Eckhardt Financial Group
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
Our solutions
News and insights
How a dental hygienist from the Midwest became a Fortune 500 CEO
At Thrivent, our leadership understands what makes us different: impact. Terry Rasmussen didn’t take the traditional path to becoming CEO of a Fortune 500 financial services firm. From dental hygienist to lawyer to CEO, her journey reflects the very heart of what makes Thrivent different: a commitment to generosity, purpose, and values-driven leadership. Under Terry’s guidance, Thrivent continues to grow while staying true to our mission of faith and financial stewardship. We believe money is a tool, not a goal, and we are committed to helping our clients live lives of meaning, service, and impact in their communities. Read more about how Terry is leading Thrivent with optimism, creativity, and a growth mindset that applies not only to herself but to Thrivent as a whole. She believes that we are the best-kept secret in the financial industry, and we intend to change that. Read more about Terry Rasmussen here: https://fortune.com/2025/06/23/dental-hygienist-unlikely-path-fortune-500-ceo-thrivent/ #Thrivent #LeadershipWithPurpose #FaithAndFinance #ValuesDriven See thrivent.com/social for important disclosure information.
About Thrivent
Thrivent is a member-owned financial services organization offering advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help clients make an impact on the people, causes and communities they love.
Where Money Means More™
Thrivent membership benefits
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.