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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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Technology aiding firms in adopting financial planning offerings

Market forces are making planning as important as investment management, and firms across the industry are rethinking their services.

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Find success with an organized social media strategy

Tools like Hootsuite, Hearsay Social and TweetDeck help adviser deliver a coordinated message across various platforms.

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Envestnet says advisers are opening fewer new accounts in 2018

Envestnet prepares for slower growth in net flows for the rest of the year.

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Financial planning software lets advisers tackle student loan repayment

After a client uploads their loan, RightCapital provides an interactive flowchart with available repayment options based on loan timing, career choice and consolidation.

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Vanguard Personal Advisor Services leads robos in risk-adjusted returns

The hybrid robo's straightforward approach minimizes volatility without sacrificing performance, new report finds.

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Enough with the surveys saying millennials need to save more for retirement

Sure, Gen Xers and baby boomers are saving more, but they also are likely earning higher incomes and closer to retiring.

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U.S. regulators falling behind in supporting fintech innovation

A new report from Pew recommends the U.S. look internationally to improve fintech regulations.

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Tony Robbins backs venture to get gamers to save money

The app developed by Acorns co-founder Walter Cruttenden automatically deposits small amounts of money into a high-yield account when playing video games.

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NYU beats back Jerry Schlichter and 403(b) lawsuit

A federal judge ruled the university did not act imprudently with employee retirement plans.

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LPL CEO Dan Arnold acknowledges mistakes in firm’s technology rollout

Advisers attending LPL Focus 2018 say CEO realizes the firm botched the ClientWorks launch.