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Investors increasingly use AI for advice, but are human advisers still essential?


27 Oct, 2026
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Steve Katte

27 Oct, 2026
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Investors and traders are using “powerful” AI to support investment decisions amid the technology replacing people in multiple sectors. However, experts told PayDay News that human financial advisers remain key for personal interaction and verification.
Investors increasingly use AI for advice, but are human advisers still essential?
Associate Professor Lily Chen, Senior market analyst at Bell Direct Grady Wulff and CMC market analyst Henry Fisher. Background and arrangement by AI.

Investors and traders are using “powerful” AI to support investment decisions amid the technology replacing people in multiple sectors. However, experts told PayDay News that human financial advisers remain key for personal interaction and verification.

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