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2nd Quarter 2025 Market Outlook: Uncertainty strikes back

Market volatility rises when uncertainty rises, and the first quarter of 2025 saw uncertainty soar across a range of important fundamental variables.

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

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Will you have enough to make your retirement plans a reality?

After years of hard work (and some delayed gratification), you’re finally looking forward to a fulfilling retirement. And you have some big plans. Travel. Fine dining. A cozy cabin in the woods. The question is: Will you have enough money to make those plans a reality?

From travel to fine dining, will you have enough saved to enjoy your retirement years?...

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Investment habits you can share with your kids

Kids learn by watching, so it makes sense to involve them early in your investing process. With the right approach, you can help shape how they think about investing for goals and the future.

Start your children with good investing habits early in life.

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Establishing a plan for your retirement goals

Whether your retirement is years away or coming up soon, knowing your options and having a plan can make all the difference.

It’s important to develop a retirement goals plan that will allow your money to survive your life.

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Investing for short-term goals

Investing for short-term goals

Investing isn’t just for retirement; you can use it to help you pay for other expensive goals.

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Mutual fund fees and expenses

When you’re considering investing in a mutual fund, it’s important to understand how much you would be paying in fees and expenses, as well as the specific purpose for those charges.

When you’re considering investing in a mutual fund, it’s important to understand how much you would be paying in fees and expenses, as well as the specific...

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Job change is a prime time to pump up your finances

Starting a new job is a major life change—and a good time to reassess your financial life. It may also be an ideal time to ramp up your investment plan to build wealth for the future.

Starting a new job is an ideal time to ramp up your investment plan to build wealth for the future.

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Market uncertainty: Tariffs and economic policy drive volatility

The start of 2025 has been dominated by uncertainty around tariffs and economic policies, causing significant market volatility. 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...

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The risk of avoiding risk

As an investor, you will probably face risk. Even if you don’t invest at all and simply hold onto your cash, you still face inflation risk—the risk that the rising cost of living through inflation will dilute your buying power.

Learn how to determine the balance of risk versus reward in your investment portfolio.

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Thrivent ranked among Barron’s Best Fund Families

Thrivent Mutual Funds is honored to be ranked among Barron’s Best Fund Families of 2024, continuing to hold the ranking of ninth out of 48 fund families based on one-year returns on an asset-weighted basis.

Thrivent Mutual Funds has been ranked among Barron’s Best Fund Families of 2024, ending 12/31/2024 with a ranking of ninth out of 48 fund families based on one-

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