Category Archives: AI

Beyond the Portfolio: The One-Stop Advisor with Danny Lohrfink

AI, Finance, Industry Innovators, Power Your Advice

Danny Lohrfink, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Wealth.com, sees a growing opportunity for advisors to play a more central role in their clients’ financial lives. As expectations rise for more coordinated guidance, he points to estate and tax planning as areas that are becoming more connected to the broader advice relationship rather than sitting off to the side as separate conversations.

A big part of that shift comes down to execution. For that broader advice model to work, firms need better ways to handle the technical work behind the scenes, so advisors can deliver a more complete experience without piling more manual burden onto the team. That means connecting estate and tax planning more closely, cutting down on disconnected workflows, and making it easier to move from analysis to client-ready advice.

Resources: Wealth.com

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A Smarter Approach to Private Markets with Ryan VanGorder

AI, Finance, Industry Innovators, Power Your Advice, Private Markets

Ryan VanGorder, CEO of Opto Investments, believes the private markets conversation is changing for advisors. Access may be broader than it once was, but his focus is on what comes next: helping fiduciaries determine where privates fit, evaluate them with more confidence, and bring greater transparency and alignment to the process. In his view, the real opportunity is not access alone, but making the space more workable and more understandable for the right clients.

He also points to AI and better data as key parts of that shift. Used thoughtfully, they can help advisors organize unstructured information, strengthen diligence, and build more confidence around private market decisions without replacing human judgment. The broader takeaway is a practical one: ask good questions, understand incentives, and take a disciplined approach to a market that is becoming more relevant across the industry.

Resources: Opto

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