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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Investor expectations for equities at highest in two years, Vanguard reveals
EQUITIES JAN 29, 2024
Investor expectations for equities at highest in two years, Vanguard reveals

Interest rates and potential recession are not enough to weaken confidence.

Compound Planning hails ‘pivotal’ hire of nine financial advisors
RIA NEWS JAN 29, 2024
Compound Planning hails ‘pivotal’ hire of nine financial advisors

The digital family office firm was formed from a merger in 2023.

Prudential, Fidelity collaborate on new decumulation option for DC plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 26, 2024
Prudential, Fidelity collaborate on new decumulation option for DC plans

The firms say that 100,000 people will benefit from the new product.

Newborn son inspires $160M advisor to go independent  
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 26, 2024
Newborn son inspires $160M advisor to go independent  

Chicagoland advisor makes the move from Corebridge to LPL.

Prospera launches family office program to serve UHNW clients
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 26, 2024
Prospera launches family office program to serve UHNW clients

New solution responds to advisor demand for family office services.

SEC crypto-related enforcements grew exponentially in 2023
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JAN 25, 2024
SEC crypto-related enforcements grew exponentially in 2023

There were more enforcement actions taken last year than ever before.

Your clients may be honest about finances, but what about their partners?
RIA NEWS JAN 25, 2024
Your clients may be honest about finances, but what about their partners?

New Bankrate survey reveals high level of 'financial infidelity.'

MAI acquires $549M 'household name' RIA on the West Coast
RIA NEWS JAN 24, 2024
MAI acquires $549M 'household name' RIA on the West Coast

The deal is the third this year for the 50-year-old wealth management business.

Most Americans would rather be happy than rich, study reveals
RIA NEWS JAN 24, 2024
Most Americans would rather be happy than rich, study reveals

Doing a job they love is more important than a higher salary.

Financial stress is a major contributor to poor health, say academics
RIA NEWS JAN 24, 2024
Financial stress is a major contributor to poor health, say academics

Worrying about finances can put people at high risk of illnesses.