Barry Nelson

Employer firm

Thrivent Investment Management Inc. CRD 18387

$20.8B regulatory AUM 84,100 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 01/2009 → 05/2019
  Seligman Advisors, Inc.
  Minneapolis, MN
• 10/2019 → 01/2021
  Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
  Overland Park, KS
• 09/2019 → 01/2021
  First National Bank
  Overland Park, KS
• 06/2019 → 09/2019
  Unemployed
  Olathe, KS
• 10/2019 → 01/2021
  Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.
  Overland Park, KS
• 12/2019 → 01/2021
  First National Bank Of Omaha
  Overland Park, KS
• 12/2019 → 01/2021
  First National Bank Of Omaha
  Overland Park, KS
• 12/2019 → 01/2021
  First Investments And Planning
  Overland Park, KS
• 01/2021 → 07/2024
  U.S. Bank
  Kansas City, MO
• 06/2021 → 03/2024
  U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
  Kansas City, MO
• 07/2024 → 04/2025
  Cetera Advisors Llc
  St Cloud, MN
• 07/2024 → 04/2025
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL
• 04/2025 → 01/2026
  Redwood Investment Management
  Olathe, KS
• 07/2025 → 12/2025
  Distribution Services, Llc
  Olathe, KS
• 01/2026 → 01/2026
  Pine Distributors Llc
  Denver, CO
• 07/2026 → Present
  Thrivent Investment Management Inc.
  Overland Park, KS
• 01/2026 → 07/2026
  Visipay
  Olathe, KS
• 07/2026 → Present
  Thrivent Financial
  Appleton, WI

Previous Registrations

• 2025-10-31 → 2026-01-13
  Redwood Investment Management, Llc.
  Scottsdale, AZ
• 2024-07-15 → 2025-04-21
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Overland Park, KS
• 2021-06-18 → 2024-03-12
  U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
  Kansas City, MO
  Lake Saint Louis, MO
  Olathe, KS
  Kansas City, MO
• 2019-10-31 → 2021-01-26
  Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc
  Overland Park, KS
• 2009-01-22 → 2019-06-21
  Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Llc
  Boston, MA
  Olathe, KS

Other Businesses

BOOK SALES POSITION: Author NATURE: I wrote a book called "Get Good: The 7 Habits of Successful Financial Professionals". I wrote it a few years ago and occasionally sell some on Amazon. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 08/13/2026 ADDRESS: 13725 W 157th terrace, Olathe KS 66062, United States DESCRIPTION: Sometimes, someone wants to buy my book. They buy it on Amazon. Amazon lets me know. I mail the book to them. VISIPAY POSITION: Co-Founder/ Owner NATURE: VisiPay is a payment facilitator that focuses on the construction industry. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 10 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 09/14/2025 ADDRESS: 15720 S Keeler St, Olathe KS 66062, United States DESCRIPTION: I gave daily operations up to my co-founder, and he anticipates hiring staff in the near future. WEDDING OFFICIANT POSITION: Reverend NATURE: I perform weddings INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 12/31/2025 ADDRESS: 13725 w 1574th terrace, Olathe KS 66062, United States DESCRIPTION: I perform weddings for friends and family.

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2009-01-21
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1999-12-22

Other Names

• Barry Eldridge Nelson