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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Digital brokerage Ally Invest launches human wealth management
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 18, 2022
Digital brokerage Ally Invest launches human wealth management

Investors with a minimum of $100,000 can receive financial planning and ongoing guidance from an adviser for an annual fee ranging from 0.75% to 0.85%.

iCapital receives patents for data security innovations
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 18, 2022
iCapital receives patents for data security innovations

Financial advisers are increasingly worried about securing client information and the consequences of a data breach, but iCapital has a new idea about how to make it safer for advisers to access its network of alternative assets.

Smarsh acquires tech to help firms monitor messaging apps
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 17, 2022
Smarsh acquires tech to help firms monitor messaging apps

The Telemessage technology, combined with existing services from Smarsh, will assist in the ongoing struggle to monitor private messaging apps used by employees at financial services firms.

Take 5: Chris Weyrauch on Citizens' plans to expand its presence in wealth management
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 13, 2022
Take 5: Chris Weyrauch on Citizens' plans to expand its presence in wealth management

InvestmentNews spoke with Weyrauch about his role at Citizens and the firm’s vision for growing its financial advisory business.

Tifin closes $109 million round of funding
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 12, 2022
Tifin closes $109 million round of funding

The latest round, led by Franklin Templeton and Motive Partners, brings Tifin's valuation to $842 million.

InvestmentNews hosts fifth annual Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Awards
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2022
InvestmentNews hosts fifth annual Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award winner Eddie Brown recalled starting at T. Rowe Price in 1973 as the stock market went 'straight downhill.' Compared to that, the current market is 'a piece of cake,' he said.

Kamila Elliott shares how firms can increase diversity, equity and inclusion
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2022
Kamila Elliott shares how firms can increase diversity, equity and inclusion

Speaking at InvestmentNews' 2022 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Awards, Elliott talked about her journey through the wealth management industry as a Black woman.

Orion's TAMP crosses $60 billion with latest deal
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 10, 2022
Orion's TAMP crosses $60 billion with latest deal

Orion Advisor Solutions is expanding its TAMP capabilities by acquiring TownSquare Capital, a boutique investment and trading firm.

New technology helps advisers convert prospects into clients
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 09, 2022
New technology helps advisers convert prospects into clients

Less than half of advisers are keeping track of how many of their prospects become paid clients.

T3 2022 recap: Top takeaways from the adviser fintech conference
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 06, 2022
T3 2022 recap: Top takeaways from the adviser fintech conference

What the advisory industry will look like after the pandemic was a major theme at the conference.