{"id":12303,"date":"2026-01-14T22:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theoasisgrp.com\/?p=12303"},"modified":"2026-01-14T22:07:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:07:24","slug":"john-oconnell-featured-in-wealth-solutions-report-2026-the-year-of-serious-ai-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theoasisgrp.com\/?p=12303","title":{"rendered":"John O&#8217;Connell Featured in Wealth Solutions Report: 2026: The Year Of Serious AI Adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12303\" class=\"elementor elementor-12303\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd8dfe7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd8dfe7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5b672a\" data-id=\"f5b672a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcbd676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcbd676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this article from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wealthsolutionsreport.com\/2026-the-year-of-serious-ai-adoption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wealth Solutions Report<\/a>, John O&#8217;Connell and other wealthtech experts share their expectations on AI in the wealth management industry in 2026. John shares how he thinks that the wealth management industry stands at an inflection point. After years of experimental deployments and cautious pilots, 2026 will mark the transition from AI curiosity to strategic necessity. The window for strategic advantage is closing. 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