How SageSpring Wealth Partners Aligns with Dave Ramsey’s Values

At SageSpring Wealth Partners, we pride ourselves on maintaining strong partnerships. We partner with organizations that reflect our core beliefs, add value to our services, and allow us to provide our clients with more. When we say “more,” we mean it in several senses of the word. SageSpring’s clients receive more guidance, more confidence, more stability, and more progress.

Partnering with Dave Ramsey’s SmartVestor program, we guide our clients to live a full life, with adequate savings and no debt. As part of the SmartVestor program for 17 years, SageSpring is motivated to see our clients succeed not only financially but in life.

What values do we share? We’ll explain a few of the ways we align with Dave Ramsey’s teachings.

1. We always put people first.

Our clients are our top priority 100% of the time, without exception. We understand the responsibility that comes with financial advising. Our influence can dramatically alter the course of our clients’ lives. So, we advise with their best interests in mind every step of the way.

Before we develop a strategy, SageSpring advisors fully understand the client’s needs. We learn about their priorities and long-term goals to create a plan in alignment with their ideal life. Our advisors are focused on making clients feel welcome, listened to, and cared for.

2. We teach and empower.

Finances don’t have to be complicated. We don’t use high-level jargon to intimidate clients or make them feel unequipped. Instead, we explain financial decisions in familiar terms to help clients feel empowered to take control over their financial future. Our advisors aren’t salesmen. We guide our clients’ choices based on a holistic strategy designed to achieve their goals.

3. We invest in the future. 

We want to see our clients succeed in the long term. Influenced by Dave Ramsey’s program, we work to prepare our clients for their future expenses. Significant milestones, like their children’s education or retirement, take careful planning. Our advisors’ investment philosophy works to provide the funding they’ll need to live the life of their dreams.

4. We eliminate debt.

Debt can make us feel like we are drowning. Even if the amounts aren’t severe, we still feel that slight nagging feeling that we aren’t where we should be. Unfortunately, our society promotes borrowing money in a way that encourages clients to be in a constant state of loss.

We understand how it happens. Many of our clients come to us with debt. But, by following Dave Ramsey’s strategies, we can teach them how to get out of debt and stay there. Our approach keeps clients ready for big purchases without feeling the need to borrow.

5. We help clients be positioned to give.

Our advisors are educated on the most advantageous ways to give. Charitable giving is a central focus for our firm, so we understand the proper methods for donation and how to maximize potential tax benefits.

6. We’re here for you.

We’re proud to be a part of Dave Ramsey’s SmartVestor program. SageSpring Wealth Partners’ process is built on this strong foundation of core beliefs, and we are grateful to be able to serve our clients with this program’s support.

Contact SageSpring Wealth Partners to learn more about how we put Dave Ramsey’s core values into practice. We walk you through our process to determine how we can improve your overall financial health.

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Jeffrey T. Dobyns

CFP®, CLU, CHFC

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

President, SageSpring | Financial Advisor, RJFS

Beyond crunching numbers and investment strategies, at SageSpring, we’re about building relationships. When you encounter Founder & President of SageSpring, Jeff Dobyns, it’s easy to understand why this is at the very heart of who we are as a firm. You won’t find stuffy formalities with Jeff; instead, you can expect to find him sharing a warm smile, communicating a compelling vision, or patiently untangling life’s complex challenges with clients. He believes in truly getting to know clients, understanding their aspirations and priorities, and navigating their financial plans with a tailored, comprehensive approach. Our team members have often been caught taking notes on Jeff’s effortless relationship skills from a distance, and we admire them for striving to learn from one of the best. 

Jeff’s financial expertise and wisdom are the perfect match to his innate people skills. Jeff holds the prestigious CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM certification, Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU®), and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChLU®) designations, and has held executive positions with financial planning firms for more than two decades. 

His dedication extends beyond the office to the boardroom and the local community, where Jeff is passionate about giving back. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Men of Valor, a prison ministry and mentoring program. Jeff also serves on the board of Send Musicians to Prison, which shares hope, healing and restoration with the imprisoned through musicians & artists. Jeff actively supports other initiatives in the community by sitting on the board of The Signatry of Middle Tennessee and the Halftime Institute of Nashville. 

Witnessing his four children, Gracyn, Hunter, Tanner, and Logan, excel on the field is almost just as rewarding, if not more, than celebrating the victories of seeing his clients overcome obstacles and build wealth. Spending weekends boating on the lake, hiking mountain trails, and fishing with his family are the moments Jeff cherishes most. It’s this grounded perspective that reveals the true meaning of wealth for Jeff: not just numbers on a page, but the freedom to create experiences that enrich your life and the lives of those you love. When you choose the Dobyns McMillin Wealth Team, you choose more than financial expertise. You choose a partner who champions your dreams, celebrates your victories, and walks besides you on the path to achieving your unique goals.

**Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER TM, 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.