TOM LOVE, CFP®, CRPC®, CRPS®
Senior Vice President | Partner
Tom is a fee-only, fiduciary. He must put clients’ interest before his own and receives no commissions. Tom began his financial planning career in 2007 with Ameriprise Financial. He came to The Main Street Group in 2010 to provide more objective advice to his clients.
Tom uses Charles Schwab Co., Inc. to custody assets. He’s a SmartVestor Pro, who serves the Dave Ramsey community. Tom uses eMoney software for holistic financial planning, aggregating clients’ accounts, including employer retirement accounts, in one place.
Awards:
- Top 40 under 40 advisor nationwide by Investment News magazine.
- 2013-2023 Five Star Wealth Manager of Richmond as seen in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune and Richmond Magazine.
- “The Best Financial Planner” finalist in the Richmond Times Dispatch and Style Weekly.
Designations:
- CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
- Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™
- Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist™
Community Impact:
- Hope Church: Loves to volunteer and support Hope Church.
- Comfort Zone Camp: Volunteer, sponsor, and regional advisory council member. A bereavement camp that transforms the lives of children who have experienced the death of a loved one.
- Junior Achievement: Financial counselor to help teach and inspire young people to learn and succeed financially.
- Becky Love Foundation: Supporter. BLF helps sponsor bereavement camps, and support those with mental health challenges.
- Financial Peace University classes – a nine week program from Dave Ramsey. Tom has helped to lead 20 classes.
- Sonshine Folk School Farm: Helping at risk youth to learn significant life skills.
- Men’s Alliance: Sharpening Men to be the husbands, fathers, and leaders God designed them to be.
- Several Podcasts to learn more about Tom and thoughts on money.
Family: Tom and Emily are the loving parents of Emma, Lydia and Timmy. He loves to spend time with family, volunteer, learn, and enjoy sports.
Working with a SmartVestor Pro does not guarantee investment success, and no assurance can be made that working with a SmartVestor Pro will produce better results than working with a financial professional not affiliated with the program. Financial professionals pay a fee to be a SmartVestor Pro. Neither Dave Ramsey nor SmartVestor Pro nor any other entity referenced here is an affiliate of or affiliated with Kestra IS or Kestra AS.
