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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Partial annuitization beats the 4% rule, new AEI, ACLI research finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 30, 2026
Partial annuitization beats the 4% rule, new AEI, ACLI research finds

New research tests 10,000 market scenarios and finds a hybrid annuity-withdrawal strategy consistently outperforms pure approaches for retirees.

Waverly Advisors, Merit Financial Advisors announce acquisitions
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS JUL 29, 2026
Waverly Advisors, Merit Financial Advisors announce acquisitions

RIA consolidation deals expand firms in Alabama, Maryland.

Outsourcing investment management boosts advisor growth, research reveals
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 29, 2026
Outsourcing investment management boosts advisor growth, research reveals

Survey of 745 advisors finds outsourcing frees nearly 10 hours a week and sharpens client retention.

LPL, Conquest and FMG push AI deeper into advisor workflows
TRANSFORMATION JUL 29, 2026
LPL, Conquest and FMG push AI deeper into advisor workflows

Three major platforms roll out AI-driven advisor tools spanning marketing, planning, and behavioral coaching.

Lifelong financial hardship linked to measurable brain decline, study finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2026
Lifelong financial hardship linked to measurable brain decline, study finds

New research spanning seven decades links persistent low income to lower cognitive scores by midlife and faster brain atrophy in later life.

Investors embrace market volatility as a buying opportunity
EQUITIES JUL 29, 2026
Investors embrace market volatility as a buying opportunity

New Nationwide data shows recession fears aren't stopping Americans from ramping up portfolio activity.

Global ETF diversification is now a risk management imperative, says Dina Ting
EQUITIES JUL 28, 2026
Global ETF diversification is now a risk management imperative, says Dina Ting

Franklin Templeton's head of global index portfolio management argues that international equity exposure has shifted from a performance trade-off to a portfolio protection strategy.

Webull moves into robo-advised bond portfolios for the masses
FIXED INCOME JUL 28, 2026
Webull moves into robo-advised bond portfolios for the masses

A new robo-advised fixed income offering brings professionally managed individual bond portfolios to everyday investors at a fraction of traditional costs.

Securitize becomes RIA as tokenized assets near $37B record
ALTERNATIVES JUL 28, 2026
Securitize becomes RIA as tokenized assets near $37B record

Tokenization goes mainstream with regulators watching prompting some firms to take a proactive approach.

Global tax reforms may offer US expats rare window of relief
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 28, 2026
Global tax reforms may offer US expats rare window of relief

A new Deloitte survey of 1,010 tax leaders finds OECD reforms and Safe Harbour rules could ease cross-border tax burdens for Americans abroad.