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Ruth Esther Medina

Advisor at Thrivent Investment Management — Augusta, GA

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

6 years

Location

Augusta, GA

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Thrivent Investment Management

Institution

Total advisors

3,161

Across 1,417 offices

Clients per advisor

39 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$162,801 Very Low

HNW client ratio

14% Typical

About

Ruth Medina is a financial advisor at Thrivent Investment Management with six years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Her prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial LLC and Edward Jones. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering goal-based analyses and written recommendations across various planning topics without portfolio management or institutional advisory services.

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Based on Thrivent Investment Management

Financial planning Portfolio management

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Based on Thrivent Investment Management

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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.

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Augusta, GA

Augusta GA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

District of Columbia · Georgia · Oklahoma · Texas

Work history

6 years of industry experience

Thrivent Investment Management Inc

2025 - Present • 1 year

Minneapolis, MN

Thrivent Financial

2025 - Present • 1 year

Appleton, WI

LPL Financial LLC

2022 - 2025 • 3 years

Hephzibah, GA

Edward Jones

2019 - 2022 • 3 years

St Louis, MO

Student

2016 - 2019 • 3 years

Augusta, GA

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Michael C

ChFC®, Series 65

Augusta, GA

CAVE, INC.

Michael Cave is the sole advisor at CAVE, INC. in Augusta, GA, holding the ChFC® designation and a Series 65 license with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with CAVE, INC. since 1993. He is also a licensed insurance agent and counselor, dedicating part of his time to those roles. CAVE, INC. provides financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to individual clients, including retirement accounts. The firm employs a discretionary investment strategy focused on market timing with ETFs and individual stocks, emphasizing capital conservation and incorporating insurance expertise in evaluating life insurance and annuity contracts.

Active portfolio management
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Series 63, Series 65

Augusta, GA

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General retirement planning General tax planning Founder/Business Owner
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Series 65

Evans, GA

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Wealth management Passive / index investing Annuities Real estate investing
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Series 63, Series 65

Augusta, GA

Andrews Investment Management

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Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies
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Barry W

Series 63, Series 65

Martinez, GA

InvestmentPost Advisory

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Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management
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Eulon P

Series 65

Martinez, GA

Purvis Investments, Inc.

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Passive / index investing
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