Financial advisors have met their match in TikTok

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The impact of artificial intelligence on Wall Street has plenty of people concerned, but some financial advisors fear a much more sinister opponent.

A Gen Zer with a ring light. 

A recent conference in Dublin had investment professionals fretting over the growing power financial influencers hold over young people, Insider's Lindsay Dodgson writes.

"What we don't want is them getting their financial information on TikTok," said one executive. "That's exploded. I think that's really frightening."

Financial advisors are right to be concerned. A 2022 survey found Gen Z was more likely to seek out financial advice from TikTok (34%) and YouTube (33%) than a financial advisor (24%). 

And honestly, who could blame them?

For generations, advisors have gotten by with the same old pitch: The markets are complicated and risky. Trust us to help you navigate them and get the best returns possible.

The truth, though, is that they often can't get you the best returns. Sometimes, you're better off sticking your money in a low-fee index fund than handing your money to an advisor. (This is not financial advice!)

Still, that pitch largely went unchallenged for years. But Gen Z is a generation built on bucking the norm. Time and again, they've shown no interest in following in their predecessors' footsteps simply because that's the way things have always been done. Couple that with their often obsessive consumption of social media, and you start to see why financial advisors never had a fighting chance.

Of course, that's not to say this trend is a good thing. I've often poked fun at people who take financial advice from social media. There's no shortage of influencers — particularly in crypto — offering bad advice. My general rule of thumb is the more emojis being used to describe the investing strategy, the faster you should run in the opposite direction. 

More on why advisors are worried about young people turning to TikTok for help with their finances.

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