record, and approval from Thrivent.
since we have an incentive to utilize NFS as a clearing
firm and custodian for the assets in certain investment
advisory programs (excluding the AdvisorFlex Program).
We also 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 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.
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.
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 individuals
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.
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.
Thrivent will provide a copy of the Thrivent Code to any
client or prospective client upon request. Send your written
request to:
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.
Thrivent
Attn: Broker-Dealer and Investment Advisory Compliance
MS 8100
600 Portland Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55415
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 our contract
with NFS before the end of the contract term. These
contract terms create a conflict of interest for us
Thrivent’s Code requires certain persons, defined as Access
Persons, to disclose specific accounts in which they have a
beneficial interest (“personal securities accounts”). These
personal securities accounts are monitored electronically
for activity that is inconsistent with the fiduciary duty owed
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Client Referrals and Other Compensation
The receipt of compensation (either directly or indirectly)
creates a conflict of interest between us and you.
to Thrivent’s clients. Thrivent’s Access Persons are
subject to a personal trading policy intended to help
mitigate conflicts of interest when trading 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.
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.
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.
Thrivent and its affiliates provide investment advisory
and/or brokerage services for other clients and give
advice and take action for other clients (including
those not participating in the AdvisorFlex Program)
that may differ from the advice given or the timing or
the nature of any action taken with respect to you. In
addition, Thrivent may, but is not obligated to, purchase
or sell, or recommend for purchase or sell, shares
within your Subaccount that Thrivent or any of its
affiliates may purchase or sell for any other client. All
client trade orders are submitted to Thrivent Financial
for Lutherans for execution on an agency basis.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans may, however, execute
trade corrections and trade adjustments when
necessary.
Review of Accounts
Thrivent periodically reviews Subaccount allocations for
the program. Reviews may include, but are not limited to:
• Certain types of transaction activity, or lack thereof.
Thrivent or your Financial Advisor may cover certain
miscellaneous and other fees and charges assessed
against brokerage and managed accounts. This creates a
conflict of interest as fees may be covered for some
clients, but not others. We manage this conflict by training
our Financial advisors that such fee waivers should
generally be a courtesy to customers based on, among
other things, account size or as a goodwill gesture due to
certain operational challenges that may negatively impact
the client experience as well as acting in the clients best
interest.
• Subaccount options relative to your financial
status and investment objectives.
• Value of your Contract (or combined value of
your household Contracts/managed accounts)
relative to the maximum Program Fee.
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.
As a result of such review, we may take certain
actions, up to and including the termination of the
investment advisory services. As a client in the
AdvisorFlex Program, you can expect to receive
regular reports and other materials as discussed
above in “Item 4—Services, Fees and
Compensation—Program Reviews and Reports.”
In addition, a 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.
These materials include quarterly statements and
performance reports. Your statements will be sent
by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. You will also
receive statements from NFS if your Program Fee is
deducted from a Thrivent brokerage or managed
account.
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 AdvisorFlex Program Fee or
any fees associated with accounts, products or services
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that you buy, sell or hold with Thrivent.
(e.g., employer-sponsored 401(k) plan) with us based on
their recommendation.
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.
In addition, and separate from the above-referenced
arrangement, Thrivent Trust Company pays your
Financial Advisors a fee for referring you to Thrivent
Trust Company for its 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 investment advisory services to assets. Any
such compensation payment will be disclosed to the
client, when applicable and as required by law, and will
not increase the client’s fees. Such payments may be
made for the duration of the client accounts held with
Thrivent Trust Company.
Financial Advisors may enter into a loan agreement with a
customer 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.
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.
In another separate arrangement, Thrivent Charitable in
partnership with Thrivent and Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans pays your Financial Advisor for their work in
bringing donor gifts to Thrivent Charitable to the extent
these donor gifts are invested in donor advised funds.
This fee does not increase cost of the product to you.
Thrivent receives compensation from Thrivent Advisor
Network, LLC for soliciting or referring prospective
clients to Thrivent Advisor Network for investment
advisory services.
