Manal Ali

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Manal Syeda Ali

Senior Sponsored Content Writer

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Manal's specialty topics

ETFs Portfolio construction Wealthtech and fintech innovation High-net-worth client strategy RIA practice building and scaling

Manal Syeda Ali is a Senior Sponsored Content Writer at InvestmentNews, producing investing and portfolio management content for financial advisors and registered investment advisors (RIAs). Her writing covers exchange-traded funds (ETFs), portfolio construction, wealthtech, and fintech innovation, with a focus on how advisors and 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 Advice for Investors and Investor's Digest. She also contributes to Wealth Professional, Benefits and Pensions Monitor, Insurance Business, and Human Resources Director across Key Media's portfolio.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Business from the University of Waterloo.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I bring a grounding in both financial markets and journalism to my work, and I use that to help advisors and RIAs cut through the noise on ETFs, portfolio construction, and fintech. My focus is always on what actually helps them build and scale a stronger practice.”

Also published by

Wealth Professional · Benefits and Pensions Monitor · Insurance Business · Human Resources Director

Featured content from Manal

More data isn't the same as more clarity Who builds the income when the pension disappears? Why direct indexing stopped being optional

Previous experience

  • Key Media
  • Advice for Investors
  • Investor's Digest

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Business, University of Waterloo

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The diversification mirage inside today’s indexes
FINTECH FEB 17, 2026
The diversification mirage inside today’s indexes

Peter Corey, chief market strategist at Pave, on hidden portfolio risk and the growing need for adaptive portfolio construction.

Custom portfolios at scale: From idea to infrastructure
RIA NEWS NOV 17, 2025
Custom portfolios at scale: From idea to infrastructure

A closer look at how Concentric's lot-level precision and tax optimization are changing the math on customization.

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