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

Ryan W. Neal
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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 28, 2017
Fake comments hit regulators seeking input on proposed rules

Fraudulent posts criticize the DOL fiduciary rule, and other groups overseeing advisers are similarly vulnerable.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 27, 2017
Tax bill prompts client questions on prepaying property taxes before 2018

Advisers say to accelerate deductions, if the client's county allows prepayment and the client can afford it.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 22, 2017
Digital marketplaces aim to ease RIA access to alternative investments

New platforms provide a curated menu of products like private equity, private credit, venture capital, real estate and hedge funds.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 20, 2017
Krawcheck expands Ellevest robo to three service levels with more human advice

Firm adds premium and private wealth management tiers with elements of goals-based planning and career advice.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 20, 2017
Quovo enables customers to add personal finance management tools

Live balance sheets and budgeting are among the tools customers will be able to add to client portals.

NEWS RIAS DEC 15, 2017
Broker-dealer asset growth outpaces rival channels, Cerulli says

B-Ds grew assets at a rate of 9.1% year-over-year, beating industry's overall rate by 1.9%.

NEWS RIAS DEC 14, 2017
Invest Forward launches white-label robo for advisers

Startup uses Folio Institutional as custodian and supports investments from Dimensional Fund Advisors.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 13, 2017
TIAA-owned robo MyVest automates middle-office tasks

Daily reconciliation tool is added to platform for trading, performance, reporting and billing.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 12, 2017
Vanguard will use blockchain to share index data

Technology is expected to improve speed, accuracy while lowering costs—and advisers might benefit, too.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 11, 2017
Fi360 upgrades adviser fee-benchmarking tool

Retirement plan advisers and firms can use software filters to see how their fees compare to industry peers.