WealthTech Today

The post Ep. 325: Decision Intelligence vs. AI Theater: What Actually Works in Wealth Management with Jeremi Karnell, Envestnet appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz. In this episode of the WealthTech Today Podcast, we dive into the “digital exhaust” of the financial services industry with Jeremi Karnell, Head of Envestnet Data Solutions. As wealth management shifts from a focus on speed to a focus on judgment, data is becoming the primary driver of advisor success. We explore how massive data […] The post Ep. 325: Decision Intelligence vs. AI Theater: What Actually Works in Wealth Management with Jeremi Karnell, Envestnet appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.

The post Ep. 324: Why Private Markets are Running on Broken Plumbing — And How AI Fixes It, with Alex Goodwin, Bridge Investment Technologies appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz. Private markets are one of the fastest-growing corners of wealth management—and one of the least understood. In this episode, Alex Goodwin, co-founder and CEO of Bridge Investment Technologies, joins Craig Iskowitz to explain why the real bottleneck in alternatives isn’t access, but infrastructure. They dig into how private equity, private credit, and other illiquid assets […] The post Ep. 324: Why Private Markets are Running on Broken Plumbing — And How AI Fixes It, with Alex Goodwin, Bridge Investment Technologies appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.

Lily Vittayaruksul, co-founder and CEO of Waterlily, a fintech startup revolutionizing long-term care planning through AI, discusses the urgent need for integrating long-term care into retirement planning. She shares personal experiences that fueled her mission and highlights Waterlily's innovative platform, which predicts care needs and costs. The conversation also dives into analytics that help advisors navigate insurance options effectively and the platform's growth amidst increasing consumer interest, redefining standards in the industry.

The post Ep. 322: WealthTech December Roundup: AI, Platform Shifts, Funding, and M&A Shaping Advisor Technology appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz. December’s WealthTech news makes one thing clear: the center of gravity in advisor technology is shifting. Cash management is becoming core infrastructure. Platform decisions are harder to unwind. AI is moving from experimentation into production workflows. Across funding, M&A, and product launches, firms are being pushed to operationalize complexity faster than their organizations are ready […] The post Ep. 322: WealthTech December Roundup: AI, Platform Shifts, Funding, and M&A Shaping Advisor Technology appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.

The post Ep. 321: Why Entrepreneurial Advisors Need a Different Technology Strategy with Andree Mohr, Integrated Partners appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz. Growth in wealth management doesn’t come from chasing every trend—it comes from clarity. In this episode of WealthTech Today, we sit down with Andree Mohr, President of Integrated Partners, to unpack how entrepreneurial advisory firms think differently about growth, technology, and execution. From CPA-driven referral strategies to the real tradeoffs between best-of-breed and all-in-one tech stacks, […] The post Ep. 321: Why Entrepreneurial Advisors Need a Different Technology Strategy with Andree Mohr, Integrated Partners appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.

The post Ep. 320: No Country for Old Prompts: How Wealth Firms Are Growing Up with AI with Dr. Kelly Wagman, Cresset appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz. AI has moved from experimentation to expectation inside wealth management firms—but execution remains uneven. In this episode of WealthTech Today, sit down with Dr. Kelly Wagman, Director of AI Business Enablement at Cresset, to discuss what it actually takes to deploy AI responsibly at scale. From governance and adoption to hallucinations and human oversight, this […] The post Ep. 320: No Country for Old Prompts: How Wealth Firms Are Growing Up with AI with Dr. Kelly Wagman, Cresset appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.

The post Ep. 319: When Culture Becomes a Superpower: Inside a Scalable RIA Playbook with Jennifer des Groseilliers, The Mather Group appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz. The RIA industry is in the middle of a structural shift: accelerated consolidation, the rise of advisor-facing AI, and escalating expectations around scale, service, and planning depth. Few firms sit at the intersection of all three trends the way The Mather Group does. In this episode, CEO Jennifer des Groseilliers explains how the firm has […] The post Ep. 319: When Culture Becomes a Superpower: Inside a Scalable RIA Playbook with Jennifer des Groseilliers, The Mather Group appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.

The post Ep. 318: From Dream Demo to Migration Nightmare: 5 Tips for Modernizing Your Wealth Platform the Smart Way, with Felix Rivera appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz. Understanding How Wealth Firms Get Platform Implementations Wrong Most firms don’t realize how costly a platform decision can be until they’re deep in an implementation and discovering what the vendor didn’t tell them. By then, it’s late, expensive, and full of friction. In this episode, industry expert and Senior Consultant Felix Rivera explains why so […] The post Ep. 318: From Dream Demo to Migration Nightmare: 5 Tips for Modernizing Your Wealth Platform the Smart Way, with Felix Rivera appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.

The post Ep. 317: The RIA Playbook for a Data-Driven, Advisor-Centric Tech Strategy, with Stan Gregor, Summit Financial appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz. How Summit Financial Built a Scalable Tech and Advisor Platform with Stan Gregor Few RIAs have attempted what Summit Financial has accomplished over the past five years: scaling a multi-entity business model, integrating more than 30 third-party technologies, supporting multiple custodians, and building a technology lab that evaluates and tests every new tool before advisors […] The post Ep. 317: The RIA Playbook for a Data-Driven, Advisor-Centric Tech Strategy, with Stan Gregor, Summit Financial appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.

The post Ep. 316: Active Research Meets Passive Wrapper: The AI Revolution ETF Playbook with Cullen Rogers, Wedbush Fund Advisors appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz. Inside the AI Revolution: Cullen Rogers on Building the AI30 and the Future of ETFs Artificial intelligence is reshaping investment flows faster than any other theme in modern markets, and ETF issuers are racing to keep up. But what does it actually look like to build an investable AI strategy backed by deep research instead […] The post Ep. 316: Active Research Meets Passive Wrapper: The AI Revolution ETF Playbook with Cullen Rogers, Wedbush Fund Advisors appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.