These investing strategies are designed to help investors stay invested for the long term.

These investing strategies are designed to help investors stay invested for the long term.

Developing a contingency plan helps keep your business and clients protected during times of crisis.

Developing a contingency plan helps keep your business and clients protected during times of crisis.

Set your practice apart now with these steps to make it a good contender for selling later.

Set your practice apart now with these steps to make it a good contender for selling later.

Use strategic planning to develop and implement long-term goals for your financial practice.

Use strategic planning to develop and implement long-term goals for your financial practice.

Economic data from April showed the economy slowing and raising the odds for a recession.

Economic data from April showed the economy slowing and raising the odds for a recession.

Uncertainty is causing market volatility in early 2025, and we expect it will take time for factors causing the uncertainty to settle down.

Uncertainty is causing market volatility in early 2025, and we expect it will take time for factors causing the uncertainty to settle down.

Download the Bull & Bear markets PDF to help guide your client discussions about ever-changing markets.

Download the Bull & Bear markets PDF to help guide your client discussions about ever-changing markets.

Read now for Thrivent Asset Management’s view on some key factors influencing the economy and markets in the coming months for the second quarter of 2025.

Read now for Thrivent Asset Management’s view on some key factors influencing the economy and markets in the coming months for the second quarter of 2025.

Markets were strong at the start of 2025, but first quarter showed a lot of volatility in economic data.

Markets were strong at the start of 2025, but first quarter showed a lot of volatility in economic data.

Market volatility and uncertainty are expected to continue, raising the odds for a recession.

Market volatility and uncertainty are expected to continue, raising the odds for a recession.

Our experts lay out their expectations for the second quarter and the months beyond.

Our experts lay out their expectations for the second quarter and the months beyond.

We discuss how Q1 market volatility is influencing our investing positions for Q2.

We discuss how Q1 market volatility is influencing our investing positions for Q2.

It can be difficult for markets to assess the impact of tariffs because they can be added or removed quickly, and there isn’t always insight into what’s coming next.

It can be difficult for markets to assess the impact of tariffs because they can be added or removed quickly, and there isn’t always insight into what’s coming next.

If you’re not taking advantage of technology to meet client expectations, you may be missing out on advances that could help you efficiently grow and run your practice.

If you’re not taking advantage of technology to meet client expectations, you may be missing out on advances that could help you efficiently grow and run your practice.

The main focus of investing should focus on the following key, long-term elements.

The main focus of investing should focus on the following key, long-term elements.

It’s important to recruit top talent, whether it’s interns, new college graduates or career changers.

It’s important to recruit top talent, whether it’s interns, new college graduates or career changers.