Ryan W. Neal

Originally from Northern California, Ryan received bachelor's degrees in English and philosophy from UC Santa Barbara before beginning a career in journalism at the Santa Barbara Independent. After a few years of freelancing, bartending and snowboarding in Colorado, Ryan moved to New York to earn a master's degree in journalism at Columbia University. He has covered the advisor fintech beat since 2014. He Tweets at: @ryanWneal

Ryan W. Neal
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Most successful financial services football stadiums
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 09, 2023
Most successful financial services football stadiums

See how the 11 NFL stadiums sponsored by financial services companies stack up in terms of their team’s postseason success.

Fintech Bytes: TD Ameritrade updates trading software, Vanguard enhances robo
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 03, 2023
Fintech Bytes: TD Ameritrade updates trading software, Vanguard enhances robo

Plus Pontera integrates with Envestnet, Tifin announces Morningstar collaboration, and Hearsay adds features to Sites.

How Elon Musk's latest change could make Twitter more expensive for advisors
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 03, 2023
How Elon Musk's latest change could make Twitter more expensive for advisors

The social media company is cutting off free access to its API, which will impact archiving tools used by financial advisors.

SECURE 2.0 gives fintechs opportunity to help advisors navigate tax season
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 01, 2023
SECURE 2.0 gives fintechs opportunity to help advisors navigate tax season

eMoney Advisor and FP Alpha have tools to help advisors with Roth conversions.

Advisors must evolve to survive in the AI era
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 01, 2023
Advisors must evolve to survive in the AI era

While advisors are in no immediate danger of displacement, simply repeating the 'people will always need a human advisor' mantra won’t stop the inevitable march of progress.

Wealth Consulting Partners president Gavin Spitzner dies at 57
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 31, 2023
Wealth Consulting Partners president Gavin Spitzner dies at 57

Spitzner spent 25 years in the industry, holding leadership roles at firms including Prudential Investments and Envestnet, before launching Wealth Consulting Partners in 2015.

Fintech Bytes: Cetera partners with Asset-Map, MSCI goes with Google
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 27, 2023
Fintech Bytes: Cetera partners with Asset-Map, MSCI goes with Google

Plus Morningstar adds investment planning to Advisor Workstation, Element secures $5 million and Kwanti announces an asset screening feature.

Raymond James record wealth management earnings offset declines in other businesses
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 26, 2023
Raymond James record wealth management earnings offset declines in other businesses

Overall, the firm’s quarterly net revenue was flat compared to the prior year’s fiscal first quarter, and down 2% from the previous quarter.

Advisor CRM founder Ken Golding dies at 62
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 24, 2023
Advisor CRM founder Ken Golding dies at 62

Golding founded Junxure with his partner, Greg Friedman, in 2001 as a CRM specifically designed to serve financial advisors.

Schwab sees increasing tech adoption among RIAs
NEWS RIAS JAN 24, 2023
Schwab sees increasing tech adoption among RIAs

According to data collected from 14,000 RIAs, 80% are using digital client onboarding tools.