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Three ways to invest in Thrivent funds

We’re here to help you invest with confidence.

MUTUAL FUNDS

Thrivent Account

You can purchase mutual funds right on our site with an online account.

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Invest with a Thrivent account

  • Set up an account starting with as little as $50 per month.1
  • Access your online account at your convenience.
  • Purchase funds without transaction fees or sales charges.

MUTUAL FUNDS & ETFS

Financial Professional

For guidance when investing, ask a financial professional about investing in Thrivent mutual funds & ETFs.

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Invest with a financial professional

  • Receive investment help from an experienced professional.
  • Build a relationship through in-person meetings.
  • Get help planning for life’s goals such as saving and retirement.
  • Additional fees may apply.

MUTUAL FUNDS & ETFS

Brokerage Account

If you already have a brokerage account, our mutual funds & ETFs can be purchased through online brokerage platforms by searching for Thrivent Mutual Funds and ETFs.

Invest with a brokerage account

  • Add Thrivent Mutual Funds and ETFs to your investments within your existing portfolio.
  • Take advantage of your account to keep your investments in one place.
  • Additional fees may apply.
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  • Take our quiz to determine your personal investment style.
  • Talk to your financial advisor about ETFs.
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This ETF is different from traditional ETFs. Traditional ETFs tell the public what assets they hold each day. This ETF will not. This may create additional risks for your investment. For example:

 - You may have to pay more money to trade the ETF’s shares. This ETF will provide less information to traders, who tend to charge more for trades when they have less information.

 - The price you pay to buy ETF shares on an exchange may not match the value of the ETF’s portfolio. The same is true when you sell shares. These price differences may be greater for this ETF compared to other ETFs because it provides less information to traders.

 - These additional risks may be even greater in bad or uncertain market conditions.

 - The ETF will publish on its website each day a “Proxy Portfolio” designed to help trading in shares of the ETF. While the Proxy Portfolio includes some of the ETF’s holdings, it is not the ETF’s actual portfolio.

The differences between this ETF and other ETFs may also have advantages. By keeping certain information about the ETF secret, this ETF may face less risk that other traders can predict or copy its investment strategy. This may improve the ETF’s performance. If other traders are able to copy or predict the ETF’s investment strategy, however, this may hurt the ETF’s performance. For additional information regarding the unique attributes and risks of the ETF, see the Principal Risks section of the prospectus.

1 New accounts with a minimum investment amount of $50 are offered through the Thrivent Mutual Funds "automatic purchase plan." Otherwise, the minimum initial investment requirement is $2,000 for non-retirement accounts and $1,000 for IRA or tax-deferred accounts, minimum subsequent investment requirement is $50 for all account types. Account minimums for other options vary.

Thrivent ETFs may be purchased through your financial professional or brokerage platforms.

Contact your financial professional or brokerage firm to understand minimum investment amounts when purchasing a Thrivent ETF.

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RETIREMENT PLANNING

Steps to start planning for retirement now

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Key points

Know what you may need

Use a calculation of today’s expenses to estimate what you need in your future.

Invest for inflation

Save enough in investments to potentially cover annual inflation increases to help your money last as long as you need it.

Among non-retirees, 28% of Americans don’t have any retirement savings (like an IRA, pension plan or other retirement savings account). And among those who had retirement savings, only 31% thought their retirement saving was on track.1

To start planning for the retirement you want or will be able to afford, you’ll need an idea of your current costs, what they’ll be in the future, and how much income to expect from your investments. From there you can adjust as needed.

Get started planning for retirement

Create a list of anticipated costs by category to get a better idea of what you may need to maintain your lifestyle in retirement. Measure them as monthly costs.

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Step 1. Current costs

Home

  • Mortgage or rent payments if you don’t own your home.
  • Utilities, streaming services, cable and internet, association fees, maintenance, insurances, taxes and other home costs.

Other necessities

  • Food, clothing and health care costs.
  • Transportation costs, gasoline, maintenance, repairs and car insurance.
  • Insurance costs, including life, health, dental and long-term care insurance.

