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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Lifelong financial hardship linked to measurable brain decline, study finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2026
Lifelong financial hardship linked to measurable brain decline, study finds

New research spanning seven decades links persistent low income to lower cognitive scores by midlife and faster brain atrophy in later life.

Investors embrace market volatility as a buying opportunity
EQUITIES JUL 29, 2026
Investors embrace market volatility as a buying opportunity

New Nationwide data shows recession fears aren't stopping Americans from ramping up portfolio activity.

Global ETF diversification is now a risk management imperative, says Dina Ting
EQUITIES JUL 28, 2026
Global ETF diversification is now a risk management imperative, says Dina Ting

Franklin Templeton's head of global index portfolio management argues that international equity exposure has shifted from a performance trade-off to a portfolio protection strategy.

Webull moves into robo-advised bond portfolios for the masses
FIXED INCOME JUL 28, 2026
Webull moves into robo-advised bond portfolios for the masses

A new robo-advised fixed income offering brings professionally managed individual bond portfolios to everyday investors at a fraction of traditional costs.

Securitize becomes RIA as tokenized assets near $37B record
ALTERNATIVES JUL 28, 2026
Securitize becomes RIA as tokenized assets near $37B record

Tokenization goes mainstream with regulators watching prompting some firms to take a proactive approach.

Global tax reforms may offer US expats rare window of relief
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 28, 2026
Global tax reforms may offer US expats rare window of relief

A new Deloitte survey of 1,010 tax leaders finds OECD reforms and Safe Harbour rules could ease cross-border tax burdens for Americans abroad.

Apple closes in on $5T to reclaim most valuable company title, SpaceX correction continues
EQUITIES JUL 28, 2026
Apple closes in on $5T to reclaim most valuable company title, SpaceX correction continues

Mixed fortunes for tech stocks sees Nvidia dethroned, Musk’s personal wealth slips below $700B.

Why the biggest risk in wealth transfer isn't taxes. It's silence
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 27, 2026
Why the biggest risk in wealth transfer isn't taxes. It's silence

Charles Massimo of Wealth Enhancement on why preparing heirs matters more than perfecting the estate plan.

Public pensions still $1.13T short despite best funded status since 2009
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 27, 2026
Public pensions still $1.13T short despite best funded status since 2009

A record contribution burden and heavy AI exposure temper a milestone recovery for state and local retirement systems.

Round-the-clock trading is coming, but retail investors are already there
EQUITIES JUL 27, 2026
Round-the-clock trading is coming, but retail investors are already there

From Robinhood to Charles Schwab, overnight equity trading is already live. The question is what comes next?