Financial Information
Thrivent does not require prepayment of investment
advisory fees six months or more in advance.
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.
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 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
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Additional Brochure: THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. DEDICATED PLANNING SERVICES (2026-03-30)
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Dedicated Planning
Services Brochure
March 2026
Thrivent Investment Management Inc.
600 Portland Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55415
800-847-4836 • thrivent.com
This Dedicated Planning Services 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.
Dedicated Planning Services Brochure
Item 2 - Material Changes
The following material changes have been made to this Dedicated Planning Services Brochure since our
last annual update dated March 27, 2025.
Item 5 - Fees and Compensation
Under this section, the following information was revised:
• Planning Fees range from a minimum of $600 to a maximum of $ 10,000 unless otherwise accepted by
Thrivent. We may change or modify the fees for Dedicated Planning Services. In certain circumstances,
your Financial Advisor may have a higher minimum Planning Fee.
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Under this section, the following information was added:
• Thrivent or your Financial advisor may cover certain miscellaneous and other fees and charges
assessed against brokerage and managed accounts. This creates a conflict of interest as fees may be
covered for some clients, but not others. We manage this conflict by training our Financial advisors that
such fee waivers should generally be a courtesy to customers based on, among other things, account
size or as a goodwill gesture due to certain operational challenges that may negatively impact the client
experience as well as acting in the clients best interest.
Under this section, the following information is 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.
• Thrivent and its affiliates pay Financial Advisors and field management 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 Thrivent may offer Financial Advisors or Professionals who are
impacted by a natural disaster with financial support in the form of an interest free loan. The offering of
a loan is based on Thrivent’s determination of the Financial Advisor’s ability to repay the loan, their
amount of sales, and other non-sales related criteria (e.g., being located in the natural disaster zone).
March 2026
Table of Contents
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Item 1 – Cover Page
1
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Item 2 – Material Changes
2
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
3
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
4
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Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
6
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Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and
Side-by-Side Management
7
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Item 7 – Types of Clients
7
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies
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and Risk of Loss
7
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Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
8
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities
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and Affiliations
9
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Personal Trading and Participation
or Interest in Client Transactions
10
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Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
10
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Item 13 – Review of Accounts
10
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Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
11
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Item 15 – Custody
15
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Item 16 – Investment Discretion
15
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Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
15
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Item 18 – Financial Information
15
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Advisory Business
Thrivent Investment Management Inc. (“Thrivent” or
“we” or “us”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent
Financial Holdings Inc., which, in turn, is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
Thrivent has been registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) since 1986 and has
provided dedicated planning services to members
since 1998.
Thrivent also offers Dedicated Planning Services
combined with a managed account program for
a consolidated fee, referred to as “WealthPlan.”
WealthPlan combines Dedicated Planning Services
and the Managed Accounts Program for purposes of fees
billing; however, the advisory services provided
as part of WealthPlan are separate and distinct.
Review Thrivent’s Managed Accounts Program Brochure
for a full description of the WealthPlan offering. Discuss
options with your Financial Advisor to determine which is
right for you.
The words “you” and “your” refer to the person(s) who
completes and signs a Dedicated Planning Services
Agreement Schedule (“Schedule”), whether one or
more individuals.
As of December 31, 2025, Thrivent managed
approximately $9,475,993,531 in discretionary assets and
$11,293,873,479 in nondiscretionary assets.
As of Dec. 31, 2025, Thrivent has approximately
$22,048,248,516 in services where a third-party manager
maintains discretion over the assets.
Thrivent’s Dedicated Planning Services (“Dedicated
Planning Services” or “Service”) is an investment
advisory service designed for you and your financial
advisor (“Financial Advisor”) to periodically review your
personal financial position holistically and identify
strategies tailored to help you reach your financial
goals. Your Financial Advisor may also be an
insurance producer.
