San Jose, CA The Alameda Office

Michael Glantz is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management based in San Jose, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 28 years of industry experience. Glantz has been with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management since 2002. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of Financial Advisors. The firm offers holistic, goal-based analyses covering a wide range of planning topics and allows clients to combine planning with managed-account services under a consolidated billing option called “WealthPlan.”

Troy Beck is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans since 2013 and Thrivent Investment Management since 2012. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering broad financial planning without portfolio management for institutional clients. The firm combines goal-based analyses with managed-account programs under its WealthPlan option, maintaining planning and investment services as separate offerings.

Wayne Peterson is a CFP® and ChFC® with 42 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Leadership Team of St. Timothy's Lutheran Church in San Jose, CA. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering goal-based financial planning that covers a wide range of topics without including implementation. The firm combines planning with managed-account services under the WealthPlan platform but does not provide institutional portfolio management.

Timothy Kang is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Thrivent Financial, Walker & Dunlop, LLC, and PredictView Technologies. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering comprehensive, goal-based financial analyses without discretionary trading authority. The firm’s approach separates planning from portfolio management and allows clients to integrate planning with managed accounts under a consolidated billing option.

Ian Sorenson is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently with Thrivent Investment Management. His prior work includes roles at Thrivent Financial and positions related to education and local government. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering comprehensive written financial plans without portfolio management, and allows clients to combine planning with managed-account programs under a consolidated billing option.

Mark Gronert is a financial advisor at Thrivent Investment Management with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent and its related entities since 2002 and holds a Series 66 designation. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of Financial Advisors. The firm offers holistic, goal-based analyses and allows clients to combine planning with managed-account programs under a consolidated billing option, while maintaining separate planning and portfolio management services.

Erik Peterson is a financial advisor at Thrivent Investment Management with Series 66 credentials. He has been with Thrivent and its affiliates since 2025. Prior to his current role, Erik has held positions at Apex Systems and Quality First Home Improvement, among others. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors. The firm offers goal-based, holistic planning across a range of topics, with options to combine planning and managed-account services under a consolidated billing program called WealthPlan.

Thomas Bruckner is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in San Jose, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management since 2002 and 2003, respectively. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering comprehensive written recommendations on various financial planning topics. The firm focuses on holistic, goal-based analyses and allows clients to integrate planning with managed-account services through a consolidated billing option called “WealthPlan,” while maintaining separate planning and investment management functions.