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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US fintech investment tops $80bn in H1 2026, driven by mega-deals
FINTECH AUG 26, 2026
US fintech investment tops $80bn in H1 2026, driven by mega-deals

KPMG's Pulse of Fintech report finds American dealmaking dominated global totals, with AI and payments consolidation reshaping where capital flows.

LPL Financial lands $1.6B Conte Wealth Advisors from Cambridge
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 25, 2026
LPL Financial lands $1.6B Conte Wealth Advisors from Cambridge

A third-generation Pennsylvania firm with 24 advisors and $1.6 billion in client assets has left Cambridge Investment Research.

Confluence Financial Partners secures minority stake from PE firm
RIA NEWS AUG 25, 2026
Confluence Financial Partners secures minority stake from PE firm

Fast-growing $7.6 billion Pittsburgh-based RIA secures growth capital but retains full management control.

Gateway Financial Partners launches coaching program for new advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 25, 2026
Gateway Financial Partners launches coaching program for new advisors

Connecticut based hybrid RIA teams up with veteran coach Joe Lukacs to tackle the industry's next-gen advisor retention crisis

US bank M&A wave set to reshape wealth management landscape
WIREHOUSES AUG 25, 2026
US bank M&A wave set to reshape wealth management landscape

Bain projects up to seven US trillion-dollar banks by 2030 as consolidation accelerates.

Workers lack savings buffer for unexpected medical costs
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 25, 2026
Workers lack savings buffer for unexpected medical costs

New research reveals most employees are unprepared for out-of-pocket medical expenses, with burnout deepening the financial strain.

Gemini, Apex deal reflects prediction markets move towards mainstream retail investing
ALTERNATIVES AUG 24, 2026
Gemini, Apex deal reflects prediction markets move towards mainstream retail investing

Regulated prediction markets for retail brokerage clients is the latest sign that prediction markets are entering the mainstream investing toolkit.

Both sides lick their wounds as US-Canada trade talks collapse
EQUITIES AUG 24, 2026
Both sides lick their wounds as US-Canada trade talks collapse

With tariffs ahead for US exports into Canada, experts believe the failure of a new agreement will hit US firms and last beyond the Trump era.

Active ETF assets hit record $2.59 trillion in July
ETFS AUG 24, 2026
Active ETF assets hit record $2.59 trillion in July

Global active ETF industry surpasses previous highs with year-to-date inflows nearly doubling 2025 figures, ETFGI data show.

AmeriFlex Group launches AI program to identify advisors nearing succession
TRANSFORMATION AUG 24, 2026
AmeriFlex Group launches AI program to identify advisors nearing succession

Proprietary Scout tool, built with Anthropic's Claude, profiles hundreds of firms in minutes to help the hybrid RIA scale its succession business.