Impact of GenAI on U.S. Financial Advisors: Re-skilling for Cost-Effective and Efficient Financial Analysis and Planning

Satyadhar Joshi

doi:10.55524/ijirem.2025.12.4.12

Abstract

This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of artificial intelligence’s (AI) transformative impact across financial analysis, planning, and the broader finance industry. Through systematic examination of current literature and industry trends, we identify three key transformation areas: (1) AI’s disruption of traditional investment analysis and portfolio management workflows, (2) its revolutionary effects on corporate financial planning and analysis (FP&A), and (3) profound implications for financial professionals’ roles and competencies. Our research reveals that AI adoption yields 40-60% automation of routine financial tasks, 50-70% time reductions in modelling processes, and 3-5% higher investment returns, while simultaneously creating new hybrid roles requiring advanced human-AI collaboration skills. We document significant efficiency gains, including 65-80% faster financial reporting and 12-18% margin improvements in advisory services. The paper provides original frameworks for AI training curricula tailored to CFAs and CFPs, with tiered certification paths spanning 40-250 hours of competency development. We analyse emerging tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and specialized financial AI systems, evaluating their respective strengths in data analysis (70-82% accuracy gains), risk assessment, and client-facing applications. The study also addresses critical ethical considerations regarding algorithmic transparency, data privacy, and regulatory compliance in AI-driven finance. Our findings suggest that while AI is displacing certain traditional functions, it primarily serves as a force multiplier -augmenting rather than replacing human expertise. Financial professionals who master AI collaboration techniques position themselves for competitive advantage in an industry where the human-AI partnership is becoming the new paradigm for value creation. This is a pure review paper and all numbers are from cited literature.

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence, Financial Analysis, Financial Planning, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Finance.

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S. J. "Impact of GenAI on U.S. Financial Advisors: Re-skilling for Cost-Effective and Efficient Financial Analysis and Planning", International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering and Management (IJIREM), Vol-12, Issue-4, Page No-69-79, 2025. Available from: https://doi.org/10.55524/ijirem.2025.12.4.12

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AVP, Risk, BoFA, Bank, Jersey City, United States

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