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Navigating open enrollment: 5 ways to make the best choices for your family

Open enrollment is your opportunity to make choices that will protect and support your family throughout the year. Take a look at this helpful guide before you get started. Let’s connect if you want to discuss which options are the right fit for your family’s needs.

Master your benefits choices with our open enrollment tips designed to provide best practices and streamline the process.

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Donor-advised funds: Helping you help others

Being able to support the causes you care about can be one of the most meaningful parts of your financial journey. A donor-advised fund (DAF) may help you extend that impact even further. A DAF enables you to make charitable contributions now and qualify for a tax deduction, while recommending grants to your favorite charities on your own timeline. Over time, your fund may grow, creating even more dollars to give. Explore whether a DAF is right for you. ⬇️

Learn how donor-advised funds work, the potential tax benefits, and how DAFs can help you support the causes you care about with charitable giving.

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Growth and stocks remain resilient, but rates rise: Q4 2026 market outlook

Higher rates. Resilient growth. New opportunities. Thrivent's Q4 2026 Market Outlook highlights why staying invested and maintaining a diversified portfolio remains important in today’s market environment. ⬇️

Resilient growth, higher rates, energy-driven inflation and the AI investment boom are shaping the market outlook.

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Donating life insurance to charity: What you need to know

You can keep giving long after you’re gone. Learn more about how you can leave a legacy by gifting life insurance. ⬇️

A life insurance contract can provide essential protection for your loved ones. However, it can also allow you to make a greater impact with your money...

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Top 7 charitable giving strategies: Maximizing tax benefits and impact

There are ways you can help maximize tax benefits when giving. Learn more about different charitable giving strategies and their tax advantages.

Looking to make a meaningful impact with your charitable giving while maximizing tax benefits? This guide explores different charitable giving strategies and...

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How to donate to charity in your will

Including a donation in your will or estate plan can help you make a lasting difference for the causes you care about. From designating a nonprofit as a beneficiary to making a bequest or establishing a trust, there are a variety of flexible ways to give—and potential tax benefits too. Explore your options for donating through your will. ⬇️

Offering donations to charities and organizations is one of the best ways to live your values and transform the lives of future generations. By donating to...

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Charitable giving & financial planning: Strategies to maximize impact

If giving is important to you, consider a strategy that maximizes your charitable impact.

Learn how to make the most of your charitable donations with strategies that align your giving goals with financial planning while maximizing tax benefits.

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How qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) work: Rules, pros & cons

A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) can be a smart way to turn a required withdrawal into a meaningful gift. A QCD allows you to give directly from your IRA to a nonprofit you care about. It can count toward your required minimum distribution (RMD), potentially lower your taxable income and even help manage your future Medicare costs. Find out more. ⬇️

Qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) allow people 70½ or older to donate required minimum distributions (RMDs) from an individual retirement account (IRA)...

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When should you get life insurance?

Not sure when you should get life insurance? Here are different factors to consider that will help you decide when to take the next step. ⬇️

For many people, life insurance doesn't seem necessary until they reach a certain age, get married, or have children. However, life insurance can be beneficial...

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Do you need life insurance? Questions to ask yourself & your family

Wondering how life insurance can benefit your loved ones when you’re gone? Here's a conversation guide to help you in planning for the unexpected. 👇 Together, we can make sure your family is covered for the future.

From vacations to college dreams, creating life plans with loved ones is one of the many joys in life. But when it comes to more sensitive topics, like...

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