by Heid Huiskamp Collins | Jun 23, 2021 | Financial Planning, News
“Buy low, sell high.” It’s the most fundamental investment lesson that we’re all taught and one that most of us can recite by heart. But when it comes right down to it, how many of us actually subscribe to those words of wisdom? Warren Buffet, sometimes called the...
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 | Mar 25, 2021 | News
We all dream about retirement: extravagant travel, spoiling grandkids, sipping wine while watching beautiful sunsets off the deck. For many, the cold, hard truth will be a little different, though. In 2020, the median retirement income for a U.S. couple with one...
by Heid Huiskamp Collins | Mar 7, 2021 | News
I get clients come in every week telling me, “I have an investment, but I don’t really know what it is. My advisor told me that it was a guarantee that I can’t outlive my money or something like a pension.” What they’re describing is an annuity, which is an insurance...
by Heid Huiskamp Collins | Jan 9, 2021 | News
Happy March! In January, I started a “down and dirty” educational series on the basics of investing. In January we examined stocks and spent some time on bonds in the February issue. This month we’re ready to fit the pieces into place and talk about mutual funds which...
