John O’Connell Quoted in MarketWatch: That money request could be an AI deepfake stealing from your account – here’s how to protect yourself

In this article from MarketWatch, John O'Connell provides examples of AI deepfake technology being implemented to scam those in the financial sector. He goes on to give steps that advisors and investors can take to educate and protect themselves from the AI deepfake threat.

John O’Connell Published in Advisor Perspectives by VettaFi: AI Chatbots: Transforming Wealth Management Through Innovation

John O'Connell wrote this bylined article for Advisor Perspectives by VettaFi, where he discusses the unique opportunity for large wealth management firms to enhance their services and strengthen client relationships with AI chatbots.

John O’Connell Published in Advisorpedia: Smarter Prompts, Better Advice: How Wealth Managers Can Use Prompt Engineering To Get More From AI

John O'Connell discusses how wealth managers can use prompt engineering to get more from AI in this bylined article in Advisorpedia, outlining what prompt engineering is, why it matters in wealth management, the main prompt types, and how to use them to get better results.

John O’Connell Featured in Wealth Solutions Report: Wealthtech Is Opening Doors For Advisors To Serve The Mass Affluent

In this article from Wealth Solutions Report, John O'Connell weighs in on how wealthtech and AI have reduced operational costs to a point that allows advisors to generate attractive profits serving mass affluent clients.

John O’Connell Published in Advisor Perspectives by VettaFi: Using AI to Create a Monte Carlo Retirement Simulation

John O'Connell wrote this bylined article for Advisor Perspectives by VettaFi, where he discusses the application of AI, specifically Claude, to generate a Monte Carlo retirement simulation. He details how he used Claude to create a retirement simulation for a hypothetical couple.

John O’Connell Featured in Financial Planning Magazine: Some Advisors Rage Against the Machine Learning

John O'Connell was quoted in this Financial Planning article about why some financial advisors are pushing back against AI adoption in the wealth management industry, noting that being uncomfortable with change does not insulate businesses from the effects of change.

John O’Connell Published in ThinkAdvisor: When AI Is Taking Notes, Beware of These 6 Types of Hallucinations

John O’Connell wrote this bylined article that was published in ThinkAdvisor, where he details six different types of hallucinations within AI note taking apps. He also covers how to spot AI hallucinations, how to confirm that AI is hallucinating, and how to safeguard your firm from hallucinations.

John O’Connell Featured in Wealth Solutions Report: AI Note Takers Help Wealth Managers: Oasis Group Study

The Oasis Group's latest research report on AI Note Takers was featured in Wealth Solutions Report. The study evaluated how six programs ­– FinMate, GReminders, Jump, Mili, Zeplyn and Zocks – covered a simulated conversation between an advisor and a married couple.