John O'Connell authored this article in Advisor Perspectives by VettaFi where he discusses the dangers of unregulated use of shadow AI that could already be affecting your firm. The real question is not whether shadow AI exists inside your walls. It is whether you will take control of it before regulators and cybercriminals do.
John O'Connell of The Oasis Group and Conor Curtis of Practifi unpack and explain why enterprise data models and well-designed workflows are now the real competitive edge for modern advisory firms in this insightful webinar.
The Oasis Group recently released a new white paper on customer relationship management (CRM) selection in wealth management, sponsored by Practifi, a CRM provider for financial advisors - covered in this feature article published in Wealth Solutions Report.
Your conversion process has stages whether your CRM acknowledges them or not. Prospects move from initial interest through discovery, evaluation, decision-making, and commitment. Managing this process without structured stages is like running a portfolio without knowing your asset allocation; you're missing the fundamental organizing principle that makes everything else make sense.
In this insightful webinar, John O'Connell and Tim O'Connell delve into AI-enhanced phishing attacks, discussing how major financial institutions have recently fallen victim to sophisticated attacks. AI is making phishing attacks so convincing that even trained employees can't tell the difference between legitimate and malicious communications.
John O'Connell is speaking at the 2026 FIRMA National Risk Management Training Conference, taking place May 12-15, 2026 in Litchfield Park, Arizona, on how AI is being applied in wealth management to enhance decision-making, operational efficiency, and client engagement.
This white paper, covering CRM selection in the wealth management industry and sponsored by Practifi, introduces a three-phase implementation framework: Foundation, Automation, Integration; and identifies three mission-critical workflows where CRMs create measurable business value.
Industry leaders John O'Connell of The Oasis Group and Larry Shumbres of Archive Intel provide valuable insights in this webinar replay, discussing how AI is fundamentally reshaping compliance operations in wealth management.
CRMs and email marketing platforms exist in parallel universes that don't communicate with each other. The firms that grow consistently aren't those with perfectly integrated technology stacks. They're the ones who understand their systems' limitations and build processes ensuring critical information doesn't get lost in the gaps.
John O'Connell shares valuable insights in this article from Financial Planning Magazine, discussing how advisors and other financial services professionals who rely heavily on social media to reach clients and prospects are increasingly confronting a trade-off: Stay active on channels they no longer trust, or walk away from a built-in audience.
