John O'Connell wrote this article for Wealth Solutions Report discussing how Google Finance just made enterprise-level market research accessible without enterprise pricing. Google Finance’s new AI upgrade marks a major shift in market research accessibility.
Traditional research workflow involves multiple database queries, manual data aggregation, and spreadsheet compilation before answering complex investment questions. Google Finance's Deep Search changes this by allowing portfolio managers to ask multi-factor questions in plain English and receive structured answers synthesizing information from multiple sources.
John O’Connell was featured in this RIABiz article discussing Schwab's new $5-per-RIA-client trading fees that started on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026, saying it doesn’t undermine the AUM model, but pushes firms toward clearer differentiation between low-turnover allocation models and higher-touch, higher-activity investment strategies.
John O’Connell was published in Advisorpedia discussing how wealth management firms now face a practical question that extends beyond understanding what Google Finance offers: How do you incorporate free AI research tools into existing workflows without degrading research quality or creating operational chaos?
Discover how prediction markets are becoming a durable feature of the financial landscape and how they align with how younger investors think, trade, and absorb information in this article authored by John O'Connell for Advisor Perspectives by VettaFi.
For most of the past two decades, prediction markets were treated as academic toys. Now, regulated prediction markets are emerging as a credible new financial category. This shift deserves serious attention from the wealth management community.
John O'Connell authored this piece for WealthManagement.com, discussing how prediction markets have moved from academic curiosities to regulated financial venues - but the regulatory environment that governs them is still evolving.
John O’Connell authored this article in Wealth Solutions Report, sharing how Kalshi has brought prediction markets into regulated finance by becoming the first U.S. Designated Contract Market for event contracts and warning wealth management firms that even if they never offer event contracts directly, they must understand these products.
In our latest Peaks Perspective article, we delve into the rise of prediction markets and event contracts in the wealth management industry and give a clear engagement strategy framework for advisors beginning to see signs of prediction market activity in their client base.
John O'Connell was published in Advisorpedia discussing how FanDuel has become a household name in sports wagering, but its newest move reaches well beyond sports. FanDuel, in partnership with CME Group, is preparing to launch a regulated prediction-markets platform that will allow users to trade event-based financial contracts.