Qualified Thrivent Financial Advisors are authorized
to offer Dedicated Planning Services. Financial Advisors
may work with you individually, as a team or in
partnership with other Financial Advisors and/or support
staff.
As part of the dedicated planning process, your Financial
Advisor (and the team, if applicable) will use the
information and any supporting policies and guidelines or
restrictions that you provide to help determine appropriate
investment and financial strategies for you.
You will decide to engage in Dedicated Planning
Services either as a one-time service that will end after
receiving your written recommendations ("One-Time"
Service) or as an ongoing service ("Ongoing" Service).
The Ongoing Service automatically renews each year.
Discuss with your Financial Advisor which option may
be appropriate for you and your situation.
You will sign a Schedule in both instances. The
recommendations we provide will primarily focus on
your dedicated planning needs, not market activity
or fluctuations. Your Financial Advisor will not provide
monitoring of your financial information. The Service
does not include implementation of the
recommendations.
One-Time Service. Your Financial Advisor will make
best efforts to provide you written recommendations
within 12 months from the date you sign (“Anniversary
Date”) the Schedule for the One-Time Service.
Ongoing Service. Your Financial Advisor will make
best efforts to provide you written recommendations
within 12 months from the date you sign the Schedule
and annually thereafter - not later than the Anniversary
Date for the Ongoing Service.
You have the option, but no obligation, to implement
all or any portion of these 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,
receiving investment advisory services as an investment
adviser, and/or purchasing insurance contracts through
our affiliates, a conflict of interest arises between you and
Thrivent. If you purchase one or more investment
products, insurance products and advisory services
outside of this Service, you will be charged commissions,
sales loads and/or fees that are separate from and in
addition to the dedicated planning fee (“Planning Fee”)
that is charged for the Service. Carefully review the “Fees
and Compensation” section in this Brochure for further
information. The written recommendations you receive
and actions you take based on Dedicated Planning
Services may differ from that of other clients, even if such
clients are similarly situated.
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
This disclosure brochure (the “Brochure”) contains
important information about Thrivent and Dedicated
Planning Services. You will also receive a disclosure
brochure (“Brochure Supplement”) that contains
important information about your Financial Advisor.
Ask your Financial Advisor for additional copies of this
Brochure, or his or her Brochure Supplement, at any
time. Both brochures are periodically updated.
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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, 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.
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. The information you
provide will be used to help in our assessment and
development of recommendations for purposes
of this Service. 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 and any
of our affiliates.
Risk Management
Risk management seeks to prepare you for
unexpected needs, and the impact 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.
Investment Planning
Thrivent and your Financial Advisor do not provide tax
or legal advice. The written recommendations
we provide in connection with Dedicated Planning
Services do not constitute accounting, legal or tax
advice. Consult your legal and tax advisors for advice
regarding potential accounting issues and any legal
and/or tax implications that may arise as a result of
implementing the written recommendations.
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 both taxable and tax-deferred portfolios.
This analysis does not include specific security
recommendations.
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.
Major Purchase Planning
The Service provides a means for you and your
Financial Advisor to engage and explore dedicated
planning topics (which are described below), including:
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,
along with distribution and cost-reduction strategies.
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
discussion of debt analysis, investment vehicle
options, financial aid and student loan considerations,
including repayment scenarios.
• Retirement Planning
• Risk Management
• Investment Planning
• Major Purchase Planning
• Education Planning
• Income Tax Planning
• Estate Planning
• Business Continuation Planning
• Special Needs Planning
• Divorce Planning
This analysis does not include consultation on
leadership or career development, the college
application process, college selection, or financial
award appeals.
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Income Tax Planning
Income tax planning illustrates the potential
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.
Estate Planning
Financial advisors are required to complete
specialized training to provide divorce dedicated
planning. If your Financial Advisor has not met the
requirements (a non-authorized Financial Advisor),
another qualified Financial Advisor may provide
this service for you. Any analyses or documents
provided to you through divorce dedicated planning
may be discoverable by another party to the divorce
proceeding. Neither Thrivent nor its Financial Advisors
will serve as an expert witness in any court
proceedings as it relates to the analyses or
documents provided to you.
