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
As Wealthfront doubles down on its purely digital service for millennials, Betterment continues its courtship of human advisers.
Asset manager hopes the Values Discovery Tool aids advisers' conversations about new investment strategies.
While the digital advice platform died, the financial planning technology lives on.
Regulators are done warning firms about data security and Voya receives a first nip.
At a public forum in New York, advisers ask for help understanding how new fiduciary standard applies in practice.
Attackers allegedly impersonated independent advisers to gain access to VFA's online portal.
Yes, I'm a millennial, but clients in 2018 should not have to print forms and mail in checks.
If Google, Apple and Facebook control client relationships, they can take control of financial product distribution.
Index fund aims to go beyond single issues like gender and race to capture a broader spectrum of ESG initiatives.
Behavioral economist will lead robo-adviser's Money Lab, a project to develop products that help people save and invest.
