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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Wisconsin $120M advisor joins established Ameriprise independent practice
RIA NEWS AUG 20, 2024
Wisconsin $120M advisor joins established Ameriprise independent practice

Move from Raymond James follows consideration of several broker-dealers.

Cutting back is the new splashing out as American reach 'peak price rises'
RIA NEWS AUG 20, 2024
Cutting back is the new splashing out as American reach 'peak price rises'

Thriftiness is impacting everything from grocery shopping to a cup of joe.

Northern Trust partners with fintech to help kids of HNW clients learn financial literacy
RIA NEWS AUG 20, 2024
Northern Trust partners with fintech to help kids of HNW clients learn financial literacy

Platform encourages families to take meaningful steps in financial education.

Morgan Stanley team joins NewEdge Wealth in Allentown
RIA NEWS AUG 19, 2024
Morgan Stanley team joins NewEdge Wealth in Allentown

It's the second expansion of the firm’s network announced in the last week.

Woman charged over alleged Elvis Presley loan fraud scheme  
RIA NEWS AUG 19, 2024
Woman charged over alleged Elvis Presley loan fraud scheme  

Legendary Graceland home faced foreclosure amid loan repayment demand.

RIA NEWS AUG 16, 2024
Retail brokerage, wealth management firms to face continued pressure on margins

Fitch says that strong performance remains offset by higher costs.

Fincentric merges with former InvestCloud CEO’s firm, plans expansion
RIA NEWS AUG 16, 2024
Fincentric merges with former InvestCloud CEO’s firm, plans expansion

Private equity firm Stellex Capital and Communify acquire firm from S&P Global.

SEC fines 26 firms a combined $390M for recordkeeping failures
RIA NEWS AUG 15, 2024
SEC fines 26 firms a combined $390M for recordkeeping failures

Firms that self-reported their violations will pay less than they would have done.

NewEdge Capital headed for another record year of growth for assets, advisors
RIA NEWS AUG 15, 2024
NewEdge Capital headed for another record year of growth for assets, advisors

Strong recruitment in the first half of 2024 has built on record 2023.

CFP exam saw another large cohort of participants in July, but how did they do?
RIA NEWS AUG 14, 2024
CFP exam saw another large cohort of participants in July, but how did they do?

CFP Board says exam remains 'the standard' for competent, ethical financial planning.