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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YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 31, 2019
Financial firms need to standardize data so fintechs can build next-generation software

Three ideas for how the financial services industry could be pushed to standardize data collection and processing.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 30, 2019
The robo-advice market is growing, but changing

Vanguard still dominates the market, but Aite Group expects increased growth among banks and discount brokerages.

Redtail isn't the only firm with cybersecurity issues
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 28, 2019
Redtail isn't the only firm with cybersecurity issues

Study of 30 mobile apps found vulnerabilities at 29 firms.

Redtail response to investor data leak may have broken state laws
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 24, 2019
Redtail response to investor data leak may have broken state laws

Fintech firm waited two months to tell investors after finding and fixing the breach.

5 CRM functions advisers ignore at their peril
NEWS RIAS MAY 22, 2019
5 CRM functions advisers ignore at their peril

These tools could help advisers improve ROI.

Redtail CRM data breach exposes personal client data
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 21, 2019
Redtail CRM data breach exposes personal client data

The information exposed includes names, addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers.

RIA launches its own direct-to-consumer planning and robo-advice technology
NEWS RIAS MAY 20, 2019
RIA launches its own direct-to-consumer planning and robo-advice technology

Bucking industry trends, North Capital thinks evisor can be a low-cost alternative to existing financial planning tools.

Ladenburg looking at student loans, impact investing, health care for future fintech investments
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 17, 2019
Ladenburg looking at student loans, impact investing, health care for future fintech investments

At its second Innovation Symposium, the firm considered which issues will affect the future of financial advice.

Michael Kitces says traditional retirement investment strategy is wrong
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2019
Michael Kitces says traditional retirement investment strategy is wrong

Instead of reducing equity exposure as clients age, data suggests doing the opposite.

5 tactics to improve client retirement readiness
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 15, 2019
5 tactics to improve client retirement readiness

Morningstar's Sarah Newcomb says ensure clients aren't overwhelmed by having to make too many decisions, and are realistic about spending and saving.