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  • On Risk Webinar Replay: AI in Insurance (Infrastructure)

    In the latest installment of William Blair’s On Risk webinar series, Adam Klauber, William Blair’s group head of the financial services and technology sector, is joined by Rich Drab, senior consultant in Capgemini’s Insurance Practice, and David Mocklow, head of insurance at Growth Protocol, for a discussion on how insurers are deploying AI across underwriting, claims, customer service, and enterprise decision-making.

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  • Equity Research

    GLP-1 Users Are Moving More: What That Means for Investors

    GLP-1 users are not just eating less; they are exercising more. That shift could create new opportunities across fitness, wellness, and health-tech.

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  • Equity Research

    The Biggest Misconception in the AI Jobs Debate

    Much of the debate around AI and employment starts with the wrong question. To understand which roles are truly at risk, it’s important to look beyond individual tasks and consider the job as a whole.

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  • Equity Research

    Beyond the Hype: Measuring True Enterprise AI Agent Adoption

    As enterprises race to tout AI agent adoption, the real question is whether these tools are driving measurable productivity gains or simply fueling the hype cycle.

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  • Equity Research

    Economics Weekly: Let the Market Decide

    One of the key points that came out of last week’s FOMC meeting was that Fed Chair Kevin Warsh wants the bond market to do more of the heavy lifting with regard to fighting inflation and promoting economic growth.

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  • Equity Research

    Monthly Macro: China's Open-Weight Challenge and the Future of AI Economics

    William Blair macro analyst Richard de Chazal and group head of technology, media, and communications Arjun Bhatia examine how low-cost, open-weight AI models, many of them emerging from China, are reshaping competition across the AI ecosystem and challenging assumptions about the future economics of artificial intelligence.

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  • Private Wealth Management

    Financial Tips for Making a Major Purchase

    Address these financial considerations when purchasing a new vehicle or home.

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  • Private Wealth Management

    529 Plan Account Rollovers to Roth IRAs

    529 plan account owners or beneficiaries can roll over 529 plans into a beneficiary-owned Roth IRA tax-free and penalty-free as of January 1, 2024, subject to certain limitations.

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  • Equity Research

    Economics Weekly: Poetry in Numbers

    In this Economics Weekly, Richard de Chazal uses poetic license to adapt the interpretation of the poem, The Red Wheelbarrow, to what is taking place today in the financial markets and with the evolution of AI—a shift from the enablers to the adopters, from narrative to the numbers, and from free cash flow spending to returns on that invested capital.

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  • Private Wealth Management

    Business Owners Forum: Accessing Private Markets

    Following a liquidity event, many business owners reevaluate how and where they can invest. Tony Frascotti, William Blair’s head of Private Shares Trading, and Tyler Glover, partner, managing director, Private Wealth Management Consulting Services, host a virtual fireside chat exploring how private markets are evolving and the opportunities they present.

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  • Investment Banking

    Glass Half Full—Leveraged Finance Markets Stabilize in Second Quarter Capping a Resilient First Half

    Despite macro and geopolitical headwinds, leveraged finance markets stabilized in Q2, setting the stage for stronger M&A activity.

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  • Private Wealth Management

    How Women Are Shaping the Future of Philanthropy

    As women’s influence over wealth grows, so does their impact on philanthropy—bringing a more intentional, values-driven approach to giving across generations.

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  • Equity Research

    AI Adoption in Enterprise: Real Progress, Uneven Execution

    Enterprise AI is making real progress, but adoption is anything but even. Here’s where momentum is strongest and what’s still holding back the broader rollout.

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  • Equity Research

    Economics Weekly: Why Wait?

    In this Economics Weekly, Richard de Chazal discusses several reasons the Fed could decide to pull the trigger next week and not wait until September.

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