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

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Schwab execs declare RIA transition from TD a success
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 05, 2023
Schwab execs declare RIA transition from TD a success

Despite some minor glitches and some email outreach confusion, most advisors are handling the change well.

Finra fines, censures New Jersey broker-dealer for violating Reg BI
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 01, 2023
Finra fines, censures New Jersey broker-dealer for violating Reg BI

Network 1 Financial Securities did not have a written system to identify and flag excessive trading, resulting in $533,500 in commissions for the firm, regulator says.

LPL snatches $280m advisory team from Cetera
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 31, 2023
LPL snatches $280m advisory team from Cetera

Legacy Wealth Advisors was looking for an easier place to do business and differentiated service, founder Kevin Loyd said.

Years of planning come to a head as Schwab's TD migration approaches
NEWS RIAS AUG 31, 2023
Years of planning come to a head as Schwab's TD migration approaches

InvestmentNews gains behind-the-scenes access to gauge the mood of execs and advisors as firm prepares to transition 7,000 RIAs and nearly 4 million client accounts.

Schwab, TD sued for failing to protect customer data from MOVEit hack
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH AUG 29, 2023
Schwab, TD sued for failing to protect customer data from MOVEit hack

The class-action complaint alleges the hack exposed personal information of 61,000 TD customers.

Farther co-founder says technology can push RIAs past complacency
NEWS RIAS AUG 25, 2023
Farther co-founder says technology can push RIAs past complacency

'I want our industry to think big,' Brad Genser says.

Helping clients be more realistic about their investing horizon
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 24, 2023
Helping clients be more realistic about their investing horizon

How one Summit Financial advisor plans to use Pontera to manage clients' held-away assets.

David Canter stepping down as president of Bluespring
NEWS RIAS AUG 23, 2023
David Canter stepping down as president of Bluespring

Canter joined Bluespring only a year ago after spending nearly 13 years at Fidelity Investments.

Altruist vs. Altruist: An RIA claims digital custodian violates his trademark
NEWS RIAS AUG 22, 2023
Altruist vs. Altruist: An RIA claims digital custodian violates his trademark

Michigan RIA owner says case is a 'true David and Goliath situation' and that company name has caused significant confusion in the market.

Why Tyrone Ross remains optimistic amid the crypto winter
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 18, 2023
Why Tyrone Ross remains optimistic amid the crypto winter

Ross is confident his latest startup, Turnqey Labs, can become the Plaid of cryptocurrency data for advisors.