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.
AI has introduced a new cybersecurity risk: AI systems can now analyze the sound of a keyboard and determine what a person is typing. Machine-learning models can infer the keystrokes with reported accuracy rates as high as 95 percent. Discover how best to combat this threat in this Peaks Perspective article.
In this Peaks Perspective article, Nathaniel Hettrick of The Oasis Group discusses how Agentic AI workforces are reshaping wealth management operations, sharing why The Oasis Group is adding a new category to our AI WealthTech Map and what it means for your firm.
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 shares why wealth management is entering a new phase of AI adoption, moving from experimentation to full-scale implementation, in this WMTV video interview with Wealth Management at the 2026 T3 Technology Tools for Today Conference.
