Dorie Fain is the founder and CEO of &Wealth, a boutique financial advisory firm dedicated to helping women who are recreating their lives, with offices in New York City and Baltimore.
Published 3/25/2020 in The Maryland Daily Record This has been a huge few weeks in the world and a major shift in the euphoric state of being that many of us had fallen into when considering our expectations for investment returns. For over a year, within my team, we have been on the lookout for “the thing” that…
Published 2/23/2020 in The Maryland Daily Record Fitting for the month of Valentine’s Day, a recent employee interaction reminded me of the lessons that I learned from reading the book “The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace” by Gary Chapman. The original book, “The 5 Love Languages,” was intended for couples who were struggling…
Published 1/24/2020 in The Maryland Daily Record Several years ago, I became convinced that saving passwords in a notebook or Excel spreadsheet wasn’t the safest way to go. At that time, having a smartphone was still new to me. I relied on an employee in my office to do the research on the best options…
Published 12/19/2019 in The Maryland Daily Record Here we are at the end of a decade. When put in these terms, considering that we are at the end of a decade feels significant. In some ways, the last 10 years have felt like a lot of everything and nothing. These extremes are reflected in many…
Published 11/13/2019 in The Maryland Daily Record On Oct. 30, along with 60 classmates, I graduated from the 35th GBC Leadership Class, positively the Best Class Ever. The experience was so vast in depth and impact for me. With such an in-depth level of learning about the historical awareness of each facet of how Baltimore has…
Published 9/15/2019 in The Maryland Daily Record I often find myself in conversations advising college students and recent graduates about how to navigate the start of their career paths. These inquiries range from a parent’s insistence to a professor’s suggestion and sometimes from the individual by his or her own initiative. I’m often met with…
Published 8/18/2019 in The Maryland Daily Record With the increasing focus on diversity & inclusion (D&I) within our work communities, there is a growing acceptance that having a set of people who look, think, talk, act and simply are different from one another creates the most impactful and meaningful outcomes for organizations and for us…
Published 7/14/2019 in The Maryland Daily Record I am in the market for a new home. This surprises me, given how much of a city girl I am. I have loved living in Butchers Hill, one of many neighborhoods in Baltimore that provides such a rich city experience. Sadly for me, the main thing it…
Published 6/16/2019 in The Maryland Daily Record For so many of us in professional services, when you reach a certain point in your career there is an inflection point when you evolve beyond being a service provider to becoming a trusted adviser. With this role comes an added level of responsibility to not only be…
Published 5/19/2019 in The Maryland Daily Record For many of us, regaining the life we want is more a matter of gaining and less a sense that we ever intentionally carved out the space we imagined for each of the priorities in our lives. This has never been truer than for working parents. As children…