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 | Sep 20, 2019 | Community Involvement, For Women
We never accomplish great things all on our own. There is so much power in the contributions of others to each of our stories. Since I began my journey as a freshly-minted entrepreneur over two and a half years ago, I’ve been the grateful recipient of advice,...
by Heid Huiskamp Collins | Mar 31, 2019 | For Women, News
Lead(h)er, a women’s mentoring organization of which I am on the Board of Directors, is over 600 members strong in our Quad-Cities community and it is making a huge impact on lifting up women. I was privileged to sponsor and speak at our last quarterly membership...
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. ...
by Heid Huiskamp Collins | Jul 9, 2018 | For Women, News
I have a delightful female client who is 92 years young. She is a fairly recent widow and resides at an assisted living facility. Having outlived most of her friends and with failing eyesight, the days are long. We connect a couple times a month: by...
by Heid Huiskamp Collins | Mar 15, 2018 | Community Involvement, For Women, News
Women’s United is an initiative of the United Way and is made up of women in the Quad-Cities area who are committed to ensuring that all children are Kindergarten-ready, no matter their socioeconomic status. I am extremely proud to count myself among...