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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Envestnet acquires stake in Dynasty Financial Partners
NEWS RIAS JAN 08, 2020
Envestnet acquires stake in Dynasty Financial Partners

The partnership will make Dynasty's business development services available to advisers on Envestnet's platform

After a year of financial planning technology deals, where does Advicent stand?
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 08, 2020
After a year of financial planning technology deals, where does Advicent stand?

In the face of shrinking market share, can Advicent turn NaviPlan around?

2020 tips for digital marketing campaigns
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 06, 2020
2020 tips for digital marketing campaigns

Advisers need a coordinated digital strategy if they want to stand out from the competition

Robinhood fined $1.25 million by Finra
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 19, 2019
Robinhood fined $1.25 million by Finra

Regulator says trading app's order-flow procedures failed to guarantee clients received best prices

Schwab is developing robo-adviser for retirees
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2019
Schwab is developing robo-adviser for retirees

Intelligent Income will help manage withdrawals across an investor's retirement accounts.

Hearsay helping advisers be proactive about texting compliance
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 17, 2019
Hearsay helping advisers be proactive about texting compliance

Tech vendor's texting app can now automatically detect keywords that run afoul of compliance and block messages from being sent.

Making cybersecurity an adviser business opportunity
NEWS OPINION DEC 13, 2019
Making cybersecurity an adviser business opportunity

Advisers could become clients' first line of defense to keeping their financial lives safe

BlackRock partners with tech vendor to help advisers embrace model portfolios
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 11, 2019
BlackRock partners with tech vendor to help advisers embrace model portfolios

The new platform automatically transfers asset to a BlackRock model portfolio in a tax-efficient manner, which the company hopes will encourage adoption in nonqualified accounts.

Wells Fargo eliminates commissions from stocks and ETFs on WellsTrade
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 10, 2019
Wells Fargo eliminates commissions from stocks and ETFs on WellsTrade

The self-directed trading platform is the latest to announce zero-fee trades as the industry embraces a new business model.

Making tech work for advisers
NEWS OPINION DEC 09, 2019
Making tech work for advisers

Panelists at InvestmentNews' Future of Financial Advice conference discussed competition and technology.