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
The two-year program will help those interested in advice earn Series 7 and Series 66 licensing while learning financial planning skills
Why the financial advisory industry continues to fail at connecting with this crucial generation
Some tips from a satisfied client that could help advisers fine-tune their pitch to the next generation
Conference founder Joel Bruckenstein denied suggestions that attendance has decreased or competition has increased
The sale of Fiserv's investment services business to Motive Partners closed Tuesday
LPL, Fidelity and Orion were among the companies announcing new integrations at the conference
Despite Edelman's enthusiasm, his firm does not recommend digital assets to its clients
Despite industrywide initiatives, advisory firms are making only slow progress on diversity
The hope is that easy access to application programming interfaces will improve innovation and collaboration with member firms
LearnBonds.com expects assets managed on digital platforms to reach $1.4 trillion globally in 2020
