In this article, John explores the different ways that Anthropic has changed Claude to specifically integrate the product into the financial services space, mainly through the introduction of a financial services tier and a host of plugins. He also examines what companies anthropic seems to be seeking to replace. Read the Full Article Here
Recently, John O'Connell published an article in Financial Advisor Magazine. The article discusses the risk Wealth Management firms run into when it comes to holding onto clients' tax records. He asserts that, without proper document management, firms often expose themselves to major risk unnecessarily. Read the Full Article Here
The Oasis Group was mentioned in this "Letters from Larry" article in Wealth Solutions Report. The article cited our Estate Planning Report, calling it a "framework for evaluating platforms and aligning technology decisions with their business models, client complexity and growth strategies." Read the full article here
Independent advisors often have to build capabilities themselves through technology. John O'Connell was quoted in this article from The Daily Upside on how WealthTech innovation is increasingly becoming a pain point for financial advisors.
John O'Connell was quoted in this article from Family Wealth Report, examining how many AI notetakers are turning into "agentic operating systems" and becoming the client relationship management of many businesses in the wealth management sector.
This article from Wealth Solutions Report covers a new white paper from The Oasis Group and AdvisorEngine that explores automation trends that are forcing RIAs managing between $100 million and $1 billion AUM to restructure investment operations or risk strategic irrelevance.
This article from InvestmentNews highlights the latest white paper from The Oasis Group - Scale to Win: Examining the RIA Growth Model - which focuses on principals and leadership teams at mid-sized firms, which face the tightest tension between growth and operational capacity.
John O'Connell authored this article for Advisor Perspectives by Vetta Fi where he explores the history of AUM fees and why the next market correction puts the industry standard AUM model at risk. Understanding where the model came from is the first step toward understanding why it may fail you at exactly the moment you...
John O'Connell authored this article for Wealth Solutions Report where he discusses the AI governance gap in family offices. Even though most family offices are not RIAs and most do not answer to FINRA, light regulation does not mean light accountability when it comes to the use of AI tools.
John O'Connell was quoted in this Advisor Perspectives by VettaFi article on how AI is being paraded as the best timesaving solution — promising to streamline workflows and free up capacity for advisors to focus on higher-value work — but in reality, AI is intensifying work, not reducing it.
