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Who We Are

Our priority is your wellbeing.

From our humble beginnings in 2002 to today, we continuously take a holistic approach to financial advice. We get to know what matters to you so we can tailor our counsel to help you reach your personal goals, and our experienced money-management strategies will help you build a life of wealth and long-lasting financial independence.

What You Can Count On from Us

Uniquely principled, we are committed and accountable to our core values. They not only define who we are; they are ever-present in our work and vital to everything we do.

Always Put Our Clients’ Best Interests First
Be Honest
Teach Instead of Sell
Earn Trust, Don’t Expect It
Don’t Let Emotions Cloud Judgment
Make Time for Community
Develop Students and Leaders
Never Accept Shortcuts
Communicate with Clarity and Purpose

Coming together to serve you better.

Having partners that share in our values is a non-negotiable for us. Raymond James has been recognized for its community support and philanthropy, and working with Dave Ramsey helps hold us to high standards and a teachable heart.

Jeff Dobyns, CFP®, CLU, ChFC
President, SageSpring

Our Relationships

We’re local to our communities and privately held, but we’ve aligned our company with others to better serve you.

Raymond James

Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. is our broker-dealer, meaning they hold our clients’ assets and provide support to our firm with reporting, statements, trading platform, investment analysis, and other various financial planning technology and resources. Through Raymond James, we have the support of a large company, while also being able to offer the personalized and intimate service of a small firm. With the independence we are provided through Raymond James, we are able to make recommendations that are best for our clients with no vested interest in any product.

Community support and philanthropy are close to our hearts. In this regard, we share common values with our broker-dealer. Raymond James has been nationally recognized for its community support and corporate philanthropy, and has been ranked as one of the best companies in the country for customer service, as a top place to work, and as a national leader in support of the arts.

SmartVestor

Thanks to our track record of success and superior customer service, we’ve been a participant of Dave Ramsey’s SmartVestor referral service program for 17 years. Like Dave Ramsey, we believe in living more and worrying less. We’re focused on helping our clients live debt-free lives and financially independent futures. Our association with Dave Ramsey is not something we take lightly. It holds us to a higher standard. We’re always working to better serve our clients with the heart of a teacher by delivering exceptional service and being the best at what we do.

Because we work hard to match clients with advisors who can best assist them based on their specific situations, our relationship with Dave Ramsey continues to be successful. As the word has spread, we’ve continued to grow our team of advisors so we can provide a customized plan that follows the principles Dave Ramsey recommends. Our advisors have been approved as participants of Dave Ramsey’s SmartVestor program in each of their local areas.

We invest in you, so you can invest in what matters most.

At SageSpring, our priority is you. Our advisors craft financial plans unique to you and the life of wealth and purpose you desire to create, so you can enjoy your today and have peace of mind for your tomorrow.

Ready to discover how SageSpring can help you build a legacy of wealth and purpose? Connect with us today.

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Jeffrey Dobyns
Jeffrey T. Dobyns

CFP®, CLU, CHFC

President, SageSpring | Financial Advisor, RJFS 
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Jeffrey T. Dobyns

President, SageSpring | Financial Advisor, RJFS

Jeff Dobyns has enjoyed extraordinary success providing comprehensive financial planning to retirees, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and executives by taking the time to truly know his clients, understand their goals and develop and execute their ongoing, strategic, financial plans.

Jeff earned his finance degree in business administration from Ohio University and has held executive positions with financial planning firms for more than two decades. After serving as Vice President of Investments of Lykins Financial Group, CPA’s, in his hometown of Westerville, Ohio, Jeff moved to Nashville, Tennessee to found SageSpring Wealth Partners in 2002. As its President, Jeff has led SageSpring to remarkable success, holding the distinction of being one of Raymond James’ top independent contractor offices, and a member of its Chairman’s Council*, every year since 2008.

Jeff’s true calling, however, is working directly with clients, helping them plan their financial futures in a manner that aligns with their values and helps provide them with financial confidence. To help meet these goals, Jeff leads the team of Dobyns Wealth Team and also incorporates the expertise of attorneys, accountants and other professionals to provide quality financial, tax and estate planning, and ongoing asset and risk management.

As independent advisory businesses, neither SageSpring Wealth Partners nor Dobyns Wealth Team hold any assets on behalf of clients, with such custodial and brokerage services being provided by Raymond James. As a leader in wealth management, Raymond James has an exemplary reputation and today serves more than $930 billion in client assets through 8,200 financial advisors worldwide (as of 9/30/2020).

In order to meet the highest standards of professionalism and ethics in the industry, Jeff is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM practitioner**, a Chartered Life Underwriter and a Chartered Financial Consultant. Jeff is also a participant of the Dave Ramsey SmartVestor program.

Jeff’s work and personal life are both guided by his faith and the Christian principles of honesty, generosity, compassion, and integrity. Accordingly, Jeff devotes considerable time and resources to a number of causes, including serving as a board member of Men of Valor, a prison ministry and mentoring program. He is also on the advisory board of The Signatry of Middle Tennessee, which works with families to increase their charitable giving to their favorite causes. Additionally, Jeff is on the advisory board for Halftime Institute, an organization that coaches marketplace leaders to discern and engage in their life purpose. Lastly, Jeff serves on the board of the Legacy Center of Nashville, a collaboration of independent coaching resources. He is a past board member of Porter’s Call, a Nashville charity that provides free counseling for musicians and their families, and the Martha O’Bryan Center, which empowers those in poverty to transform their lives through work, education, employment, and fellowship.

Jeff and his wife, Amy, are raising their family in Brentwood where they are members of the Brentwood Baptist Church, and their children, Gracyn, Hunter, and twins Tanner and Logan, attend the Christ Presbyterian Academy. For recreation, Jeff enjoys hunting, fishing and just being outdoors.

* Membership is based on prior fiscal year production. Re-qualification is required annually.

**Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER, CFP® (with plaque design) and CFP® (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.

SmartVestor is an advertising and referral service for investing professionals (“SmartVestor Pros”) operated by The Lampo Group, LLC d/b/a Ramsey Solutions (“Ramsey Solutions”). Pursuant to an arrangement between Ramsey Solutions, SageSpring Wealth Partners and your advisor, your advisor pays Ramsey Solutions a flat monthly fee to: (a) be a SmartVestor Pro, (b) advertise services through the SmartVestor website, and (c) receive client referrals in the form of an initial introduction to interested consumers who are located in your advisor’s Pros geographic region. SageSpring Wealth Partners does not endorse and are not affiliated with Ramsey Solutions, except with respect to the arrangement described above, and neither Ramsey Solutions nor its agents are officers or employees of SageSpring Wealth Partners. Further, neither Ramsey Solutions nor its agents are authorized to provide investment advice or act in any way on behalf of SageSpring Wealth Partners, except in connection with providing your contact information to your advisor.

Ramsey Solutions’ relationship and agreement is between SageSpring Wealth Partners only. Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. is not affiliated with the solicitor arrangement between Ramsey Solutions and SageSpring Wealth Partners.

Raymond James is not affiliated with any of the organizations mentioned above.