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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Top advisers know which clients are worth keeping, and which to let go
NEWS OPINION NOV 15, 2019
Top advisers know which clients are worth keeping, and which to let go

Although most advisers are hesitant to let go of any revenue, three-quarters say they have ended a relationship with a client.

Motif brings direct indexing to investors with as little as $10,000
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 14, 2019
Motif brings direct indexing to investors with as little as $10,000

The product is only available initially on Motif's consumer-facing platform, but the company plans to make it available to financial advisers in the future.

Top advisory firms focus on culture as well as growth
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2019
Top advisory firms focus on culture as well as growth

InvestmentNews honors some of the best-performing practices at its Top Advisory Firm Summit in Chicago.

Morningstar's Tricia Rothschild resigning after 26 years
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 12, 2019
Morningstar's Tricia Rothschild resigning after 26 years

The firm said the chief product officer's decision to leave was hers alone and not the result of a change in strategy

Technology systems challenged to be all things to all advice firms
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH NOV 07, 2019
Technology systems challenged to be all things to all advice firms

Chief technology officers at the T3 Enterprise conference discuss industry's difficulties and solutions

Robo adviser SRI portfolios outperform traditional investing styles
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 04, 2019
Robo adviser SRI portfolios outperform traditional investing styles

New report from Backend Benchmarking provides good news for the outlook of sustainable investing.

UBS looking to deploy fintech to reach mass affluent
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 31, 2019
UBS looking to deploy fintech to reach mass affluent

Firm isn't alone in its quest to move down market through technology.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 31, 2019
UBS looking to deploy fintech to reach mass affluent

Firm isn't alone in its quest to move down market through technology.

Robos built for advisers struggling to gain traction
NEWS OPINION OCT 30, 2019
Robos built for advisers struggling to gain traction

Only a small number of advisers are using these platforms.

T3 Enterprise conference: Race to zero a popular topic
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 29, 2019
T3 Enterprise conference: Race to zero a popular topic

Many discussions at tech meeting of banks and broker-dealers brought up fee pressures.