Steve Randall

 
   

InvestmentNews

   

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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Wealth Professional Canada · Insurance Business America

     
   
     
 
   

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Crewe Advisors takes on minority investment to fuel acquisitions and organic growth
RIA NEWS JUN 10, 2026
Crewe Advisors takes on minority investment to fuel acquisitions and organic growth

Utah RIA with $3.3B in AUM teams with WPCG and HGGC's Aspire Holdings platform in deal expected to close this month.

Dynasty Financial Partners, Allocate deepen private markets push for independent RIAs
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUN 10, 2026
Dynasty Financial Partners, Allocate deepen private markets push for independent RIAs

Dynasty advisors gain access to white-label fund solutions and relationship pricing as two firms cement long-term build-out.

Advisor moves: LPL, Raymond James and Cetera add advisors managing nearly $830M
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 10, 2026
Advisor moves: LPL, Raymond James and Cetera add advisors managing nearly $830M

Three broker-dealers secure teams across the country as the recruiting race shows no signs of slowing.

WealthReach secures $1M seed round and assembles high-profile advisory board
FINTECH JUN 10, 2026
WealthReach secures $1M seed round and assembles high-profile advisory board

Cecure Corporation leads funding as AI-powered RIA growth platform accelerates team and infrastructure buildout.

Dealmakers hold their nerve on M&A despite tariff turbulence, Deloitte finds
ALTERNATIVES JUN 10, 2026
Dealmakers hold their nerve on M&A despite tariff turbulence, Deloitte finds

Cross-border deals draw growing interest as executives seek growth beyond domestic headwinds.

Wealth managers race to put AI leaders in place as technology reshapes the industry
TRANSFORMATION JUN 09, 2026
Wealth managers race to put AI leaders in place as technology reshapes the industry

New C-suite and specialist roles signal that firms are treating AI as core infrastructure.

Mariner, Mission Wealth add scale with deals adding over $1.2 billion in combined assets
RIA NEWS JUN 09, 2026
Mariner, Mission Wealth add scale with deals adding over $1.2 billion in combined assets

RIA dealmaking holds its pace in mid-2026 as two firms announce moves targeting first responders and West Coast growth

Cambridge posts record recruiting run as advisors shun consolidation wave
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 09, 2026
Cambridge posts record recruiting run as advisors shun consolidation wave

Independent broker-dealer added $25m in Q1 revenue after $170m recruitment year.

Clients stuck in private equity? A $226bn market is reshaping how that gets resolved
ALTERNATIVES JUN 09, 2026
Clients stuck in private equity? A $226bn market is reshaping how that gets resolved

Mercer analysis of 150 transactions finds pricing discipline holds as continuation vehicles go mainstream.

Homeowners unlock housing wealth as equity withdrawals hit strongest first quarter since 2021
ALTERNATIVES JUN 09, 2026
Homeowners unlock housing wealth as equity withdrawals hit strongest first quarter since 2021

Borrowers increasingly tap home equity while purchase lending and mortgage demand remain muted.