Fees and Compensation
Estate planning is designed to help you identify key
factors and considerations for efficiently passing on
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.
Business Continuation Planning
You will be charged a Planning Fee for the Dedicated
Planning Services. Your Planning Fee is negotiable
and will be based primarily on the scope of the
Service, complexity of your financial situation and
related analysis, your Financial Advisor’s experience
and credentials, and other factors. Discuss the
Planning Fee with your Financial Advisor so you
understand the factors considered in arriving at your
fee, along with what you can expect for this fee.
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.
Planning Fees range from a minimum of $600 to a
maximum of $10,000 unless otherwise accepted by
Thrivent. We may change or modify the fees for
Dedicated Planning Services. In certain
circumstances, your Financial Advisor may have
a higher minimum Planning Fee.
Special Needs Planning
There are multiple ways to pay your Planning Fee.
Depending on the payment option you select, there
may be tax consequences and/or certain fees may
apply. Contact your Financial Advisor for more
information about the payment options and any
restrictions that may apply.
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 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 needs planning
may review how meeting your goals for the individual
with special needs can be built into your overall
dedicated planning objectives.
Divorce Dedicated Planning
Your total Planning Fee may be higher or lower than
fees paid by other Thrivent Dedicated Planning
Services clients, including those clients enrolled in
WealthPlan. In certain instances, Thrivent or your
Financial Advisor may provide Dedicated Planning
Services as a One-Time Service at no cost to the
recipient for purposes of certain charitable activities.
These instances must be reviewed and approved
by Thrivent.
Divorce dedicated planning is intended to examine
financial issues to provide you and your attorney
with valuable data. Divorce dedicated planning
illustrates how the financial decisions you make today
could impact your financial future based on certain
assumptions. This service may analyze proposals to
illustrate impacts of settlement options or division of
assets or debts. This will not include
recommendations for a particular settlement option or
method of division of assets or debts. Divorce
dedicated planning is provided through the One-Time
Service to individual clients only.
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Compensation for the Sale of Securities
and Other Products
These factors include, among others, net worth,
current and potential income sources, investable
assets, estate planning needs, and the areas of
dedicated planning topics to be covered.
You have the option, but no obligation, to implement all
or any portion of the written recommendations through
us. In Thrivent’s and/or our affiliates’ capacity as
broker-dealer, investment adviser and insurance
agency, 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, such as insurance products. Review the
“Client Referrals and Other Compensation” section
below for more information about compensation we
receive in connection with these products and services.
Thrivent, your Financial Advisor and 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 Dedicated Planning
Services, Thrivent and your Financial Advisor will
comply with applicable regulations set forth in ERISA
and the Code.
Methods of Analysis, Investment
Strategies and Risk of Loss
Thrivent’s Dedicated Planning Services is generally
designed with a view toward long-term investing.
Financial Advisors provide written recommendations
concerning various types of securities, investment and
certain insurance products. You should be aware that
investing in securities, investment and insurance
products involves inherent risks, including the
possible loss of the total principal amount invested.
Carefully review all agreement and product offering
documents to better understand the risks associated
with each security, investment and insurance product.
You will be charged the normal account, contract
and transactional fees with respect to any Thrivent
accounts and/or contracts you maintain, and you will be
charged the regular sales load, fees and other charges
with respect to any products and services you select, in
connection with implementing any recommendations
received through Dedicated Planning Services. Since
implementation is not included in the Service, your total
Planning Fee is separate from and in addition to any
fees and charges associated with any products and
services you elect to implement, such as insurance
products. For example, if you purchase a mutual fund
through a brokerage account as a result of
implementing a recommendation received through
Dedicated Planning Services, you will pay a certain
percentage of the amount you are investing as a sales
load. This amount is separate from and in addition to
your total Planning Fee. Thrivent does not reduce the
Planning Fee to offset any commissions, fees, markups
or other sales related charges. You are not obligated to
purchase any product or service from Thrivent or your
Financial Advisor.
