Drew was recruited into the financial services industry by his father, Lee Collins, in 2007. Drew spent many years working with Lee at the Virginia Beach office of Frieden Wealth Management. As Drew’s father and mentor with decades of experience, Lee was able to educate Drew and help him best serve his clientele.
After years of preparation and succession planning, Lee retired in 2022. Today, Drew continues to work closely with Lee’s clients, ensuring that their needs continue to be met without interruption. After many years as a financial advisor with Frieden Wealth Management, Drew began looking into building his own financial services firm. In 2023 he launched his Virginia Beach, VA-based firm Collins Financial Group, Inc.
Drew’s primary focus is retirement planning, investment planning, and wealth management. His practice works with small businesses, business owners, and affluent individuals to provide them with customized investment asset allocation, retirement planning, and estate planning strategies.
Drew prides himself on the close relationship he has with his clients. Also, via partnerships with professionals such as trust and estate planning attorneys and CPAs, etc., he strives to take a team approach with each client to ensure that their investment planning is well aligned with their legal planning and tax planning.
Drew is a graduate of Radford University with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He currently maintains the following professional licenses:
- Insurance (Life and Health)
- Series 6
- Series 63
- Series 65
- Series 7