Steve Randall

 
   

InvestmentNews

   

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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Affordability push could quietly erode US bank profitability, Fitch warns
EQUITIES FEB 19, 2026
Affordability push could quietly erode US bank profitability, Fitch warns

Housing and consumer policy shifts may slowly compress margins across US lenders.

Integrated Pension Services buys BDS Consulting to deepen workplace retirement capabilities
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS FEB 19, 2026
Integrated Pension Services buys BDS Consulting to deepen workplace retirement capabilities

Deal expands retirement plan consulting reach while keeping staff, clients and services intact ahead.

Workplace retirement plans can be a pipeline for wealth clients, report reveals
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 19, 2026
Workplace retirement plans can be a pipeline for wealth clients, report reveals

Data shows advisors increasingly converting plan participants into clients.

Active managers face shrinking odds of beating indexes, Morningstar finds
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 19, 2026
Active managers face shrinking odds of beating indexes, Morningstar finds

New research shows active mutual funds lag passive peers in 2025, with long-term success still low.

Wealthspire’s Ground Control hits new high note with music management acquisition
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS FEB 18, 2026
Wealthspire’s Ground Control hits new high note with music management acquisition

Wealth management firm’s business advisory arm adds business reputed for financial intricacies of the music business.

Edward Jones bolsters tech and portfolio services with Moment tie-up and overlay buy
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 18, 2026
Edward Jones bolsters tech and portfolio services with Moment tie-up and overlay buy

Firm upgrades fixed-income tools and internalizes overlay management to accelerate tailored investing.

People moves: Aprio Wealth, World Investment Advisors announce senior leadership hires
RIA NEWS FEB 18, 2026
People moves: Aprio Wealth, World Investment Advisors announce senior leadership hires

Firms strengthen executive ranks to support expansion, compliance and advisor growth.

Advisor moves: LPL, Raymond James, Ascentis add advisors managing more than $900M
RIA NEWS FEB 18, 2026
Advisor moves: LPL, Raymond James, Ascentis add advisors managing more than $900M

Firms keep up 2026’s strong flow of advisor moves so far.

We are the sole regulator of fast-growing predictions market, CFTC tells court
ALTERNATIVES FEB 18, 2026
We are the sole regulator of fast-growing predictions market, CFTC tells court

Regulator’s affirmation follows an eyewatering level of wagers on the Super Bowl.

Fed’s Barr signals patience on rates, warns AI boom could be inflationary in the near term
FINTECH FEB 17, 2026
Fed’s Barr signals patience on rates, warns AI boom could be inflationary in the near term

Fed official says inflation risks persist and cautions AI won’t justify lower interest rates.