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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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The Alexandra Armstrong Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient is Amy Webber

The CEO of Cambridge Investment Research has taken a road less traveled and says she still has many miles to go.

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Envestnet closes $575 million debt offering

The unsecured convertible notes have a 2.625% annual interest rate and will mature on Dec. 1, 2027.

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Betterment raises fees on small investors

Customers with less than $20,000 on Betterment will now be charged a $4 monthly subscription rather than a 0.25% AUM fee.

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Strategies for continuing to diversify the wealth management industry

Panelists at the Women Adviser Summit in New York City say firms need to rethink how they look for new talent if they're serious about increasing diversity in the industry.

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Bad tech costs advisers money and clients

Though 58% of the advisers and executives surveyed classified their technology as 'modern,' 65% reported losing business because of outdated software.

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Fintech Bytes: Crypto collapses, Envestnet eyes custody business, SEI adds UMAs

A roundup of the week's top fintech news, including crypto's collapse, Envestnet's custodian plans and SEI adding UMAs.

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Digital RIA Savvy attracts $11 million in venture capital

Savvy isn’t a consumer-facing robo-adviser or a wealth fintech building tech for other RIAs; instead, it's a fairly classic RIA with proprietary technology built entirely in-house.

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No fee model is perfect: RIA Summit 2022

The goal is for independent registered investment advisers to explain to clients simply and transparently what they're paying for services provided.

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Industry leaders discuss M&A trends at RIA Summit 2022

2022 is on pace to be another record year for adviser M&A, but the market is becoming more competitive.

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TAMPs and fee-based annuities headline first day of RIA Summit 2022

Turnkey asset management platforms can help advisers grow their practices, panelists say.