About Us

Chris Heckadon, CLU®, RICP®, is the founder and managing partner of Summit Pointe Financial Group, partner of Summit Pointe Advanced Planning & Tax, and a partner of Summit Pointe Insurance Advisors. Whether on the front lines of working with business owners or advocating for those who have little or no voice in financial decisions, Chris prides himself on seeing the firm’s clients reach financial success. He feels his greatest asset is the team he’s built around him who work together to create customized plans for his clients.

A financial services professional since 1997, Chris founded Summit Pointe Financial Group in 2009. He specializes in the areas of reducing taxes in retirement, through the Strategic Movement Around Retirement Taxation (SMART) Strategies, financial planning, asset management, and customized executive benefits programs. He earned his Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU®) designation in March of 2004, Retirement Income Certified Professional® (RICP®) in 2023 and is pursuing his Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®) and Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) designations.

Chris was born in San Diego and raised in Kansas City. He graduated from Central Missouri State University (CMSU), where he was co-captain for the Mules wrestling team for two years, and a two-time NCAA National Qualifier. He was also the 2001 World FIAS Sombo Champion.

As an accomplished athlete, Chris understands the importance of dedication, motivation, and discipline, and he is proud to see the same traits in his three children. His oldest daughter played soccer at Northwest Missouri State University and has her MBA in Finance, his son plays soccer in college for William Jewell College and is studying Biochemistry, and his youngest swam competitively for Empire Swim Club and will attend KU in the fall in the honors program. In his free time, Chris enjoys playing golf and is a member of Loch Lloyd Country Club and The Club at Porto Cima.