The trust industry has been largely absent from the AI governance conversation, treated as an afterthought in frameworks designed for RIAs and broker-dealers. That absence is dangerous.
Independent advisors often have to build capabilities themselves through technology. John O'Connell was quoted in this article from The Daily Upside on how WealthTech innovation is increasingly becoming a pain point for financial advisors.
The fifth study of our Peaks Research series provides a comprehensive analysis of the rapidly evolving estate planning technology landscape within wealth management, providing an in-depth analysis on seven of the leading Estate Planning Platforms.
This article from Wealth Solutions Report covers a new white paper from The Oasis Group and AdvisorEngine that explores automation trends that are forcing RIAs managing between $100 million and $1 billion AUM to restructure investment operations or risk strategic irrelevance.
This article from InvestmentNews highlights the latest white paper from The Oasis Group - Scale to Win: Examining the RIA Growth Model - which focuses on principals and leadership teams at mid-sized firms, which face the tightest tension between growth and operational capacity.
John O'Connell authored this article for Advisor Perspectives by Vetta Fi where he explores the history of AUM fees and why the next market correction puts the industry standard AUM model at risk. Understanding where the model came from is the first step toward understanding why it may fail you at exactly the moment you...
This white paper from The Oasis Group, sponsored by AdvisorEngine, examines the RIA growth model and outlines the benefits of putting technology to work on those behind-the-curtain tasks that can be easily outsourced and automated. Discover a framework for making the decision honestly, including what delay actually costs.
The percentage-of-assets fee is so embedded in advisory economics that most firms treat it as a fixed constant rather than a business decision. But the AUM model is neither as old nor as inevitable as it feels. Understand where it came from and why it may fail you in this Peaks Perspective article.
In this insightful webinar titled 'Beyond the Template: How RIAs Build a Signature Client Experience', John O’Connell of The Oasis Group and Jack Martin of Amplify had a candid conversation about how forward-thinking RIAs are shifting their mindset from “technology platform” to “experience engine.”
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.
