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Alex Preston Gehring

Advisor at Thrivent Investment Management — Atchison, KS

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Credentials

Series 65, Series 63

Experience

13 years

Location

Atchison, KS 66002

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Thrivent Investment Management

Institution

Total advisors

3,157

Across 1,411 offices

Clients per advisor

39 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$162,801 Very Low

HNW client ratio

14% Typical

About

Alex Gehring is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent since 2013, including 12 years at THRIVENT Financial. Outside of his advisory role, Gehring serves as president of the Fuller Center for Housing of Atchison, a nonprofit focused on providing affordable housing in the community. Thrivent Investment Management offers Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a broad network of advisors. The firm provides holistic, goal-based financial analyses and planning without discretionary trading authority, allowing clients to integrate planning with managed-account programs under a consolidated billing option called “WealthPlan.”

Client services

Based on Thrivent Investment Management

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on Thrivent Investment Management

Business ownership considerations

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Minimum fee: Planning Fees range from a minimum of $600 to a maximum of $10,000 unless otherwise accepted by Thrivent. Minimum fees may be higher in certain circumstances. Fee-only: Planning Fee negotiated based on scope, complexity, advisor experience; ranges from $600 to $10,000.

Location

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Atchison, KS

Atchison KS

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Kansas · Oklahoma · Texas

Work history

13 years of industry experience

THRIVENT Financial

2014 - Present • 12 years

Appleton, WI

Thrivent investment Management Inc

2013 - Present • 13 years

Atchison, KS

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PFS™, Series 65

Atchison, KS

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Series 63, Series 66

Atchison, KS

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Series 63, Series 65

Atchison, KS

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Series 66

Atchison, KS

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Series 66

Atchison, KS

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Ryan H

Series 66

Atchison, KS

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