Anthropic targets financial advisers with new Claude tool

AI lab Anthropic on Monday ​launched a set ​of tools for financial advisers, connecting ​its Claude chatbot to investment analytics and wealth-management software from firms including BlackRock, Charles Schwab and Addepar.

The ‌product, ⁠called Claude ⁠for Financial Advisors, is designed to help ​financial services firms prepare for client meetings, review portfolios ​and handle follow-up work.

The launch comes days after rival OpenAI introduced a version ​of ChatGPT for the ⁠industry, targeting ‌investment bankers and equity researchers ​with ​tools for financial research, modeling ⁠and client materials.


It also builds on Anthropic's ​broader push into financial services, ​where it has developed tools based on its AI model Claude for tasks including investment research, portfolio analysis, financial modeling and preparing client materials.

Anthropic's new ‌offering connects Claude with data and software from firms including Envestnet, iCapital, ​Orion, ​Wealthbox, Wealth.com ⁠and Zocks.

The announcement comes as the pace and cost of AI development faces growing scrutiny, with industry ​leaders increasingly questioning whether spending can be sustained and how quickly the technology should advance amid mounting fears of misuse.