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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AI scams contribute to rise in investment fraud
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 03, 2023
AI scams contribute to rise in investment fraud

A record $3.82 billion was stolen through investment fraud in 2022, a 128% increase over the previous year.

SEC's rejection of BlackRock bitcoin ETF unlikely to derail eventual approval
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 30, 2023
SEC's rejection of BlackRock bitcoin ETF unlikely to derail eventual approval

Rejection screams 'we're ready to approve,' says financial planner.

Largest banks all pass Fed's annual stress test
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 29, 2023
Largest banks all pass Fed's annual stress test

All 23 banks tested remained above minimum capital requirements during a simulated recession that projected total losses of $541 billion

Carson Group parts ways with its first chief technology officer
NEWS RIAS JUN 29, 2023
Carson Group parts ways with its first chief technology officer

Nimesh Patel was named to the firm's newly created CTO position in February 2022.

MaxMyInterest partners with eMoney to give planners access to high-yield cash accounts
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 28, 2023
MaxMyInterest partners with eMoney to give planners access to high-yield cash accounts

MaxMyInterest's services will be available to more than 100,000 advisors using eMoney.

Bank of America earns highest marks for retail bank financial advice: J.D. Power
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 22, 2023
Bank of America earns highest marks for retail bank financial advice: J.D. Power

However, most retail banks are falling short of customers' expectations when it comes to the advice and guidance they get from their banks.

Alternativ raises $10 million as digitally native RIAs pick up steam
NEWS RIAS JUN 21, 2023
Alternativ raises $10 million as digitally native RIAs pick up steam

The funding will be used to continue developing the firm's technology and to grow its RIA, Alternativ Wealth, through acquisitions.

Finra suspends former Hightower exec for charging personal expenses to corporate card
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 20, 2023
Finra suspends former Hightower exec for charging personal expenses to corporate card

Colin Healy allegedly racked up more than $6,000 in personal expenses for things like 'pool lessons' and 'tennis clinics.'

Twitter struggles to match engagement found on other networks, study finds
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 16, 2023
Twitter struggles to match engagement found on other networks, study finds

For advisors, LinkedIn and Facebook were far better for generating interactions than Twitter.

Schwab account migration reminds us why Twitter whining should be taken lightly
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 15, 2023
Schwab account migration reminds us why Twitter whining should be taken lightly

Both TD Ameritrade and Schwab have been busy addressing migration concerns, but a little perspective would be useful here.