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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How to prepare an heir for the $84 trillion wealth transfer including the red flags
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 09, 2026
How to prepare an heir for the $84 trillion wealth transfer including the red flags

Chad Maggard of the Johnson Investment Counsel tells InvestmentNews why the most overlooked risk in wealth transfer is not financial.

Advisors acknowledge commodity gains but portfolios still lag behind performance
ALTERNATIVES FEB 06, 2026
Advisors acknowledge commodity gains but portfolios still lag behind performance

Strong 2025 returns haven’t translated into allocations as advisors cite education and perception gaps.

Anthropic is a market mover and its latest upgrade supercharges financial analysis
EQUITIES FEB 06, 2026
Anthropic is a market mover and its latest upgrade supercharges financial analysis

Software rivals are not the only businesses that could be impacted, leading to questions for portfolio managers.

BlackRock integrates private markets data into single investment platform
FINTECH FEB 06, 2026
BlackRock integrates private markets data into single investment platform

Unified pre- and post-investment data and analytics aim to sharpen decisions for private markets allocators.

Active ETFs step out of the shadows as advisors rethink portfolio construction
ETFS FEB 06, 2026
Active ETFs step out of the shadows as advisors rethink portfolio construction

Record inflows and structural shifts show active ETFs becoming a core tool for advisors.

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.