Steve Randall

 
   

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Steve Randall

   

Senior Financial Journalist

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

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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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ETF boom masks uneven market: record $1.1T inflows highlight a 'gilded' rally
ETFS NOV 04, 2025
ETF boom masks uneven market: record $1.1T inflows highlight a 'gilded' rally

October's record ETF surge fuels optimism, but concentration and risks echo a modern Gilded Age.

Tokenized assets shift into high gear as institutions accelerate adoption
ALTERNATIVES NOV 03, 2025
Tokenized assets shift into high gear as institutions accelerate adoption

Custody leaders are driving tokenization forward while wealth firms race to catch up.

State Street takes minority stake in leading global private market secondaries firm
ALTERNATIVES NOV 03, 2025
State Street takes minority stake in leading global private market secondaries firm

US firm is also reported to be in talks to buy a stake in an Indian mutual fund.

RIAs must rethink work design to harvest true AI value, warns Deloitte
FINTECH NOV 03, 2025
RIAs must rethink work design to harvest true AI value, warns Deloitte

New report urges rethink to drive ROI for firms, clients.

Report warns of 'New American Oligarchy' as wealth gap reaches historic extremes
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 03, 2025
Report warns of 'New American Oligarchy' as wealth gap reaches historic extremes

Top 0.1% hold record wealth share; report urges sweeping reforms to tax, labor, and safety nets.

How did pension funds and other institutions position their portfolios for success in Q3?
EQUITIES OCT 31, 2025
How did pension funds and other institutions position their portfolios for success in Q3?

Rate cuts and sectoral successes helped boost returns in the third quarter.

Traders stay optimistic but unease lingers over politics, valuations and stagflation
EQUITIES OCT 31, 2025
Traders stay optimistic but unease lingers over politics, valuations and stagflation

Charles Schwab survey reveals bullish sentiment from most respondents.

Beyond yield: Franklin's Matt Quinlan on the case for dividend growth
EQUITIES OCT 30, 2025
Beyond yield: Franklin's Matt Quinlan on the case for dividend growth

FRIZ portfolio manager speaks with InvestmentNews.

Global M&A value rises 10% to $1.9T in Q3, but varies sharply by region and sector
EQUITIES OCT 29, 2025
Global M&A value rises 10% to $1.9T in Q3, but varies sharply by region and sector

Which sectors have the potential to deliver returns to investors through increased scale?

Annuity customers less satisfied as survey reveals advisors must try harder
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 29, 2025
Annuity customers less satisfied as survey reveals advisors must try harder

New study highlights a 6-point drop in customer contentment.