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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserindependent wealth managerSEC registeredRAUM 100m 1b

A BETTER WAY FINANCIAL, LLC

CRD 304914

ALLENTOWN, PA

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 10
Dated events: 7
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 29, 2026 to Sep 16, 2026
4 observations

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: independent wealth managerderivedprivate_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $109MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-09-16); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $105M
Private client RAUM: $109MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 100%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 3
RAUM per advisor: $36.3Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 11
Advisory employees: 6
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 980
Individual clients: 339
High net worth clients: 15
SEC number: 801-136115
CRD: 304914
Filings on the tape: 4
First filed: Jun 29, 2026
Latest filed: Sep 16, 2026
Organised: Limited Liability Company, PA

Advisors on IAPD

current investment adviser representatives on the IAPD individual feed, longest tenure first

Advisor	Designations	Branch	Years here	In industry	Prior firms	Dual registered
FRANK GUIDA	n/a	ALLENTOWN, PA	7	35	1	no
FRANK GUIDA	n/a	ALLENTOWN, PA	5	15	n/a	no
Noah Aaron Williams	n/a	ALLENTOWN, PA	3	12	1	no
Joseph Thomas Nola	Certified Financial Planner	ALLENTOWN, PA	0	12	5	no
Alison Elizabeth Howells	n/a	ALLENTOWN, PA	0	10	1	no
Corey Daniel Frost	n/a	ALLENTOWN, PA	0	10	n/a	no

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
GUIDA, FRANK	MANAGING MEMBER	C	yes	06/2011	Aug 5, 2026	Aug 5, 2026
GUIDA, KIMBERLY, ANNE	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	C	yes	06/2011	Aug 5, 2026	Aug 5, 2026

Advisor flows

derived: registrations beginning and ending at this CRD on IAPD, bulk corporate re-registrations excluded; the rate is departures over IAPD headcount

Joined, 12m	Left, 12m	Net, 12m	Departure rate, 12m	Joined, 90d	Left, 90d	Left, no destination yet	Joined, 36m	Left, 36m
2	2	0	66.7%	2	1	0	3	2

Teams in

teams that arrived here from one firm together

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
BROOKSTONE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	2	Dec 16, 2019	Aug 21, 2019	WHITEHALL, PA	Team lift out	RIA to RIA	1.1%

Relationships

Controls (2)

← GUIDA, FRANKOwnerMANAGING MEMBER, ownership code C, individual
Aug 5, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← GUIDA, KIMBERLY, ANNEOwnerEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, ownership code C, individual
Aug 5, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV

Registered with (7)

← Noah Aaron WilliamsAdvisorregistration: current employment
Apr 18, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
← FRANK GUIDAAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jun 17, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← FRANK GUIDAAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 21, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
← Anthony Alan DavisAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 8, 2025 to Aug 5, 2026factForm ADV
← Julia NaccaratoAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 1, 2024 to Nov 26, 2025factForm ADV
← John W. WorleyAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 29, 2023 to Apr 11, 2023factForm ADV
← NICK GUIDAAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 21, 2019 to Aug 15, 2022factForm ADV

Moved with (1)

← BROOKSTONE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Dec 16, 2019 to Aug 21, 2019factForm ADV

Dated events

3 bookkeeping events (roster, classification and holdings changes) folded below

Occurred
Aug 5, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Anthony Alan Davis left A Better Way Financial, Llc for Valley National Advisers Inc (registered 2026-09-03)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Nov 26, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Julia Naccarato left A Better Way Financial, Llc for Morton Brown Family Wealth Llc (registered 2025-12-10)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Apr 11, 2023
Advisor changed firm
John W. Worley left A Better Way Financial, Llc for Voya Retirement Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-06-12)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Aug 15, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Nick Guida left A Better Way Financial, Llc for Guidance Wealth Advisors Llc (registered 2022-08-12)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Show 3 bookkeeping events

Occurred
Sep 17, 2026
Corey Daniel Frost registered as an investment adviser representative at A Better Way Financial, Llc
Occurred
Sep 16, 2026
Alison Elizabeth Howells registered as an investment adviser representative at A Better Way Financial, Llc
Occurred
Sep 16, 2026
Joseph Thomas Nola registered as an investment adviser representative at A Better Way Financial, Llc

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:b78646e1-6848-868e-6408-714d02aebad4
First observed: Jun 29, 2026
Last observed: Sep 16, 2026 5 days ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

A BETTER WAY FINANCIAL, LLC

CRD 304914

ALLENTOWN, PA

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

FRANK GUIDA

n/a

ALLENTOWN, PA

FRANK GUIDA

n/a

ALLENTOWN, PA

n/a

Noah Aaron Williams

n/a

ALLENTOWN, PA

Joseph Thomas Nola

Certified Financial Planner

ALLENTOWN, PA

Alison Elizabeth Howells

n/a

ALLENTOWN, PA

Corey Daniel Frost

n/a

ALLENTOWN, PA

n/a

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

GUIDA, FRANK

MANAGING MEMBER

yes

06/2011

Aug 5, 2026

GUIDA, KIMBERLY, ANNE

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

yes

06/2011

Aug 5, 2026

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

66.7%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

BROOKSTONE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC

Dec 16, 2019

Aug 21, 2019

WHITEHALL, PA

Team lift out

RIA to RIA

1.1%