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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Medicare Advantage members hit hard by rising costs
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2026
Medicare Advantage members hit hard by rising costs

Rising drug and outpatient costs are pushing plan members to demand more financial guidance and most insurers are falling short.

Is the AI stock boom heading for a dot-com reckoning?
EQUITIES AUG 17, 2026
Is the AI stock boom heading for a dot-com reckoning?

New research says AI-driven valuations carry serious correction risk, with or without a speculative bubble driving markets higher.

Student uncovers $10M gold while laying sewage pipes
ALTERNATIVES AUG 17, 2026
Student uncovers $10M gold while laying sewage pipes

Construction worker finds what may be a hidden family fortune and could get to keep it, eventually.

Low-cost ETFs drive record $1T in inflows despite active fund buzz
ETFS AUG 17, 2026
Low-cost ETFs drive record $1T in inflows despite active fund buzz

State Street’s head of US wealth, says low-cost core funds are quietly fueling a record-breaking year for the ETF industry.

Credit card users are showing increased financial stress
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 17, 2026
Credit card users are showing increased financial stress

JD Power's 2026 credit card study finds 60% of US cardholders financially unhealthy amid fraud concerns and rising balances.

Franklin Templeton stays bullish on equities as earnings growth tops 20%
EQUITIES AUG 17, 2026
Franklin Templeton stays bullish on equities as earnings growth tops 20%

Strong corporate fundamentals and an AI-driven portfolio tilt underpin the asset manager's August 2026 outlook.

Mesirow acquires part of flexPATH in second retirement deal of 2026
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 14, 2026
Mesirow acquires part of flexPATH in second retirement deal of 2026

Chicago-based Mesirow Fiduciary Solutions adds flexPATH's plan-level outsourced fiduciary book, boosting its retirement market reach to $164 billion.

People moves: RIA channel draws senior talent across wealth management ecosystem
RIA NEWS AUG 14, 2026
People moves: RIA channel draws senior talent across wealth management ecosystem

Dealmakers, distributors and support platforms all moved to strengthen their independent advisor footholds this week.

US consumer debt holds near $18 trillion as delinquency rates ease
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 14, 2026
US consumer debt holds near $18 trillion as delinquency rates ease

Equifax Q2 2026 data shows total consumer debt stabilizing at $18.25 trillion, with delinquency rates improving across mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards.

Home equity soars to a record $18T but cracks remain in the US housing market
ALTERNATIVES AUG 14, 2026
Home equity soars to a record $18T but cracks remain in the US housing market

Homebuyer numbers drop to an all-time low, mortgage rates climb to a one-year high, and rent costs squeeze families, while homeowner equity hits a record $18 trillion.