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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Cerity Partners expands again with its second acquisition of the week
RIA NEWS APR 04, 2025
Cerity Partners expands again with its second acquisition of the week

The RIA firm has added another 27 employees to its growing headcount

S&P 500 loses $2.5T in one ‘tariffying’ day while economists raise recession odds
RIA NEWS APR 04, 2025
S&P 500 loses $2.5T in one ‘tariffying’ day while economists raise recession odds

JPMorgan chief economist says policy is essentially largest tax hike in 57 years

Dow Jones futures plunge 1000 points, US assets take biggest hit from tariffs
RIA NEWS APR 03, 2025
Dow Jones futures plunge 1000 points, US assets take biggest hit from tariffs

Global markets are digesting Trump’s announcement but most pain felt at home

Merrill loses two advisor teams managing more than $2B AUM
RIA NEWS APR 02, 2025
Merrill loses two advisor teams managing more than $2B AUM

Raymond James, New Edge Advisors pick up wirehouse breakaways

Markets remain thorny ahead of Trump’s Rose Garden tariffs proclamation
RIA NEWS APR 02, 2025
Markets remain thorny ahead of Trump’s Rose Garden tariffs proclamation

Tariff news won’t be known until the market closes, but expect volatility

Cerity Partners acquires another firm as report says all RIAs should prepare for M&A
RIA NEWS APR 02, 2025
Cerity Partners acquires another firm as report says all RIAs should prepare for M&A

Report finds high level of contact between firms and potential buyers

RIA veterans join leadership team at specialized brokerage Cache
RIA NEWS APR 01, 2025
RIA veterans join leadership team at specialized brokerage Cache

Fintech firm announces heads of investor, institutional solutions teams

Wealth Enhancement acquires $581M team in first North Dakota location
RIA NEWS APR 01, 2025
Wealth Enhancement acquires $581M team in first North Dakota location

It marks the firm's third addition to its nationwide footprint in just a week

S&P 500 down 2%, as fear grows among Americans at inflation breaking point
RIA NEWS MAR 31, 2025
S&P 500 down 2%, as fear grows among Americans at inflation breaking point

Can households, businesses cope with another surge in prices?

Musk has lost $102B this year, admits DOGE gig is damaging Tesla
RIA NEWS MAR 31, 2025
Musk has lost $102B this year, admits DOGE gig is damaging Tesla

Billionaire optimistic long-term, sees opportunity from sale of X.