Steve Randall

 
   

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Steve Randall

   

Senior Financial Journalist

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

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          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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State Street Global Advisors hires ETF expert as chief business officer
RIA NEWS NOV 28, 2023
State Street Global Advisors hires ETF expert as chief business officer

New hire was previously global head of ETFs at Invesco.

Pension funds have lost market share among 100 largest asset owners with $23T AUM
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 27, 2023
Pension funds have lost market share among 100 largest asset owners with $23T AUM

Report reveals the owner groups that are jostling for pole position globally.

Fintech aims to shake up how alternative asset firms connect with wealth managers
FINTECH NOV 27, 2023
Fintech aims to shake up how alternative asset firms connect with wealth managers

The platform enables connection without intermediaries, creates distribution partner opportunity.

Osaic picks up almost $500M as two teams switch to AmeriFlex
RIA NEWS NOV 24, 2023
Osaic picks up almost $500M as two teams switch to AmeriFlex

A dozen advisors have been recruited to the firm across multiple states.

Most millennials value life insurance, but cost and confusion are holding them back
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 24, 2023
Most millennials value life insurance, but cost and confusion are holding them back

The generation appears split on some key components of life insurance.

National RIAs to merge to create $11.2B firm with plans to hire in 2024
RIA NEWS NOV 22, 2023
National RIAs to merge to create $11.2B firm with plans to hire in 2024

For one of the partners, it’s the second merger in as many months.

Steward Partners attracts 'peachy' $275M partner for its first Georgia offices
RIA NEWS NOV 22, 2023
Steward Partners attracts 'peachy' $275M partner for its first Georgia offices

Expansion comes via two advisors who join from Wells Fargo.

More Americans are tapping their retirement accounts in current hard times
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2023
More Americans are tapping their retirement accounts in current hard times

But Fidelity research also reveals encouraging long-term savings behaviors.

Husband and wife managing $260M join Raymond James from Edward Jones
RIA NEWS NOV 21, 2023
Husband and wife managing $260M join Raymond James from Edward Jones

Virginia-based advisors says it was a hard decision to switch after two decades.

What is 'deep tech' and why is it now considered an established asset class?
RIA NEWS NOV 21, 2023
What is 'deep tech' and why is it now considered an established asset class?

Popular in venture capital, there are both challenges and opportunities for investors.