At Flora & DiPaula Wealth Partners, our sole focus is YOU.

Flora & DiPaula Wealth Partners’ mission is to help our clients pursue financial independence and enjoyable retirement. As an independent financial advisory firm, we are dedicated to personalized service with uncompromising integrity. Our focus is on comprehensive, tax efficient strategies that help our clients with their growth, preservation, and risk tolerance goals.

At Flora & DiPaula Wealth Partners, we believe everyone deserves a stress free, independent retirement. Our founders, Sarah Flora and Mike DiPaula, built the firm to help make clients’ retirement dreams a reality.

We understand true wealth means being able to share your life with the people you love, free from financial anxiety. We help retirees implement strategies that reduce risk to their assets and offer them comprehensive financial retirement planning.

Sarah Flora

Founding Partner and Financial Advisor

As founding partner of Flora & DiPaula Wealth Partners Inc., Sarah Flora is committed to focusing on the individual success and preservation of each and every client’s wealth management strategy as they work toward reaching their retirement dreams.

Sarah has a bachelor’s degree in finance from Virginia Tech and a Master of Business Administration degree from Johns Hopkins University. She holds the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP) designations and is a National Social Security Advisor Certificate Holder (NSSA(R)), registered Investment Adviser Representative and a licensed insurance agent. She has been in the financial services industry since graduating college in 2002, became an Investment Adviser Representative since passing the Series 65 exam in 2014 and holds life and health insurance licenses in Maryland and other states.

Sarah’s personal goal as a financial advisor is to create a relationship with each client based on trust, integrity and genuine enthusiasm for helping them pursue their goals. She prides herself on her ability to inform her clients in a way that helps empower them to be in charge of their financial lives. Sarah and Mike DiPaula worked together previously at a then high production firm for several years before they teamed up and founded Flora & DiPaula Wealth Partners, Inc. They realized from very early on that they had similar values and views. Their top priority has always been to help people work toward their financial goals through an open and honest relationship.

Sarah has lived in Towson most of her life and currently resides in Baltimore County. Her passions include spending time with family and friends, as well as traveling, boating and staying active.

Mike DiPaula

Founding Partner and Financial Advisor

Mike DiPaula is founding partner of Flora & DiPaula Wealth Partners Inc., and is focused on helping clients work toward their retirement dreams through a well-thought-out strategy for retirement income.

Before he entered the financial services industry, Mike enjoyed 35 years as a police officer with Baltimore County Police department and retired as a Captain. He was also a serial entrepreneur during this time. He owned multiple businesses, including a moving company and a mortgage brokerage firm, and he sold real estate for 20 years. As he approached retirement from the police department, Mike began searching for his next venture. The financial field had always interested him, and, similar to police work, he viewed it as a new way he could help people. Mike and Sarah Flora worked together at another high production firm for several years before they teamed up and founded Flora & DiPaula Wealth Partners, Inc. They realized from very early on that they had similar values and views. Their top priority has always been to help people work toward their financial goals through an open and honest relationship.

Mike is an alumni of Calvert Hall College in Towson where he played football and lacrosse.  He also studied business at Towson University and attended the Wharton School of Business Investment Strategies and Portfolio Management Program. He holds the Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP) designation and is a registered Investment Adviser Representative. He became an Investment Adviser Representative since passing the Series 65 securities exam in 2012 and holds his life and health insurance licenses in Maryland and other states.

Residing in Baltimore County, Mike is the proud father of three daughters, two stepsons and is Poppy to grandsons Joel and Chase. He and his wife Eileen enjoy spending their free time with their family and going to the beach when visiting their second home in Sarasota, Florida.

To schedule a time to discuss your financial future and the possible role of insurance or investments in your financial strategy, contact us at info@fdwpRETIRE.com or call us at 410.220.0200 today!

National Social Security Advisor Certificate Program (NSSA) is a certification created by the National Social Security Association, a for-profit entity. The NSSA Certificate Program grants a Certificate to those who complete the one-day course and pass the proctored assessment. NSSA is independently accredited by The Institute in Credentialing Excellence (ICE).  NSSA is not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, the Social Security Administration or any governmental agency.