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Thrivent Financial Team Sponsored Launch in Fergus Falls, North Dakota
Team-Sponsored Launch
Our financial advisors serve clients in new markets, creating opportunities for people who share our passion to enable clients to lead lives full of meaning and gratitude. By joining an existing team, you can leverage the diverse skill sets of
experienced financial advisors to serve more clients and accelerate the growth of your business. In this role, support and joint fieldwork opportunities will come directly from experienced financial advisors.
The Team-Sponsored Launch position provides some stability of income and the ability to focus on learning and development rather than production. This model can accommodate candidates seeking their first opportunity, career changers, and professionals currently working in the financial industry, with the goal of joining the team as a financial advisor within three months to three years.
Licensing and Training
Candidates in the Team- Sponsored Launch model will obtain the necessary licenses over the course of eight to 13 weeks (varies due to individual situations).
These licenses include:
Resident state Life, Health and Annuity
Securities Industry Essentials
Series 6/63 or 7/66 (7/63 and 65).
After completing licensing, participants may enroll in a comprehensive training program lasting up to eight weeks.
What you can expect
After licensing and training, you’ll start building your book of business with the ultimate goal of joining the sponsoring team in the traditional financial advisor role within three months to three years. During this period, typical activities include:
Meeting with potential clients to build genuine, long-term relationships based on shared values and goals.
Empowering clients to make knowledgeable financial decisions about education, investments, insurance, and retirement.
Building a strong personal network through local nonprofits, churches, and businesses for future growth.
Developing skills and best practices to be a successful financial advisor.
Desired Characteristics
Our culture and our people are special. We’re looking for people who are – or want to become – part of the communities where clients live, work and worship. Whether you’re a seasoned financial professional or looking for a career change, you could be a successful Thrivent Financial advisor if you’re:
Self-disciplined, independent, and driven to succeed.
Motivated by helping others and seeing them achieve their goals.
A natural coach or guide with strong interpersonal skills.
Passionate about living a life of generosity by serving others, not just selling products.
Successful Thrivent Financial advisors have come from a variety of career backgrounds, including outside sales, business management, education, ministry, hospitality, military and more. Skills acquired in these fields transition well into the financial advisor role.
Compensation and Benefits
Team-Sponsored Launch candidates receive stable income through individual and team sales commissions, and incentive pay structures. Candidates will also be eligible for Thrivent’s industry-leading benefits:
Medical, dental and vision insurance.
Disability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
401(k) and pension opportunities.
Access to unique tools to engage clients in their community to make a real impact.
About ThriventThrivent is a diversified financial services organization that, with its subsidiary and affiliate companies, serves more than 2.3 million clients, offering advice, insurance, investments, banking and generosity products and programs. For more than 100 years, Thrivent has been helping Christians build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, Thrivent is a not-for-profit, membership-owned Fortune 500 company with $179 billion in assets under management/advisement (as of 12/31/23). Thrivent carries ratings from independent rating agencies which demonstrate the strength and stability of the organization, including an A++ rating from AM Best; an Aa2 rating from Moody's Investors Service; and an AA+ rating from S&P Global Ratings. Ratings are based on Thrivent's financial strength and claims-paying ability, but do not apply to investment product performance.
Thrivent values diversity and inclusion, and we’re committed to providing an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or v
eteran status, sexual orientation, sex, genetic information, or any other status or condition protected by applicable state or federal laws. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.
To learn more about the privacy of your information, visit our workforce privacy policy at thrivent.com/privacy.
Thrivent is the marketing name for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Insurance products, securities and investment advisory services are provided by appropriately appointed and licensed financial advisors and professionals. Only individuals who are financial advisors are credentialed to provide investment advisory services. Visit Thrivent.com or FINRA’s Broker Check for more information about our financial advisors.
Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex , gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state , or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.
Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation , please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.
At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our customers. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow.
For over 100 years, Thrivent has been helping people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, it’s a Fortune 500 company that offers a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million customers, as well as the communities in which they live and work.
Thrivent fosters a diverse workforce to serve our diverse clientele, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. If you’re intrigued about our work and the possibility of becoming part of it, we invite you to visit Thrivent.com to learn more. You won’t just build a career; you’ll be part of an organization focused on growing, innovating, and serving.