Performance-Based Fees and
Side-by-Side Management
Thrivent does not charge performance-based fees to
its dedicated planning clients.
Types of Clients
Thrivent generally provides this investment advisory
service to individuals and businesses or non-profit
entities with Dedicated Planning needs.
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 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
The Service is generally appropriate for clients who
desire a holistic dedicated planning relationship.
Several factors are considered in determining the
appropriateness of a dedicated planning relationship.
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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.
group of individuals with different economic situations
and goals. The assumptions used in your written
recommendations are based on the information
you provide and review with your Financial Advisor.
Items such as future investment results, cash inflow
and outflows, and taxes cannot be accurately
predicted, so your actual results will vary from what is
illustrated. Assumptions must be reconsidered on a
frequent basis to help ensure the results are adjusted
accordingly.
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.
Your written recommendations will not provide specific
security or insurance selections. The written
recommendations from this Service do not constitute
an offer or recommendation to buy or sell a particular
investment or product. All investments involve some
degree of risk, including the potential loss of principal
invested. The illustrations are not indicative of future
performance of actual investments, which will fluctuate
over time and may lose value.
Thrivent’s Financial Advisors may rely on a number of
tools to assist in the dedicated planning process,
including asset allocation and various types of software.
Tools used in connection with Dedicated Planning
Services may be offered in connection with the offer
and sale of certain products and services. Whether
these tools are used in connection with Dedicated
Planning Services or the sale of these products and
services, there is no separate fee charged for the use
of such tools. 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.
Individual prospectuses for applicable securities,
including mutual funds held in an account, contain
more complete information on the investment
objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the
investment company, which investors should read and
consider before investing. To obtain prospectuses,
contact your Financial Advisor or call 800-847-4836.
Disciplinary Information
We make a number of assumptions (as referenced
above) based on the choices you make; the
information you provide, including your ongoing
expenses and available assets for investments; our
assumption that the investment strategies may include
Thrivent’s asset allocation models; and products you
purchased through your Financial Advisor, if any. To
the extent the information you provide 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.
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 Aug. 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
National Association of Securities Dealers (“NASD”)
In addition, the same methodologies may produce
different results over time as additional historical
data becomes available or if the assumptions 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
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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.
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 provided
FINRA with certain information regarding its
established remediation plan for eligible clients.
Other Financial Industry
Activities and Affiliations
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 was 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
concluded matters involving Thrivent, which had been
pending before the Department.
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 a
client’s best interest or otherwise suitable based on a
client’s financial situation and investment objectives.
Thrivent has a fully disclosed clearing agreement with
National Financial Services LLC (“NFS”), Member NYSE/
SIPC, a Fidelity Investments® company, to provide trade
execution, clearing services, custody of certain Thrivent
Managed Accounts Program assets and Thrivent brokerage
accounts, and other related services. Thrivent is not
affiliated with NFS. Thrivent offers Thrivent Mutual Funds
and Thrivent Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) and serves
as the principal underwriter and distributor of variable
products issued by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. As an
investment adviser, Thrivent offers investment advisory
services that includes a managed accounts program (i.e.,
wrap-fee program) and dedicated planning services.
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.
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.
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.
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
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Broker-Dealer
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 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 the Thrivent Mutual
Funds.
Thrivent will provide a copy of the Thrivent Code to
any client or prospective client upon request.
Insurance
Send your request to:
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans markets life, health
and disability insurance to Christians in all 50 U.S.
states and the District of Columbia.
Thrivent
Attn: Broker-Dealer and Investment
Adviser Compliance
MS 8100, 600 Portland Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55415
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 non-proprietary life and health
insurance products.
Investment Adviser
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. 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 transactions are reviewed, and
appropriate corrective action is taken as needed.
