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.
John O'Connell authored this article for Wealth Management Magazine where he discusses the lack of AI governance from the SEC and provides a list of 5 things that RIA firms should build before June 2026.
John O'Connell authored this article in Advisor Perspectives by VettaFi discussing the AI governance gap in the wealth management industry. Right now, a lot of RIA principals have looked at the current SEC and decided they have breathing room on AI. He understands the reasoning. But disagrees with the conclusion.
John O'Connell authored this article for Kiplinger where he discusses how Google Finance and Google AI Tools can give your financial advisory firm an edge. The gap between firms that have built AI workflows and those still running on legacy tools is widening. Don't let your firm get left behind.
In today’s tech-driven world, artificial intelligence has become a key enabler of business success. But the question remains — how can businesses effectively harness AI to address their unique challenges while staying true to ethical principles? To explore this topic further, Authority Magazine interviewed John O’Connell.
John O'Connell was featured in this article from Wealth Solutions Report where he discusses AI washing and how it affects the wealthtech industry. John states that many products look like AI and are packaged as AI, but depend more on effective marketing rather than actual value.
John O'Connell authored this article for Advisorpedia, where he discusses the AI governance gap in the wealth management industry and how broker-dealers should govern their AI use given the lack of AI-specific rules from the SEC.
John O'Connell was quoted in this article from The Daily Upside where he weighs in on Wealth.com's funding round and estate planning tools in fintech, noting how it has become one of the fastest-growing tech categories in the financial planning industry.
