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. 

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Amazon’s $200 billion AI bet tests investors’ nerves as earnings rise below expectations
EQUITIES FEB 05, 2026
Amazon’s $200 billion AI bet tests investors’ nerves as earnings rise below expectations

Magnificent 7 firm reports earnings after the closing bell but extends AI concerns

Student loan burden is rewriting financial priorities, new data shows
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2026
Student loan burden is rewriting financial priorities, new data shows

Borrowers delay life milestones and retirement readiness suffers—firms can unlock retention with loan benefits.

Life insurers entered 2026 on firm footing as capital strength and annuity demand hold
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 05, 2026
Life insurers entered 2026 on firm footing as capital strength and annuity demand hold

Report highlights stable ratings, strong capital buffers and steady annuity growth into 2026.

Alphabet’s strong Q4 results clash with sweeping tech sell-off and AI-driven market anxiety
EQUITIES FEB 04, 2026
Alphabet’s strong Q4 results clash with sweeping tech sell-off and AI-driven market anxiety

Robust earnings overshadowed as software and AI stocks plunge, leaving advisors to rethink tech exposure.

Margins under pressure: EY’s Jun Li on why asset management’s growth story is changing
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 04, 2026
Margins under pressure: EY’s Jun Li on why asset management’s growth story is changing

AWM leader explains why asset managers face shrinking margins despite AUM growth, and how clarity, focused transformation and adaptability will define the industry’s next winners.

UBS shares remain subdued on wealth management outflows, despite BofA backing
WIREHOUSES FEB 04, 2026
UBS shares remain subdued on wealth management outflows, despite BofA backing

The group’s expectation-beating results have not distracted investors from significant US wealth business decline, driven by advisor attrition.

Advisor moves: LPL Financial, Osaic trade advisor teams
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 04, 2026
Advisor moves: LPL Financial, Osaic trade advisor teams

One team has transitioned from LPL to Osaic, while another has taken the opposite route.

Housing signals turn mixed as investors weigh rising prices against falling rents
ALTERNATIVES FEB 04, 2026
Housing signals turn mixed as investors weigh rising prices against falling rents

House prices are still rising but rental returns may be harder to maximize in the current climate.

Advisors push for smarter tech and deeper education as growth pressures mount
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 04, 2026
Advisors push for smarter tech and deeper education as growth pressures mount

Study finds tech gaps, rising AI use, and surging crypto interest challenge advisors’ growth plans.

New retiree regrets highlight planning gaps advisors can help close
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 04, 2026
New retiree regrets highlight planning gaps advisors can help close

Survey finds most recent retirees wish they’d saved differently, highlighting advice opportunities.