Thrivent Asset Management, LLC is an indirect, wholly
owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
and the registered investment adviser providing
portfolio management and fund administration
services to the Thrivent Mutual Funds and Thrivent
Core Funds. Thrivent Mutual Funds are distributed by
Thrivent's Financial Advisors and Thrivent Distributors,
LLC.
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 and its affiliates perform advisory and/
or brokerage services for other clients and give
advice and act for other clients (including those not
participating in Dedicated Planning Services) that
may differ from the advice given or the timing or
the nature of any action taken as part of your
participation in Dedicated Planning Service. 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.
Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and
a registered investment adviser providing investment
advisory services to individuals, high net worth
individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses and
retirement plans.
Brokerage Practices
Trust Company
Thrivent’s Dedicated Planning Services do not
include engaging in securities transactions as
described above in the Advisory Services section
of this Brochure; therefore, this disclosure item is not
applicable.
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.
Review of Accounts
Code of Ethics, Personal Trading
and Participation or Interest in
Client Transactions
Thrivent periodically reviews the written
recommendations you receive. Reviews may include,
but are not limited to:
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Appropriateness of the dedicated
planning relationship.
Thrivent’s Code of Ethics (“Thrivent Code”) establishes
the standards of business conduct required by all
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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 advisory services.
Client Referrals and
Other Compensation
Thrivent manages these conflicts of interest
through, among other things, its new account or best
interest review process, surveillance, and other
supervisory processes and procedures. Additionally,
Thrivent Financial Advisors receive training as it relates
to the offering of the Dedicated Planning Services
and the development of written recommendations.
Components of that training focus on determining the
appropriateness for a dedicated planning relationship,
pricing of the service, fiduciary responsibilities including
placing the clients’ interests before his or
her or Thrivent’s interests and disclosing all material
facts relating to conflicts of interest, and how to properly
construct written recommendations. Written
recommendations are intended to provide clients
with choices on how to implement the strategies and
recommendations.
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.
Thrivent or your Financial advisor may cover certain
miscellaneous and other fees and charges assessed
against brokerage and managed accounts. This creates
a conflict of interest as fees may be covered for some
clients, but not others. We manage this conflict by
training our Financial Advisors that such fee waivers
should generally be a courtesy to customers based on,
among other things, account size or as a goodwill
gesture due to certain operational challenges that may
negatively impact the client experience as well as
acting in the client's best interest.
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.
If you so choose to implement your written
recommendations with us, Thrivent, in our capacity as
a broker-dealer and an investment adviser, 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 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.
In addition, a registered professional with Thrivent who
refers you to a Financial Advisor for the purpose of
obtaining the Dedicated Planning Services may share in
the Planning Fee for the services provided. This
arrangement is only allowed if the registered
professional making the referral is appropriately
licensed and state-registered. Any payments to the
registered professional making a referral will not
increase the Planning Fee or any fees associated with
accounts, products or services that you buy, sell or hold
with Thrivent.
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.
In addition, and separate from the above-referenced
arrangements, the 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
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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.
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.
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Thrivent Financial for Lutherans or Thrivent may
offer Financial Advisors or Professionals who are
impacted by a natural disaster with financial support
in the form of an interest free loan. The offering of a
loan is based on Thrivent's determination of the
Financial Advisor's ability to repay the loan, their
amount of sales, and other non-sales related criteria
(e.g., being located in the natural disaster zone).
In another separate arrangement, Thrivent Charitable
Impact & Investing (Thrivent Charitable) partners with
Thrivent, and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans pays
your Financial Advisor for his or her work in bringing
donor gifts to Thrivent Charitable to the extent these
donor gifts are invested in donor-advised funds. This
fee does not increase cost of the product to you.
Thrivent Charitable is independent of Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent’s Financial
Advisors. Thrivent Charitable is not an affiliate of
Thrivent.
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Thrivent Financial Advisor Compensation
In addition to the commissions and fees your Financial
Advisor receives when you own an investment product
or 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.
