Welcome to Spire Investment Partners, LLC
Dave has opened a new Spire Investment Partners, LLC office in Frederick, MD. We provide comprehensive financial planning, investment advisory services, retirement plan design, and estate planning through our relationship with Spire.
We offer attentive service and creative solutions suited to each client’s individual financial situation. Clients tell us that they appreciate our ability to explain the complexities of the financial world in ways that are meaningful, yet easy to understand. Our mission is to provide integrated, comprehensive advice to help clients prioritize, plan, and manage their complete financial lives.
Managing wealth today, let alone planning for what tomorrow may bring, doesn’t happen automatically-or easily. Our clients lead busy, demanding lives with little time for choosing and monitoring investments. We assist them in the creation of a plan to help secure their financial future, freeing them to follow their dreams.
We seek a long-term partnership with you and your family. We hope you will schedule an appointment today to enjoy the confidence of knowing an experienced professional adviser is helping you make important financial choices for both today and tomorrow.
Services:
- Investment advisory services
- Financial planning
- College funding
- Estate planning
- Sustainable and responsible investing
- Retirement planning
- Wealth management
We welcome both individual and corporate clients.
Helpful Content

Risk Perspective
Is it possible to avoid loss? Not entirely, but you can attempt to manage risk.

A House Divided
By understanding a few key concepts during a divorce, you may be able to avoid common pitfalls.

What to Do When You Lose Your Wallet
Ever lost your wallet? Frustrating. Here’s what you can do to keep yourself safe.
The Big Little Things: 5 Easy Ways to Protect Your Money
It’s morning and you’re out the door. Immediately your home’s smart devices take over, dialing down the heat, turning off the coffeemaker, and arming surveillance inside and out. In the car, rain-sensing wipers activate at the first drops; adaptive cruise control maintains a steady pace; and upon arrival, parking assist gets you into a tight space, no problem.
How to Spend Smart to Improve Cash Flow
Congratulations — your business is profitable! Have you considered how much of those profits to reinvest in your business?
The Big Picture– Cracking Open a Six Pack
Knowing your risks is essential when making investment decisions and exit decisions.
Go Back to School with As Little Debt As Possible
Are you feeling ready to expand your career? Or maybe switch careers altogether? After you’ve been in the working world a while, it’s common to want more from your professional life. A lot of people turn to graduate school to get there, but sometimes this plan is accompanied by a four-letter word: debt.
IRA Withdrawals that Escape the 10% Tax Penalty
The list of IRA withdrawals that may be taken without incurring a 10% early penalty has grown.
Tax Rules When Selling Your Home
The tax rules governing profits you realize from the sale of your home have changed in recent years.
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Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
Inflation & Retirement
Estimate how much income may be needed at retirement to maintain your standard of living.
Contributing to an IRA?
Determine if you are eligible to contribute to a traditional or Roth IRA.
Social Security Taxes
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.
Home Mortgage Deduction
Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.
How Compound Interest Works
Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
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Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
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Coaches
Coaches have helped you your whole life, in ways big and small. We’d like to be one of them.
Jane Bond: Infiltrating the Market
Agent Jane Bond is on the case, cracking the code on bonds.
Choosing a Mortgage
Selecting a mortgage isn't an easy process. Get a better understanding of how professionals make the right decisions.
The Junk Drawer Approach to Investing
It's easy to let investments accumulate like old receipts in a junk drawer.
The Fed and How It Got That Way
Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.
Investments
You’ve made investments your whole life. Work with us to help make the most of them.