Greg O'Gara

Lead Analyst, Digital Wealth

Greg O'Gara is a research professional focusing on the North American wealth management industry. His areas of expertise include financial advisor technology, wealth management business models, custody and clearing, retail trading platforms, regulation and asset management. He has also advised clients on fintech acquisition targets, wealth management technology platforms, industry regulation, product manufacturing and deployment strategies.

Mr. O’Gara has been quoted in American Banker, Money-Media publications, and various financial news outlets. He has moderated financial services discussions, participated on academic panels and conducted webinars highlighting his thought leadership.

Before joining Javelin, Mr. O’Gara served as a senior research analyst with Aite Group's wealth management practice. He has a strong corporate research and strategy background having worked for TD Ameritrade's business development and RIA custody teams, TIAA, Prudential, UBS, and PaineWebber (where he served in the Office of the Chairman, among other areas). Greg has an Bachelor of Science in engineering from SUNY Buffalo, an MBA in finance from Fordham University and completed post-graduate work at the Wharton School with the Securities Industry Institute.

Latest Insights

December, 2024
Impact Note
Scaling Wealth Management as U.S. Household Financial Assets Grow

Wealth management professionals can now implement practical strategies for scaling high-touch services, leverage emerging technologies, and develop tiered service models that exten...

November, 2024
Impact Note
Document Management Systems: An Opportunity for Accelerated Growth

Document management systems in wealth management are rapidly evolving beyond their traditional role as digital filing cabinets by taking on characteristics of CRM platforms and bec...

November, 2024
Javelin Report
2025 Wealth Management Trends

The wealth management and investor landscapes continue to move into the uncharted waters of rapidly changing technology, economic uncertainty, and political and social change. As a...

Events

May 21, 2023 | 02:55 PM to 03:15 PM (PST)
Linking technology, practice management, operations and investment ideas to transform the wealth man...
November, 2022
Join Will Trout, director of Wealth Management, and Greg O’Gara, lead analyst, Wealth Management as ...
February, 2024
Join Javelin’s Greg O'Gara and Dylan Lerner as they discuss important digital wealth management tren...

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