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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How does my Financial Advisor earn
commissions and other compensation?
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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.
Financial Advisors may enter into a loan agreement
with a customer 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.
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The amount your Financial Advisor is paid will differ
depending on the product or service he or she
recommends and their association with us.
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The amount of compensation paid to your Financial
Advisor may be higher for the sale of nonproprietary
insurance and annuity products.
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Thrivent and its affiliates pay Financial Advisors and
field management 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 may provide
Financial Advisors subsidized retirement benefits
and subsidized insurance benefits based on
commissions they receive.
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Financial Advisors who are employees
receive a salary and are eligible to earn additional
bonus compensation if they meet certain sales or
revenue thresholds.
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.
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As part of Thrivent’s Managed Accounts Program,
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.
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
Advisor's new clients who purchased specific
products and services.
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Your Financial Advisor may get paid a higher
percentage of the managed account program fee,
depending on the program(s) you select, whether
or not you select Dedicated Planning Services as
part of a program, and Thrivent’s compensation
payout criteria.
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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, and/or when a
Financial Advisor refers trust services to a client or
member.
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Financial Advisors who facilitate gifts to 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 Advisor’s career with Thrivent.
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Thrivent and third-party companies, including but
not limited to third parties with whom we have
existing relationships (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.
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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.
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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 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.
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Who else gets paid when I invest in
products or accounts?
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Note: 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.
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.
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Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and its affiliates
sell certain products from non-affiliated 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.
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Your Financial Advisor may share the
compensation he or she receives with other
Financial Advisors. These fees may be a single
payment or ongoing.
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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.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and
Affiliate Compensation
Thrivent and its affiliates pay one another and receive
payments from third-party companies when you
purchase products from us. It is more profitable for the
Thrivent organization if we recommend products
issued by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans or any of our
affiliates than if we recommend those issued by other
companies. A conflict of interest exists because we
have an incentive to recommend our or affiliates,
products over other companies’ products. Thrivent
mitigates these conflicts through its due diligence
reviews of the products and services we offer and
other supervisory controls. Although your Financial
Advisor recommends or includes 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.
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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.
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.
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When you invest in Thrivent Mutual Funds and
ETFs, Thrivent Asset Management, LLC 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.
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 his or her
recommendation.
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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.
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.
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• Thrivent Mutual Funds pay Thrivent Financial
Investor Services Inc. fees for providing transfer
agency and dividend payment services to
shareholders.
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Thrivent Asset Management, LLC may use
Thrivent Mutual Funds and ETFs in model
portfolios that, in turn, are recommended
by Thrivent for investment advisory clients.
It is more profitable for us if you choose to
participate in Thrivent’s Managed Accounts
Program and invest into Thrivent Mutual Funds
and ETFs. 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.
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It is generally more profitable for us if you
purchase certain advisory services that are
sponsored and advised by Thrivent and its
affiliates, such as Advantage, SELECT, Income-
Focused and Impact.
Custody
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 our
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 also 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.
Thrivent does not have custody of client funds or
securities in connection with its Dedicated
Planning Services.
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Investment Discretion
Thrivent does not accept discretionary authority to
manage securities accounts on behalf of clients
with its Dedicated Planning Services.
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
ETF used in your account. These fees are in
addition to the investment management fee you
pay to Thrivent Trust Company for your account.
Voting Client Securities
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Thrivent’s Dedicated Planning Services does not
involve the voting of client securities.
Financial Information
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.
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Thrivent receives compensation from Thrivent
Advisor Network, LLC for soliciting or referring
prospective clients to Thrivent Advisor Network for
investment advisory services.
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Thrivent does not require prepayment of
investment advisory fees and, therefore, has not
provided a balance sheet as part of this Brochure.
Further, Thrivent is not aware of any financial
condition that is reasonably likely to impair its
ability to meet any contractual commitments to
clients.
Thrivent may pay an affiliate or a non-affiliated
third party a fee for the educational and
administrative services provided.
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