Our goal is to help our clients protect who and what is important to them by understanding, educating, empowering and partnering with them to help them live abundant and generous lives. Through combined resources and access to capital, we provide our clients with tailored and comprehensive financial services and solutions.
Our goal is to help our clients protect who and what is important to them by understanding, educating, empowering and partnering with them to help them live abundant and generous lives. Through combined resources and access to capital, we provide our clients with tailored and comprehensive financial services and solutions.
Our Story
Eckhardt Financial Group started when spouses Dick and Jan Eckhardt joined Aid Association for Lutherans (AAL) in 1987, serving the local Altamont area. A decade later, their sons, Ryan and Dustin, joined the family business, adding their expertise in wealth management and tax-efficient strategies.

Our team
Office information

Address:
116 N Main StAltamont, IL 62411
Operating Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday: by appointment

Operating Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday: by appointment

Address:
103 S BroadwayHoffman, IL 62250
Operating Hours:
By appointment only
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News and insights

Plan your finances for the people, causes and community you love | Thrivent
It takes more than what meets the eye to create a great client experience. Behind every meeting, recommendation, and thoughtful plan is a team working diligently to compile information, prepare details, and keep everything moving forward. These behind‑the‑scenes team members are the backbone of our practice. These team members work meticulously to make sure that you are taken care of as our client, and help us provide not just thorough advice, but an exceptional experience with us. We’re so thankful for the people who keep everything running day in and day out. Want to see all that our team does? Give us a call! Our Altamont office number is (618) 483-6167, our Collinsville office number is (618) 345-4900, our email is EckhardtFinancialGroup@thrivent.com, and you can see our whole team at https://connect.thrivent.com/eckhardt-financial-group/about-us/our-team See thrivent.com/social for important disclosures.

About Thrivent
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When you join Thrivent, you become part of something bigger. You share in the collective ownership of our company and you’re part of a community of people looking out for others. In addition to Thrivent’s financial expertise and solutions, membership provides eligible clients with tools and resources to make it easy to give of yourself and live a more meaningful life.

Strong and stable
We are proud to be part of Thrivent, a company with a long heritage of financial strength and fiscal stability. For more than 120 years, Thrivent has helped people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, Thrivent is a Fortune 500 company, offering a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2.4 million clients, as well as the communities in which they live and work.


















