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  "crd_number": 300305,
  "slug": "better-way-llc-bal-harbour-fl-300305",
  "primary_business_name": "BETTER WAY LLC",
  "legal_name": "BETTER WAY LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Bal Harbour",
  "state": "FL",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "33100",
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    "common_name": "Miami",
    "msa_name": "Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL",
    "path": "/advisors/fl/miami"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2023-05-02",
  "years_registered": 3,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-05-21",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 107250000.0,
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  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 2,
  "advisory_employees": 2,
  "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types",
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    "corporations_other_businesses": {
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  "compensation_types": [
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    "performance_based"
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    "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles"
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  "states_registered": [
    "FL",
    "MA"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://betterwayllc.net"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/300305",
  "city_as_filed": "BAL HARBOUR",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/better-way-llc-bal-harbour-fl-300305",
  "display_name": "Better Way LLC",
  "summary": "Better Way LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Bal Harbour, FL, registered since 2023, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 21, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Better Way LLC (CRD 300305): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Performance-based fees"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Better Way LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Better Way LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Better Way LLC located?",
      "a": "Better Way LLC's principal office is in Bal Harbour, FL, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Better Way LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Better Way LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2023. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 300305."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Better Way LLC manage?",
      "a": "Better Way LLC reports $107,250,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 21, 2026 (68% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Better Way LLC's assets and staff changed since 2023?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Better Way LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $139,985,000 in the October 2023 data and $107,250,000 in the October 2026 data, down 23%. Total employees: 1 in October 2023 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Better Way LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (2); corporations or other businesses not listed above (2)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Better Way LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/300305"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Better Way LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 1 to 2."
    }
  ],
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      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 139985000.0,
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      "filing_date": "2023-08-15"
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 157335000.0,
      "total_employees": 1,
      "filing_date": "2024-03-22"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 101550000.0,
      "total_employees": 1,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-31"
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    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 107250000.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2026-05-21"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 1 to 2."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [],
  "custodians_note": null,
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/better-way-llc-bal-harbour-fl-300305.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
      "count": 2,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 72500000.0
    },
    {
      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
      "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above",
      "count": 2,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
      "raum": 34750000.0
    }
  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/300305",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}