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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner12 years in industry

Joseph Thomas Nola

Advisor at A BETTER WAY FINANCIAL, LLC

ALLENTOWN, PA

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Data as of Sep 17, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 0
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 8, 2017 to Sep 17, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: A BETTER WAY FINANCIAL, LLC
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Dec 1, 2013earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 12derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Feb 7, 2017
First registration: Feb 8, 2017
Dual registered: no
Other names: JOSEPH NOLA|Joseph Thomas Nola|Joe Nola|Joseph T Nola
IAPD individual key: 6736710

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
A BETTER WAY FINANCIAL, LLC	Independent wealth	Sep 16, 2026	n/a	yes	ALLENTOWN, PA	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jan 13, 2025	Mar 30, 2026	no	HACKETTSTOWN, NJ\|HACKETTSTOWN, NJ\|MADISON, NJ\|ISELIN, NJ\|SUCCASUNNA, NJ	Previous registration
CAPITAL ANALYSTS	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 23, 2021	Feb 6, 2023	no	Fort Washington, PA\|East Stroudsburg, PA	Previous registration
LINCOLN INVESTMENT	Independent wealth	Apr 23, 2021	Feb 6, 2023	no	Fort Washington, PA\|East Stroudsburg, PA	Previous registration
OSAIC WEALTH, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 13, 2020	Dec 2, 2020	no	NAZARETH, PA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Feb 8, 2017	Jun 29, 2020	no	CHANDLER, AZ\|CHANDLER, AZ	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	A BETTER WAY FINANCIAL, LLC	Mar 30, 2026	Sep 16, 2026	170	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
CAPITAL ANALYSTS	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Feb 6, 2023	Jan 13, 2025	707	Firm change after gap	Ibd to wirehouse
LINCOLN INVESTMENT	CAPITAL ANALYSTS	Feb 6, 2023	Apr 23, 2021	-654	Firm change after gap	RIA to ibd
OSAIC WEALTH, INC.	LINCOLN INVESTMENT	Dec 2, 2020	Apr 23, 2021	142	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	OSAIC WEALTH, INC.	Jun 29, 2020	Jul 13, 2020	14	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd

Relationships

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Dated events

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

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Occurred
Sep 16, 2026
Joseph Thomas Nola registered as an investment adviser representative at A Better Way Financial, Llc