Is your financial advisor about to be replaced by AI? The answer isn’t as simple as yes or no.

Tune into this episode to discover how AI is doing more than just automating repetitive tasks—it’s redefining the role of financial advisor and reshaping the entire financial landscape.

As AI drives significant change in wealth management, the industry stands at a crossroads. Join host Rusty Sommer and fintech professional and industry thought leader, Jason Pereira, as they discuss whether financial advisors are at risk of being replaced by AI, and unpacking the reasons why the answer isn’t an easy one. They also discuss what steps advisors can take to harness the benefits of AI in order to enhance their practice while preserving the vital human touch required to maintain client relationships.

Key Highlights:

• Unpacking AI Myths: Dispels misconceptions about AI and highlights the rise of Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT in finance
  
• Boosting Efficiency: Shows how AI automates tasks, freeing advisors to focus on client relationships and strategic decisions
  
• Advancing Portfolio Management: AI enhances rules-based systems by reducing false positives and automating rebalancing
  
• Protecting Client Data: Discusses AI tools that anonymize data, ensuring compliance while maximizing AI’s benefits
  
• AI as an Ally: Emphasizes that AI enhances, but doesn’t replace, the human touch in understanding client behavior and goals
  
• Industry Networking: Highlights key conferences like Future Proof, with a growing Canadian presence in US events
  
• Client Care at the Core: Stresses that client care remains central, with AI aiding in more personalized financial planning
  
• And much more!
  

Connect with Connect with Jason Pereira:

• LinkedIn: Jason M. Pereira
  
• Website: JasonPereira.ca
  
• Podcast: FinTech Impact Podcast
  
• Website: Woodgate.com
  

Connect with Rusty Sommer:

• Rusty.sommer@flyerft.com 
  
• LinkedIn: Rusty Sommer
  
• Twitter: @RustySommer
  
• Flyer Financial Technologies
  
• LinkedIn: Flyer Financial Technologies
  
• Twitter: Flyer_FT
  

About Jason Pereira:

Jason is a financial planner who has lived and breathed topics related to financial planning for over 20 years. In that time, he has become a recognized writer, commentator, speaker, podcaster, teacher, and expert in the areas of financial planning, practice management, and fintech. He has also obtained two degrees, nine professional designations, been nominated for or won over 30 industry awards, and produced over 600 articles, podcasts, and interviews. www.JasonPereira.ca is his conduit for sharing his thoughts, views and learning that he has amassed over the years.