Steve Randall

Steve Randall has more than three decades of media experience encompassing online, newspapers, magazines, radio, and podcasts. He focuses on insights and news for professionals in financial services, specifically investment and financial advisors. Steve writes for Key Media's Investment News (since 2023) and Wealth Professional (since 2014) titles with his Morning Briefing newsletter dropping into thousands of inboxes every morning. 

Steve Randall
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What do rising home prices and stabilizing sales mean for your clients’ wealth plans?
ALTERNATIVES MAY 12, 2026
What do rising home prices and stabilizing sales mean for your clients’ wealth plans?

April sales edge higher while data points to broadening home-price momentum.

Half of Americans still don’t know what 529 plans are, Edward Jones finds
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 11, 2026
Half of Americans still don’t know what 529 plans are, Edward Jones finds

Survey highlights widespread lack of awareness as families struggle to save for future education costs.

Ascensus broadens retirement technology capabilities with AmericanTCS acquisition
FINTECH MAY 11, 2026
Ascensus broadens retirement technology capabilities with AmericanTCS acquisition

Deal adds trust, custody and automation tools to strengthen services for advisors and plan providers.

Private markets face retail reset as firms push for greater transparency
ALTERNATIVES MAY 11, 2026
Private markets face retail reset as firms push for greater transparency

Apollo explores $3 billion fund sale, KKR shrugs off turmoil, and new data tools aim to reassure investors.

Another week, another geopolitical tightrope as Trump rejects Iran’s reply to peace plan
EQUITIES MAY 11, 2026
Another week, another geopolitical tightrope as Trump rejects Iran’s reply to peace plan

Oil market along with inflation concerns remain escalated as tension remains.

AI M&A surges as software captures nearly three-quarters of North American deals
ALTERNATIVES MAY 11, 2026
AI M&A surges as software captures nearly three-quarters of North American deals

S&P Global report shows AI transactions hit record levels, with software dominating investor interest.

&Partners lands $1B Illinois advisory team, MCF Advisors, Janney add new advisors
RIA NEWS MAY 11, 2026
&Partners lands $1B Illinois advisory team, MCF Advisors, Janney add new advisors

Wealth firms expand through recruitment and acquisition as advisor teams and assets shift to growing platforms.

Like mother, like daughter? How this $3B advisory team splits multigenerational client talks
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 10, 2026
Like mother, like daughter? How this $3B advisory team splits multigenerational client talks

Wells Fargo Advisors duo uses the generational divide to strengthen family wealth relationships.

Advisor moves: Raymond James, Ameriprise add teams overseeing nearly $285M in assets
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 08, 2026
Advisor moves: Raymond James, Ameriprise add teams overseeing nearly $285M in assets

FNBO-backed recruits and a Boca Raton succession deal highlight continued advisor movement.

Retirement shocks, caregiving burdens test Americans’ financial readiness: SOA survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 08, 2026
Retirement shocks, caregiving burdens test Americans’ financial readiness: SOA survey

Survey finds many pre-retirees face inflation strain and lack plans for future care needs.