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John O’Connell Quoted in The Daily Upside: AI Investments Zero In on Estate Planning With Wealth.com’s $65M Round

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.

John O’Connell Published in Advisor Perspectives by Vetta Fi: Why You Can’t Segment Your Prospects (And Why That Means You’re Treating Everyone the Same)

John O'Connell authored this article for Advisor Perspectives by Vetta Fi where he highlights the many aspects of segmentation and how using an outdated CRM can have your firm leaving money on the table. John covers what modern segmentation actually looks like and segmentation capabilities many advisors are missing.

John O’Connell Published in Kiplinger: Why Financial Advisers Will Benefit as Google Shakes Up Financial Research

Google's AI-powered Finance platform represents more than a free alternative to expensive terminals — it signals a fundamental shift in how big tech companies view the financial data market. John O'Connell authored this article for Kiplinger where he discusses how financial advisors will benefit amid the competitive battle.

John O’Connell Featured in Action! Magazine: From AI FOMO to AI strategy: A wake-up call for financial advisors

This article from Action! Magazine powered by AdvisorEngine focuses on a conversation between Suleman Din and John O'Connell at the 2025 Schwab IMPACT Conference, where they discuss the shift from AI FOMO to AI strategy in the wealth management industry.

John O’Connell Quoted in InvestmentNews: Anthropic’s Claude code leak: Should RIA firms and advisors be worried?

John O’Connell was featured in this article from InvestmentNews, where he discussed the implications of Anthropic’s recent accidental Claude code leak, urging advisors to question tech partners about their source‑code hygiene, monitoring practices, and notification protocols to ensure protection against similar AI‑related threats.

John O’Connell Featured in Barron’s: Smaller Independent RIAs Face a Tough Choice: Scale Up, Sell Out, or Slow Down

In this article from Barron's Advisor, John O'Connell discusses the biggest hurdles that small and mid-size RIA firms face when deciding whether to continue to remain independent, or sell to a larger firm in a market dominated by consolidation and scale.

John O’Connell Quoted in Financial Planning Magazine: The AI tools meant to save time are burning out advisors

In this article from Financial Planning Magazine, discussing how AI may be intensifying work for and burning out financial advisors, John O'Connell said that AI tools transition time from administrative tasks to higher-value tasks, such as client engagement.

John O’Connell Published in Wealth Management: Prediction Markets Come to Google Finance: What Wealth Managers Need to Know

John O'Connell authored this article for Wealth Management Magazine, discussing how Google Finance now displays prediction market data from Kalshi and Polymarket alongside traditional financial and market information—the first mainstream integration of event-based probabilities.

John O’Connell Featured in Financial Planning Magazine: What advisors should prioritize when evaluating tech purchases

John O'Connell was featured in this Financial Planning Magazine article covering a panel that John O'Connell moderated at the 2026 T3 Technology Conference, titled "From Prospecting to Annual Review: How Al Is Transforming Wealth Management".