Tony Escobar - Thrivent

10/01/2025

Wondering how you can help preserve and protect the small business you’ve worked so hard to build? Let’s connect and discuss further.

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09/29/2025

Building a business often means sacrificing your time, energy—and even your financial security—to bring your vision to life. That's why personal financial planning is so important, especially early on.

Early-stage entrepreneurs may face:
✅ Unpredictable income
✅ Tax complexity
✅ Blurred lines between personal and business finances
✅ High debt levels
✅ Difficulty saving for the future

A thoughtful plan can help protect what you're building and support your long-term goals. Not sure where to start? Let's talk. Together, we can create a financial plan that helps you grow your business with confidence.

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09/09/2025

Dad, you aren’t in the picture anymore.

You were a great dad.
But you were in an accident or you got sick.

You are now out of the picture.

-You’re not there to open the really tight jar.

-You’re not there to perfectly pack the van and drive it for the summer road trip.

-You’re not there to carry your little girl on your shoulders when she’s tired at the amusement park.

-You’re not there to relieve your wife for bedtime routine.

-You’re not there to get the creepy critters out of the house.

-You’re not there to coach your son’s team.

-You’re not there to tinker with the furnace when it goes out.

-Your corny jokes are not there.

-You’re not there to lead Bible time after dinner.

-And you are not at work, which means your income is also not there.

Life insurance doesn’t put you back in the picture, but it can help make life a little easier for those who are still in it.

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Life insurance planning is one way we help you make sure your family is taken care of.

Send me a DM if you’d like a tool to make sure you have enough.

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09/08/2025

The phrases that let you know whether or not you’re about to get solid financial advice from an “expert”…

💡 “It depends.”

🚩 “Always do this” or “never do that.”

Everyone’s situation is different.
That’s why a thoughtful answer depends on some context.

But absolutes (ie, never, always) may oversimplify and dismiss your situation.

If a good financial advisor was a pull string doll, “It depends” should be the first thing it says.

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Have a financial question you’d like me to answer? Hit me up. You already know what my initial response will be. 😎✌🏽

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09/05/2025

Some quick math to make sure your family won’t need to start a GoFundMe for you.

A little planning can help make sure you have enough life insurance without needing to start a crowdfunding campaign.

Many campaigns set a goal between $7k-$10k.

While that is a relatively modest dollar amount relative to the greater financial impact of a death, many campaigns still fail to meet that goal.

Life insurance remains the most effective way to solve that problem.

But how much do you need?

Here’s the quick math 👇🏽

Add up these four categories for each adult provider in a household:

1️⃣ Final expenses ($5k - $30k?).

2️⃣ Income replacement (your income value X the number of years your spouse/kids would rely on it).

3️⃣ Debts / Liabilities (ie, mortgage, student loans, CC’s).

4️⃣ Legacy (ie, college for kids, charitable giving, or any other seed money you’d like to leave to set up your kids or bless your community).

Do the math.
Do you have enough?

If not, I can help.

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September is Life Insurance Awareness Month. Let’s make sure your family is taken care of.

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05/28/2025

Tomato, tomahto 🤷🏽‍♂️

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04/07/2025

Register today for a livestream on Tuesday, April 15 at 1:30 am (CST).
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Hear from Thrivent’s investment leaders as they share insights on the health of today’s economy. Reserve your seat today 👉 https://bit.ly/448xjbQ
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02/18/2025

If you’re 30-50 years old and you’ve been too busy to work on a financial plan, here’s what this could be costing you:

❌ Strained marriage.
❌ Not realizing your potential to make impact in your community.
❌ Your health declining from stress.
❌ Life turned upside down from untimely death or disability.
❌ Paying more in taxes or interest now and in the future.
❌ Your soul just getting drained and dehydrated.

What’s the price tag on just one of those?

Some could be in the 5-6 figures.

And on some you can’t even put a price tag.

How much, then, could a fulfilling financial plan be worth?

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We’ll help provide the relief you need to create your plan. No more feeling disorganized and anxious about finances. No more winging it or pushing out for one day, someday. We’ll do all the hard stuff. Let’s start today!

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08/09/2024

Back at the Global Leadership Summit this year. This time partnering with Connect Church in Washington, IL. As usual, lots of great speakers!

Do you attend or tune in to GLS anywhere? What stood out to you this year?

08/06/2024

If you want to avoid tax surprises in retirement, it helps to implement tax efficient strategies into your financial plan. George and Judy became Thrivent clients in 1968 to prepare for their financial futures. Learn more about their proactive approach and the different ways you can be more tax efficient.

Implementing tax efficiency into your financial plan will help you avoid tax surprises in the future.

08/05/2024

With Thrivent, Doc realized he could make money more meaningful by paying it forward and using it to enrich others’ lives. How can Thrivent help you spread generosity?

08/05/2024

When you're looking for solutions that help offer predictability and security – especially in an uncertain market – your options aren't just limited to CDs, high-yield savings accounts and traditional fixed annuities. Thrivent's Multi-Year Guarantee Annuity is another strong option.

See how much you could earn and view the current rates.

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A Multi-Year Guarantee Annuity (MYGA) can help bring predictable growth to your investment portfolio with guaranteed rates for a set time period.