Lifestyle and hobbies

  • Travel, dining out, entertainment and sporting events.
  • Health club memberships, golfing, fishing and other hobbies.

Children and grandchildren

  • Education expenses, including tuition or helping pay off student debt.
  • Gifts to help support their living expenses.

Charitable giving

  • Donations to your favorite causes.
  • Regular financial support to your place of worship.

Step 2. Future costs

Health care

  • Health care costs could potentially increase in retirement based on your current health and fitness.
  • For most people, Medicare Part A is free once you reach 65, although you’ll need to pay for prescription coverage (Part D). There also is a cost if you choose to enroll in Part B coverage.
  • Supplemental policy may be needed to cover costs that Medicare does not.2

Extended care

  • Long-term care insurance policy. Extended care costs beyond what is covered by Medicare and supplemental policies will come out of your pocket—unless you have a separate LTC insurance policy that covers them.
  • Assisted living costs are normally not covered by traditional insurance policies. They could average about $5,350 a month.3
  • Other expenses such as groceries, clothing, insurance, charities, entertainment, children and grandchildren.

Legacy funds

Would you like to leave some money for your heirs and your favorite charities? The extent of your generosity will depend largely on the size of the nest egg you build up during your working years and how wisely you manage it throughout your retirement.

Step 3. How much should you save for retirement?

Take the monthly values you calculated to arrive at a total value you may need for living in retirement monthly. The average monthly income for Americans ages 65 years and older is $5,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.4

Let’s conservatively say you will spend $5,000 a month ($60,000 a year) during your retirement—based on this average value.

Step 4. Add in inflation

The average annual rate of inflation for more than a century is 3.28%.5 Using only a rate of 3%, your costs would nearly double every 20 years.

This means that you may need:

This amount By this age
This amount By this age
$5,000 a month ($60,000 annually)

55
$9,303 a month ($111,636 annually)

75
$16,802 a month ($201,624 annually)

95

Remember, this is a hypothetical example and does not represent the actual inflation rate you may experience during that period. It’s purely for illustrative purposes.

Step 5. Consider income from your investments

Let’s say you have enough Social Security to cover half your $60,000 annual costs. If you have a lifetime stream of income from a pension, annuity or similar source, that could reduce your dependence on investment-only income.

While it is impossible to predict a future return on your investments, here’s a range of outcomes to consider:

  • A $1 million investment earning (before taxes):
    • 2% per year would return $20,000.
    • 3% would yield $30,000.
    • 4% would yield $40,000.
    • 5% would yield $50,000.

However, unless the money is coming from a tax-exempt account, your actual income would be less after taxes.

A portfolio with a yield of 4% to 5% on a $1 million account would typically provide a before-tax income in the range of $40,000 to $50,000. Combined with your Social Security income ($30,000 in this example), you would hypothetically have enough to cover your current expenses and income taxes and add to your principal to help make up for the effects of inflation.

If, over the course of your retirement, you manage to live off your annual investment yield without tapping into your principal, your legacy would take care of itself. The balance left in your investment account (along with any other assets) could ultimately make up the legacy you leave behind for your heirs and favorite causes.

Boost your retirement savings at any age

While your own situation will likely vary, there are ways to cut your expenses and focus more on your retirement savings. Using these steps of retirement planning as a starting point, you could potentially produce enough income to help keep your retirement lifestyle where you want it to be.

Learn more about retirement investment opportunities at Thrivent.

 


 

1 “Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2022.” Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. May 2023. (August 2024)

2 Medicare.gov

3 Monthly Median Costs: USA – National (2023). Cost of Care Survey. Genworth. (August 2024)

4 Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers Second Quarter 2024.” July 17, 2024.

5 “Historical Inflation Rates: 1914-2024.” US Inflation Calculator. (August 2024)

The information provided is not intended as a source for tax, legal or accounting advice. Please consult with a legal and/or tax professional for specific information regarding your individual situation.

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