Mary K. Collins, ChFC^®

Mary Collins is President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer of Spectrum Financial, where she oversees the firm’s leadership, corporate strategy, financial management, and regulatory compliance. She is responsible for organizational structure, operational procedures, and maintaining the firm’s comprehensive compliance program. Mary also serves as a member of Spectrum’s portfolio management team.

Mary joined Spectrum Financial in 1988 as a financial planner and has played a central role in the firm’s growth and development for more than three decades. Today, the firm provides portfolio management services for individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, endowments, and trusts, and serves as sub-advisor to several mutual funds.

She graduated from Old Dominion University with a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Corporate Finance and holds the Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®) designation.

Outside of Spectrum, Mary serves as managing member of Hundredfold Advisors, LLC and as Chairman of the Simply Distribute Foundation, a public charity whose mandate is to distribute nearly all contributions annually. The foundation has distributed over $15 million to eight named charities in the areas of education, medical services, microfinance, and evangelism. Giving back to the community has always been important to her. She believes wealth carries responsibility and that those who have been given much should distribute generously.

Mary lives in Virginia Beach with her husband, their five children, and ten grandchildren. The family also has two German shepherds, Bo and Rip, who keep things lively at home. Family has always grounded her and reminded her why building something stable and enduring matters. The work Spectrum does serves people during some of the most important financial seasons of their lives, a responsibility she takes seriously every day.