Steve Randall

 
   

InvestmentNews

   

Steve Randall

   

Senior Financial Journalist

   
30+ years experience   386,794 views on InvestmentNews in 2025
     
 
   
     
       

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          Retirement planning           ETFs           Practice management           Wealth technology        
     
     
       

Steve Randall is a senior financial journalist at InvestmentNews, covering equities, fixed income, retirement planning, regulatory enforcement, fintech, and alternative investments for financial advisors and wealth management professionals across the United States. He is the author of the Morning Briefing newsletter, which reaches thousands of financial professionals daily. Steve brings more than three decades of media experience across digital, print, radio, and podcasting to his reporting, and has covered the financial services industry since 2014. His work spans Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement trends, Federal Reserve policy, RIA mergers and acquisitions, and the evolving role of artificial intelligence in wealth management.

     
     

How I think about writing for this industry…

     
       

“The evolving investment and advisory space is an exciting one, especially with technology and changing client demand. Keeping advisors updated and sharing their insights is a unique honor.”

     
     
       

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Wealth tax, capital gains hikes draw bipartisan support in US battlegrounds
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 02, 2026
Wealth tax, capital gains hikes draw bipartisan support in US battlegrounds

New survey data shows Republicans and Democrats in some key states agreeing on taxing the ultra-wealthy.

AI marketing adoption gap costs financial firms revenue
TRANSFORMATION OCT 02, 2026
AI marketing adoption gap costs financial firms revenue

Cornerstone Advisors study reveals compliance bottlenecks stall campaigns weeks after customer opportunities close.

HB Wealth enters Texas with physician-focused advisory team
RIA NEWS OCT 02, 2026
HB Wealth enters Texas with physician-focused advisory team

A father-daughter trio managing approximately $700 million joins the Atlanta-based fee-only RIA, establishing its Austin foothold.

Clients fear outliving savings as AI and longevity upend retirement math
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2026
Clients fear outliving savings as AI and longevity upend retirement math

TIAA survey finds 53% of Americans worry about running out of money, as AI and medical advances scramble retirement income planning.

Morgan Stanley advisor with $1B pedigree joins upstate New York RIA
WIREHOUSES OCT 01, 2026
Morgan Stanley advisor with $1B pedigree joins upstate New York RIA

Two wirehouse veterans choose advisor-owned model as independents target ultra-high-net-worth clients beyond portfolio management.

Debt, AI and the holiday season: what younger clients are telling advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 01, 2026
Debt, AI and the holiday season: what younger clients are telling advisors

New surveys reveal how millennial and Gen Z debt is reshaping client behavior around AI, BNPL and holiday spending.

Why advisors must close the retirement longevity gap now
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2026
Why advisors must close the retirement longevity gap now

Guardian's Nancy DeRusso tells InvestmentNews how advisors can help close the 'longevity gap'.

Wealthy Gen Z and millennial donors are changing the philanthropic playbook
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 01, 2026
Wealthy Gen Z and millennial donors are changing the philanthropic playbook

A new Bank of America study reveals younger HNW donors use more giving vehicles and support twice as many causes as some older peers.

Single-country ETFs surge as investors target AI, reform plays
ETFS SEP 30, 2026
Single-country ETFs surge as investors target AI, reform plays

US-listed single-country ETFs have pulled in over $26 billion year-to-date, more than four times their full-year 2025 haul, TD Securities data shows.

Weekend equity trading is coming - what advisors need to know
EQUITIES SEP 30, 2026
Weekend equity trading is coming - what advisors need to know

Bruce Markets, backed by Robinhood and PEAK6, plans to launch the first continuous weekend U.S. stock trading session, pending SEC review.