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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MissionSquare eyes a chunk of the wealth management space with new launch
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2026
MissionSquare eyes a chunk of the wealth management space with new launch

The $73.6 billion retirement specialist is rolling out brokerage accounts, a robo-advisor and savings tools in a bid to become a full financial partner.

Zuckerberg’s AI vision collides with Meta’s $135bn spending reality
FINTECH AUG 10, 2026
Zuckerberg’s AI vision collides with Meta’s $135bn spending reality

A sweeping ‘superintelligence manifesto’ arrives as firm’s free cash flow craters 91%, raising hard questions for wealth managers about the company's near-term investment case.

Private credit defaults hit 5-year highs even as fundraising surges
ALTERNATIVES AUG 10, 2026
Private credit defaults hit 5-year highs even as fundraising surges

New data shows defaults at Ares, Blackstone, Blue Owl and Golub at their worst since 2021, even as Q2 fundraising sets pace for a record year.

AI, personalization and the $1.5T missed opportunity in wealth
TRANSFORMATION AUG 10, 2026
AI, personalization and the $1.5T missed opportunity in wealth

How advisors can close the experience gap as clients demand more from their firms.

Back-to-school debt trap: 39% of parents borrowing to keep up with classmates
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 10, 2026
Back-to-school debt trap: 39% of parents borrowing to keep up with classmates

Research reveals mounting financial pressure facing parents as rising prices, social pressure push budgets to the limit.

Beacon Pointe co-founder Shannon Eusey joins advisory board of AI wealthtech firm
FINTECH AUG 10, 2026
Beacon Pointe co-founder Shannon Eusey joins advisory board of AI wealthtech firm

Industry veteran and chair of $62M RIA will help shape the tech business’ growth strategy.

24-hour trading is coming – is your advisory practice ready?
EQUITIES AUG 07, 2026
24-hour trading is coming – is your advisory practice ready?

ViewTrade's James St. Clair says overnight markets are maturing fast, and advisors who ignore them risk leaving clients behind.

Industry veterans launch AI data firm targeting wealth management's infrastructure problem
FINTECH AUG 07, 2026
Industry veterans launch AI data firm targeting wealth management's infrastructure problem

Two former MoneyLion executives, with roots at Merrill Lynch and Barclays Wealth, are betting that fragmented data is costing advisory firms more than they realize.

Digital assets belong in client portfolios, new 21Shares research argues
ALTERNATIVES AUG 07, 2026
Digital assets belong in client portfolios, new 21Shares research argues

Report finds that small, disciplined crypto allocations improved risk-adjusted returns across all client profiles over a three-year period.

The money conversation no one wants to have despite the inevitability
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2026
The money conversation no one wants to have despite the inevitability

With cost-of-living pressures squeezing household budgets, a death in the family can cost more than expected.