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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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Commonwealth adviser arrested in child prostitution sting operation

Nathan Duane Oeming allegedly responded to an ad posted by a detective posing as a 15-year-old girl

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Lawmakers demand FTC investigate Envestnet Yodlee for selling consumer financial data

The data aggregator maintains it is in compliance with laws, regulations and best practices on data security and privacy

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Real AI at work for advisers

Three firms where artificial intelligence is helping with financial planning

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Cryptocurrency trading platform introduces SMAs for digital assets

SFOX hopes the SMA platform will help more financial advisers manage cryptocurrency assets on behalf of clients

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Orion sales rumors continue

Barron's reports private equity owner is seeking nearly $2 billion

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WisdomTree adds blockchain infrastructure to ETF ecosystem

The asset manager led a $17.65 million round of funding in tech startup Securrency

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Visa acquiring data aggregation fintech startup Plaid for $5.3 billion

Plaid connects fintech startups like Betterment and Acorns with traditional banks

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More consolidation coming in online brokerage market

Firms need large cash on hand to make up lost commission revenue

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AI in 2020: Artificial Intelligence? Or just plain artificial?

AI is one of the buzziest words in fintech. Are the AI claims real or is our intelligence being insulted?

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LPL integrates Envestnet MoneyGuide with ClientWorks

The firm is hoping to make it easier for brokers to embrace financial planning