A recent poll by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation found that consumers trusted a financial statement made by AI nearly as much as the same statement made by an advisor — in some situations.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at how social media influencers and AI technology may pose conflicts of interest, steer investors' financial decisions.

Wealthtech platform Envestnet has agreed to offer its in-house unified managed account tools to BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton and State Street to boost more customized direct indexing for advisors.

As technology advances, so does the cost and time it takes to deploy new tools. Some firms are choosing to build in-house, while others are partnering with vendors and more specialized tech providers.

Firms like Morningstar and Morgan Stanley that recently rebooted their chatbots with AI models are finding it's transforming how clients and advisors engage chatbots. Is the industry missing an opportunity for growth with their chatbots?

Fintech Flourish topped $5 billion in assets under custody and is launching into fee-based annuities; CEO Max Lane said he's learned a lot about the importance of data integration along the way.

Available technology solutions could boost professionals' efficiency in serving their clients — but only if financial advisors and their customers are open to them.

AI has become a crucial part of the conversation for wealth managers, as firms such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup consider how to deploy the technology.

Advisors are faced with cutting-edge tech that will reshape the industry, as well as questions about its reliability.

Most advisors said they see AI helping streamline internal workflow functions, but very few trust it to make financial decisions.