About Marci Blankenship, FIC, RICP®
I have been with Thrivent over eight years and have a passion for helping my clients design their ideal retirement plan and execute strategies to help ensure they can achieve all their dreams.
My work emphasizes confidence, clarity, and alignment, not just performance.
My team specializes in wealth building, tax planning strategies, strategic portfolio management, risk management, estate and legacy planning coordination.
My practice is best suited individuals and families, pre-retirees and retirees seeking a long-term strategic partner.
Thrivent has many ways of supporting your generosity goals:
Donor Advised Funds
Qualified Charitable Distributions
Service Events
Fund Raising Events
Thrivent Action Teams
Thrivent Choice Dollars
Building with Habitat for Humanity
and much more...
Education & Accomplishments
- FINRA Series 66, Uniform Combined State Law, FINRA, 2017
- FINRA Series 7, General Securities Representative, FINRA, 2017
- Retirement Income Certified Professional® (RICP®), The American College of Financial Services, 2020
- Fraternal Insurance Counselor (FIC), Kaplan Financial Education, 2018
- Accident and Health, Life, and Variable Annuities- Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services, 2017
- Bachelor of Science-Major in Chemistry with minors in Mathematics and Marketing, Western Michigan University, 1994
Meet My Team
Plymouth Office

Jon Choi, PhD
Jon has been with Thrivent since 2021 and has 24 years of experience in the financial industry. He is passionate about providing tailored financial guidance to our clients so they can focus on the most meaningful and enjoyable pursuits in their lives. He specializes in helping successful professionals and business owners implement wealth accumulation, retirement income, and estate planning strategies.
Prior to joining Thrivent, Jon was a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley and was in quantitative research and firm-wide trading risk teams at global hedge fund firms Citadel and Balyasny, developing expertise in investment portfolio construction and risk management.
In his free time, he enjoys playing golf and tennis, listening to his favorite rock musicians, exploring brewery scenes, and watching professional soccer and thriller movies.
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Director of Investment Operations