by Heid Huiskamp Collins | Oct 16, 2018 | Education Planning, News
Myiah is my nine-year-old mentee who lives in the West End of Rock Island with her family which includes 11 brothers and sisters. No one in Myiah’s family has ever graduated from high school, let alone post-secondary school. She is smart as a whip! ...
by Heid Huiskamp Collins | Sep 17, 2018 | Community Involvement, Education Planning, News
I am flexible about working nights and weekends both to accommodate busy clients’ schedules and so I can carve out time during the week to do the community outreach that feeds my soul. Every Monday morning, I start my day at Lourdes Catholic School in...
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. ...
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 | Jun 25, 2018 | Community Involvement, News
I’m a Rock Island girl. I’ve worked in big financial institutions in Chicago and San Francisco, but I was raised in Rock Island and attended Alleman High School and Augustana College. When it came time to raise my own children, I left Berkley, California...