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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Oil shockwaves spread beyond Gulf as conflict risks and supply crunch rattle markets
EQUITIES MAR 25, 2026
Oil shockwaves spread beyond Gulf as conflict risks and supply crunch rattle markets

Fresh attacks, strained Gulf flows and rising risk premiums jolt global investors and energy outlook

Next-gen wealth wave forces advisors to rethink playbook as Gen Z, millennials reshape advice
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 25, 2026
Next-gen wealth wave forces advisors to rethink playbook as Gen Z, millennials reshape advice

Digital-first, values-driven HNW investors demand hybrid advice, personalization, and constant engagement.

Verdence secures private equity backing to fuel M&A push and national expansion
RIA NEWS MAR 24, 2026
Verdence secures private equity backing to fuel M&A push and national expansion

WPCG and HGGC invest in $4.6B RIA as Emigrant exits and management retains ownership stake.

Cetera taps Ed O’Brien as COO while Opto names Ron Diamond advisory board chair
RIA NEWS MAR 24, 2026
Cetera taps Ed O’Brien as COO while Opto names Ron Diamond advisory board chair

Senior hires aim to drive advisor growth at Cetera and scale private markets tech at Opto.

Former Hightower CEO Bob Oros surfaces in newly created role at PPB Capital Partners
RIA NEWS MAR 24, 2026
Former Hightower CEO Bob Oros surfaces in newly created role at PPB Capital Partners

Industry veteran to drive operations and growth as demand for private markets access accelerates.

Private infrastructure rebounds as investors pile into mega-funds, report reveals
ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2026
Private infrastructure rebounds as investors pile into mega-funds, report reveals

New study shows fundraising surge, $1.6T AUM and widening sector bets.

RIA moves: Composition Wealth lands $900M Edgewater team through merger
RIA NEWS MAR 24, 2026
RIA moves: Composition Wealth lands $900M Edgewater team through merger

The $10B AUM firm is continuing to build scale across the US.

Prudential Advisors’ Moira Buckley tapped for Finseca leadership track toward presidency
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 24, 2026
Prudential Advisors’ Moira Buckley tapped for Finseca leadership track toward presidency

Veteran executive begins four-year leadership path at the organziation amid push to expand advice access.

AI upends software secondaries as durability replaces growth in pricing risk
ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2026
AI upends software secondaries as durability replaces growth in pricing risk

HarbourVest managing director Scott Voss says investors must rethink valuation frameworks.

 AI boom could widen wealth gap as advisors push clients toward market participation, warns Fink
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2026
AI boom could widen wealth gap as advisors push clients toward market participation, warns Fink

BlackRock chief says long-term investing and broader ownership key as AI reshapes wealth creation.