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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Snowden Lane addition brings total recruited assets this year to $1B
WIREHOUSES NOV 14, 2023
Snowden Lane addition brings total recruited assets this year to $1B

Former Merrill Lynch advisor is the latest to switch to the hybrid RIA.

Mariner Wealth Advisors adds new growth streams with $1.8B firm acquisition
RIA NEWS NOV 13, 2023
Mariner Wealth Advisors adds new growth streams with $1.8B firm acquisition

The deal will extend the firm's outsource investment management capabilities.

Is it time to invest in people's $8.5T investment in themselves?
RIA NEWS NOV 13, 2023
Is it time to invest in people's $8.5T investment in themselves?

The global wellness sector is set for exponential growth.

Consumers lean on unsecured debt as cost of living bites, reports TransUnion
RIA NEWS NOV 10, 2023
Consumers lean on unsecured debt as cost of living bites, reports TransUnion

Bank card and personal loan balances rise 15% while mortgage originations tumble.

Emigrant Partners plans for growth with strategic hires, team expansions
RIA NEWS NOV 10, 2023
Emigrant Partners plans for growth with strategic hires, team expansions

The firm works with wealth and asset managers with a collective $96B AUM.

Illinois advisor moves $230M practice to LPL from Wells Fargo
RIA NEWS NOV 10, 2023
Illinois advisor moves $230M practice to LPL from Wells Fargo

25-year industry veteran seeks greater autonomy for next stage of his career.

Bank of Hawaii broker-dealer firm announces pass-through partnership
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 09, 2023
Bank of Hawaii broker-dealer firm announces pass-through partnership

Multiyear clearing arrangement described as a win for both firms and clients.

Large-cap tech stock ETFs were a key focus in the third quarter, says Vanguard
ETFS NOV 09, 2023
Large-cap tech stock ETFs were a key focus in the third quarter, says Vanguard

The investment firm has shared its latest ETF perspectives and trends.

Older clients at high risk of cybercrimes, lost $3.1B in 2022 alone: Report
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2023
Older clients at high risk of cybercrimes, lost $3.1B in 2022 alone: Report

Lower levels of digital literacy among older Americans leave them vulnerable.

Hightower adds $2.5B high-net-worth focused firm to its list of 2023 acquisitions
RIA NEWS NOV 08, 2023
Hightower adds $2.5B high-net-worth focused firm to its list of 2023 acquisitions

The wealth manager has announced a strategic investment in the Florida RIA firm.