Wealth Transfer Crisis: AI and Automation Empower Advisors

Luca Russignan highlights the impending $83.5 trillion wealth transfer and the critical talent risk it poses, with one in four advisors planning to leave their firms. Russignan emphasizes that A.I. and automation are crucial for enhancing advisor efficiency, expanding capacity, and meeting the evolving expectations of digitally native inheritors. He details how A.I.-powered dashboards and assistants, integrated into daily workflows, can offer real-time market intelligence, portfolio insights, and sentiment analysis, ultimately driving client retention and revenue growth for wealth management firms.

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16 Jan 2026

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