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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Finra fines J.P. Morgan $1.1 million for failing to disclose broker misconduct in timely manner
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 16, 2019
Finra fines J.P. Morgan $1.1 million for failing to disclose broker misconduct in timely manner

Agency says when the firm did file information, it came on average two years late.

XY Planning Network firms wonder if group can support them long term
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 16, 2019
XY Planning Network firms wonder if group can support them long term

Network continues growing by 50 advisers a month even as some drop out.

Advisers need new planning tools to help growing self-employed workforce
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 12, 2019
Advisers need new planning tools to help growing self-employed workforce

A focus on life milestones and other ways Fidelity recommends advisers rethink planning for soloists.

Social media savvy advisers meet in real life at new conference
NEWS RIAS SEP 11, 2019
Social media savvy advisers meet in real life at new conference

New technology-focused event engages advisers with content mostly from other advisers.

Orion adds direct indexing capabilities to its Eclipse platform
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 10, 2019
Orion adds direct indexing capabilities to its Eclipse platform

ASTRO and other tools are automating the process of direct indexing and making it accessible to advisers who serve smaller accounts.

XY Planning Network sues SEC over Reg BI
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 10, 2019
XY Planning Network sues SEC over Reg BI

Coalition of fee-only planners wants the rule amended so RIAs aren't undercut by brokers held to lower standard of care.

Morningstar builds its own financial planning tool
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 09, 2019
Morningstar builds its own financial planning tool

Goal Bridge combines goals-based planning and investment proposals into a single workflow.

Wealthfront cash accounts help platform explode to $20 billion in assets
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 09, 2019
Wealthfront cash accounts help platform explode to $20 billion in assets

Robo-adviser says assets have doubled in past eight months.

Trizic rebrand shows difficult route for robo-advisers
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 05, 2019
Trizic rebrand shows difficult route for robo-advisers

Harvest to focus on banks and credit unions instead of independent advisers.

Hey, Google, check my TD Ameritrade portfolio
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 04, 2019
Hey, Google, check my TD Ameritrade portfolio

Investors can now monitor their TD brokerage account hands-free from any device with Google Assistant.