by Heid Huiskamp Collins | Jun 1, 2021 | Financial Planning, News
There’s an ongoing debate among retirees and pre-retirees: Is it really worth the money to pay someone as a financial advisor? Won’t I do better just buying low-cost index funds and doing it myself? I’ve been investing for 40 years and advising clients as a licensed...
by Heid Huiskamp Collins | Apr 4, 2021 | Financial Planning, News
It is with great trepidation that I sit down to write this month’s column; I can already hear the angry phone calls and see the slew of emails in my inbox. I care deeply about my clients, though, and about retirement savers everywhere, so I feel I need to brave an...
by Heid Huiskamp Collins | Jun 5, 2020 | Community Involvement, Education Planning, Financial Planning, For Women, Legacy Planning, News, Uncategorized
I can’t NOT speak, but I hesitate to find the right words as anything I say threatens to highlight my white privilege. I feel such deep pain for my black and brown sisters and brothers, our community, and our country, and I feel some very real shame at how relatively...
by Heid Huiskamp Collins | Dec 31, 2019 | Financial Planning
I’m a big believer in education and meeting people exactly where they are in their financial journey. With about 20 years of experience as a financial planner, I’ve come across countless people who have so much fear and shame surrounding finances. So many people are...
by Heid Huiskamp Collins | Aug 22, 2018 | Financial Planning, News
It’s a toss-up; I don’t know which I love more: connecting with and “loving on” my clients or really digging in and doing the research and analysis to find the very best new investment ideas for those same customers. What’s really great is when I can do...
by Heid Huiskamp Collins | Aug 10, 2018 | Financial Planning, For Women, News
I have a brilliant new female client. She is single and in her mid-50s and told me she needs to work until she is 65. She wanted me to do a financial plan for her that would help her navigate to retirement. The problem? She hates her job. ...
