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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Betterment adding commodities to adviser platform
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 19, 2018
Betterment adding commodities to adviser platform

The ETF will not be available on the retail Betterment product.

LPL loses $325M firm to Commonwealth, picks up $400M firm from Cadaret Grant
NEWS RIAS DEC 18, 2018
LPL loses $325M firm to Commonwealth, picks up $400M firm from Cadaret Grant

The loss of Daley Financial Partners will be filled by the addition of Wellesley Financial Planners.

TD Veo platform one step closer to fully digital account opening
NEWS RIAS DEC 17, 2018
TD Veo platform one step closer to fully digital account opening

New account opening process falls short of what advisers call true "straight-through processing" of new accounts.

Robinhood Checking and Savings sparks backlash
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 14, 2018
Robinhood Checking and Savings sparks backlash

Advisers accuse the company of misleading investors about the risk involved with the new accounts.

BlackRock, Microsoft partner to develop retirement platform
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 14, 2018
BlackRock, Microsoft partner to develop retirement platform

Details are vague, but the partnership continues BlackRock's expansion into the technology market.

RIA in a Box has new compliance tool to help RIAs with audits
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 13, 2018
RIA in a Box has new compliance tool to help RIAs with audits

To keep up with evolving regulatory requirements at the state and federal levels, Finra sees "regtech" tools like RIA in a Box becoming more popular.

Morgan Stanley wants its advisers to be top of mind for Alexa
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 11, 2018
Morgan Stanley wants its advisers to be top of mind for Alexa

New partnership with Yext hopes to modernize and future-proof Morgan Stanley advisers' online presence.

BlackRock integrates retirement income calculator with eMoney
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 10, 2018
BlackRock integrates retirement income calculator with eMoney

Asset manager's latest move to get its technology in front of financial advisers.

Retirement chatbot tells the real story about investors' greatest retirement questions
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 06, 2018
Retirement chatbot tells the real story about investors' greatest retirement questions

When it comes to 401(k)s, investors need more help with the basics.

Folio Financial launches platform to build next generation of robo advice
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 06, 2018
Folio Financial launches platform to build next generation of robo advice

Will the technology be enough for the custodian to gain market share?