Steve Randall

 
   

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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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Why 20,000 advisors have been key to growth for the one-year-old Edward Jones Ventures
TRANSFORMATION FEB 25, 2026
Why 20,000 advisors have been key to growth for the one-year-old Edward Jones Ventures

Greg Robinson tells InvestmentNews how the firm has paired startups with advisors to accelerate AI-driven solutions, tackle the historic wealth transfer and reshape client outcomes for generations to come.

Infrastructure fundraising roars back as data centers, energy transition reset investor priorities
ALTERNATIVES FEB 25, 2026
Infrastructure fundraising roars back as data centers, energy transition reset investor priorities

With $474B sought globally, managers chase AI data centers, secondaries liquidity and energy mandates.

NewEdge lands $1bn New York advisory team as Seven Bridges heads for independence
RIA NEWS FEB 24, 2026
NewEdge lands $1bn New York advisory team as Seven Bridges heads for independence

A team of 14 leaves Ameriprise as they eye a new phase of their advisor-owned wealth management business.

Wilkens steps up to CEO at $20B AUA firm Baker Street Advisors
RIA NEWS FEB 24, 2026
Wilkens steps up to CEO at $20B AUA firm Baker Street Advisors

The San Francisco based RIA has also announced that its CIO is a new partner.

Asset managers double down on AI agents as economic uncertainty tests investment discipline
TRANSFORMATION FEB 24, 2026
Asset managers double down on AI agents as economic uncertainty tests investment discipline

Firms commit to AI spending despite recession risks, targeting ROI and scarce talent skills.

AI’s capital boom is reshaping markets, says Janus Henderson
EQUITIES FEB 24, 2026
AI’s capital boom is reshaping markets, says Janus Henderson

Debt issuance, SaaS disruption and power demand redefine AI investing opportunities ahead, report states.

Leveraged ETFs ride retail trading boom as single-stock bets redefine market stress playbook
ETFS FEB 24, 2026
Leveraged ETFs ride retail trading boom as single-stock bets redefine market stress playbook

Research finds retail traders reshaping leveraged ETF behavior across selloffs.

Advisors turn ‘financial wedding planners’ as wealth complicates HNW marriage
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 24, 2026
Advisors turn ‘financial wedding planners’ as wealth complicates HNW marriage

Chilton Trust’s Gina Nelson tells InvestmentNews that wealth complexity, generational assets and fiduciary obligations collide long before couples say ‘I do.’

Why are investors (and many others) so scared of AI right now?
EQUITIES FEB 23, 2026
Why are investors (and many others) so scared of AI right now?

Investors are no longer questioning whether AI will transform the economy — only whether markets are prepared for the disruption that could come with it.

Fed’s Waller says March rate decision hinges on whether jobs rebound proves ‘signal or noise’
EQUITIES FEB 23, 2026
Fed’s Waller says March rate decision hinges on whether jobs rebound proves ‘signal or noise’

Fed governor says labor data could justify pause or cut as outlook remains a ‘coin flip’.