Steve Randall

 
   

InvestmentNews

   

Steve Randall

   

Senior Financial Journalist

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

Steve's specialty topics

       
          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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After 'liberation day' blockbuster, Trump's sequel is a box office hit
EQUITIES APR 10, 2025
After 'liberation day' blockbuster, Trump's sequel is a box office hit

Investors give it five stars, but Chinese audiences are not impressed

Markets remain in turmoil as tariffs kick in following global wipe out
RIA NEWS APR 09, 2025
Markets remain in turmoil as tariffs kick in following global wipe out

Wednesday is set to bring more volatility and there may be more tariffs to come

What percentage of Americans think the income tax they pay is fair?
RIA NEWS APR 08, 2025
What percentage of Americans think the income tax they pay is fair?

Spoiler alert: It’s the lowest share in 25 years, new report reveals

Modern Wealth, Aspen Standard announce acquisitions
RIA NEWS APR 08, 2025
Modern Wealth, Aspen Standard announce acquisitions

Deals add seven-figure AUMs to the acquiring firms

US stock futures up around 1% as China vows to fight extra 50% tariff threat
EQUITIES APR 08, 2025
US stock futures up around 1% as China vows to fight extra 50% tariff threat

But rumors of a tariff pause are dismissed as ‘fake news’ by Trump team

NASAA members vote to prohibit misleading use of advisor title
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 07, 2025
NASAA members vote to prohibit misleading use of advisor title

Conduct Rule will now more closely align with SEC's Reg BI

Prospera acquires $2B boutique broker-dealer with 35 year history
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 07, 2025
Prospera acquires $2B boutique broker-dealer with 35 year history

Team of 40 advisors, 12 employees will remain with the firm

Raymond James welcomes $325M AUM advisor, team from Edward Jones
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 07, 2025
Raymond James welcomes $325M AUM advisor, team from Edward Jones

Broker-dealer has acquired more than $2B AUM in the past week

Bessent claims retirees not worried market rout will decimate their savings
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 07, 2025
Bessent claims retirees not worried market rout will decimate their savings

But they were worried even before equities dropped sharply

After Friday’s market slump, things can't be any worse today can they?
RIA NEWS APR 07, 2025
After Friday’s market slump, things can't be any worse today can they?

Monday morning blues for wealth managers as tariff woes deepen