Manal Ali

Manal Syeda Ali is a Senior Content Specialist at InvestmentNews, producing investing and portfolio management content. Her writing covers exchange-traded funds (ETFs), portfolio construction, wealthtech, fintech innovation, and high-net-worth client strategy — with a focus on how financial advisors and registered investment advisors (RIAs) can build and scale sophisticated investment practices. She brings a grounding in both financial markets and journalism to her work, having transitioned to financial media following industry experience and earlier roles at retail investing publications.

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RedBlack reclaims its identity as advisors seek best-in-breed technology
TECHNOLOGY SEP 29, 2025
RedBlack reclaims its identity as advisors seek best-in-breed technology

Behind the rebrand is a wager that clarity and scale will define the future of advice

How advisors can build for high-net-worth complexity
RIA NEWS JUN 25, 2025
How advisors can build for high-net-worth complexity

Orion's Tom Wilson on delivering coordinated, high-touch service in a world where returns alone no longer set you apart.

Beyond the dashboard: Making wealth tech human
FINTECH MAY 12, 2025
Beyond the dashboard: Making wealth tech human

How intelliflo aims to solve advisors' top tech headaches—without sacrificing the personal touch clients crave

Compliance in real time: Technology's expanding role in RIA oversight
FINTECH APR 15, 2025
Compliance in real time: Technology's expanding role in RIA oversight

RIAs face rising regulatory pressure in 2025. Forward-looking firms are responding with embedded technology, not more paperwork.

Advisory firms confront crossroads amid historic wealth transfer
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2025
Advisory firms confront crossroads amid historic wealth transfer

As inheritances are set to reshape client portfolios and next-gen heirs demand digital-first experiences, firms are retooling their wealth tech stacks and succession models in real time.

Focus on clients, not compliance – why Gary Corderman found his fit with Farther
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 25, 2025
Focus on clients, not compliance – why Gary Corderman found his fit with Farther

This wealth management platform finally delivers on the technology promises other firms couldn't - giving advisors a better way to scale and serve

Beyond the all-in-one: Why specialization is key in wealth tech
FINTECH MAR 04, 2025
Beyond the all-in-one: Why specialization is key in wealth tech

In an industry of broad solutions, firms like intelliflo prove 'you just need tools that play well together'

From empty rooms to enduring legacy: How Bruce Vaughn built his advisory
RIA NEWS FEB 21, 2025
From empty rooms to enduring legacy: How Bruce Vaughn built his advisory

“You don’t want to be working with someone who retires right before you need them most”—how VLP Financial Advisors reshaped growth and succession

Record growth: Interval funds emerge as key players in alternative investments
RIA NEWS FEB 12, 2025
Record growth: Interval funds emerge as key players in alternative investments

Blue Vault Alts Summit highlights the role of liquidity-focused funds in reshaping advisor strategies

Taylor Matthews on what's behind Farther's rapid growth
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 29, 2025
Taylor Matthews on what's behind Farther's rapid growth

From 'no clients' to reshaping wealth management, Farther blends tech and trust to deliver family-office experience at scale.