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 adds 529 plans to workplace benefits offering
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 15, 2023
Betterment adds 529 plans to workplace benefits offering

The new partnership with Ascensus is the robo-advisor's second foray into college savings plans.

AssetMark continues growth in May
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 13, 2023
AssetMark continues growth in May

AssetMark ended the month of May with $96.4 billion in assets on its turnkey asset management platform, up 10.9% year over year.

F2 Strategy brings in private equity to acquire fintech consulting firm
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 13, 2023
F2 Strategy brings in private equity to acquire fintech consulting firm

Its purchase of Oakbrook Solutions creates a combined firm that has more than 100 employees and serves clients representing a combined $2.5 trillion in AUM.

Tifin asset management tech raises $10 million, goes independent
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 12, 2023
Tifin asset management tech raises $10 million, goes independent

The fundraising was led by Motive Ventures, the venture capital arm of Motive Partners.

Charles Schwab updates direct indexing technology for RIAs
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 09, 2023
Charles Schwab updates direct indexing technology for RIAs

The technology is increasingly seen as table stakes for firms supporting financial advisors.

Wealthfront introduces automated bond portfolio
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 08, 2023
Wealthfront introduces automated bond portfolio

Wealthfront says its portfolio uses a mix of Treasury and corporate bond ETFs and can achieve an annual return of 5.48% after its 0.25% fee.

Altruist names former Pixar, Blend exec as new CFO
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 08, 2023
Altruist names former Pixar, Blend exec as new CFO

Marc Greenberg most recently worked at Blend, a white-label fintech that banks use to build consumer-facing digital products.

Wealthspire acquires $1 billion firm to expand in the Atlantic region
NEWS RIAS JUN 07, 2023
Wealthspire acquires $1 billion firm to expand in the Atlantic region

Based in Richmond, Virginia, ACG Wealth Management offers investment management, qualified plans, tax strategies and third-party administrator services.

Mercer raises $1 billion in recapitalization deal, bringing in new private equity backer
NEWS RIAS JUN 06, 2023
Mercer raises $1 billion in recapitalization deal, bringing in new private equity backer

The additional investment from Altas Partners pushes Mercer's valuation past $3 billion.

How two advisor tech companies battled it out in patent court
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 05, 2023
How two advisor tech companies battled it out in patent court

Both CellTrust and ionLake provide compliant text messaging and archiving for advisors. CellTrust accused ionLake of violating its patents, but the jury disagreed.