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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Bitwise launches two new funds to capitalize on dip in cryptocurrency market
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 05, 2018
Bitwise launches two new funds to capitalize on dip in cryptocurrency market

Funds are built for professional investors sick of waiting for SEC to approve a bitcoin ETF.

Finra publishes list of brokers, firms responsible for unpaid arbitration
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 04, 2018
Finra publishes list of brokers, firms responsible for unpaid arbitration

Group hopes it will make information more transparent and accessible for investors.

TD Ameritrade partners with popular Chinese app WeChat
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 03, 2018
TD Ameritrade partners with popular Chinese app WeChat

The program will allow U.S. users of WeChat to access market data and accounts, though privacy concerns surround the app.

LPL buys AdvisoryWorld for $28 million in cash
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 03, 2018
LPL buys AdvisoryWorld for $28 million in cash

The purchase will boost LPL's plans to build a next-generation, integrated adviser technology platform.

Survey finds financial planning most adopted technology, digital trading least
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH NOV 29, 2018
Survey finds financial planning most adopted technology, digital trading least

A report from Redtail Technology found tech adoption to be equal across generations

Is TCA by E*Trade's new account aggregation tool late to the party?
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH NOV 29, 2018
Is TCA by E*Trade's new account aggregation tool late to the party?

Digital account aggregation has been around for decades, but may now be seeing increased adoption.

BlackRock takes equity stake in Envestnet
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH NOV 27, 2018
BlackRock takes equity stake in Envestnet

To get its technology in front of more advisers, the asset manager is acquiring a 4.9% share of the fintech and TAMP giant.

Variable annuity sales up 25% from this time a year ago
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 26, 2018
Variable annuity sales up 25% from this time a year ago

Rising interest rates and slowing stock market drive assets to insurance products, Limra report says.

Emigrant Bank takes sole ownership of RIA consolidator Fiduciary Network
NEWS RIAS NOV 21, 2018
Emigrant Bank takes sole ownership of RIA consolidator Fiduciary Network

Privately held, family-owned bank completed deal to acquire remaining 25% stake it didn't already own in network that includes Evensky & Katz/Foldes Financial and Regent Atlantic.

Morgan Stanley launches new adviser technology dashboard
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH NOV 20, 2018
Morgan Stanley launches new adviser technology dashboard

WealthDesk integrates Morgan Stanley's new suite of technology in a single location.