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Better Money Decisions, LLC

CIK:0001858428
Investment Adviser
$327M AUM
74 holdings
Santa Fe, NM, US
Founded:2014
8 employees
Latest filing:Jun 30, 2025

Better Money Decisions, LLC is a registered investment adviser firm headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, founded in September 2014 and transitioned to SEC registration in May 2019. It provides financial planning and portfolio management services primarily to individuals, retail investors, high net worth clients, and charitable organizations, with a client-focused fiduciary approach. The company serves over 900 clients, manages over $271 million to $326 million in assets, and employs about 7-8 financial advisers and staff. Better Money Decisions is led by Lorraine Ell and Lea Ann Garrison Knight.

Investment Strategy

Better Money Decisions, LLC offers fee-only investment advisory services, emphasizing fiduciary responsibility and long-term financial planning. The firm creates tailored portfolio management and financial plans for individuals and small businesses, focusing on objective, commission-free advice. Asset allocation and financial planning are their principal strategies, using a mix of equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs according to client objectives. The firm does not engage in proprietary products or commission-based sales, instead providing transparent advice based strictly on a percentage of assets under management or fixed fees.

Latest 13F Filing Activity

Better Money Decisions, LLC filed their most recent 13F report on Jun 30, 2025 disclosing 74 equity positions with a total 13F market value of $165M. The fund increased holdings in Ishares TR, SPDR Index SHS FDS, Dimensional Etf Trust among other positions. Better Money Decisions, LLC reduced exposure to Vanguard Tax-managed FDS, Apple Inc., Vanguard Scottsdale FDS among others.

Top Buys
I
IEFAISHARES TR
+$1.9M
S
SPEMSPDR INDEX SHS FDS
+$1.3M
D
DFATDIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST
+$948.2K
I
IGSBISHARES TR
+$909.0K
I
IJHISHARES TR
+$826.3K
Top Sells
V
VEAVANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FDS
-$404.5K
A
AAPLAPPLE INC
-$332.1K
V
VCSHVANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS
-$148.6K
V
VCITVANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS
-$88.8K
C
CVXCHEVRON CORP NEW
-$72.6K

Top Holdings

I
IEFAISHARES TR
+10.2%$16.7M
I
IGSBISHARES TR
+9.7%$15.9M
S
SPTSSPDR SERIES TRUST
+9.0%$14.8M
S
SPEMSPDR INDEX SHS FDS
+6.8%$11.3M
D
DFATDIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST
+6.1%$10.1M

Equity Positions (74)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
ISHARES TR10.17%$16.7M200,431$69.56$83.48+$1.9M
ISHARES TR9.65%$15.9M301,082$52.88$52.76+$909.0K
SPDR SERIES TRUST8.98%$14.8M504,368$29.64$29.29+$732.3K
SPDR INDEX SHS FDS6.84%$11.3M263,223$39.82$42.74+$1.3M
DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST6.14%$10.1M187,289$52.47$53.96+$948.2K

Industry Allocation

ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS
+2.5%
SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES
+1.1%
SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE
+1.1%
RETAIL-CATALOG & MAIL-ORDER HOUSES
+0.9%
SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC.
+0.8%