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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Family offices place big bets on AI, alternatives and governance, JPMorgan reveals
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 03, 2026
Family offices place big bets on AI, alternatives and governance, JPMorgan reveals

Major 2026 global survey shows wealthy families navigating inflation risks, talent costs and portfolio gaps.

Private markets after the stress test: HarbourVest’s Scott Voss on what’s next
ALTERNATIVES FEB 02, 2026
Private markets after the stress test: HarbourVest’s Scott Voss on what’s next

A stress-tested asset class emerges more concentrated, more capital-intensive, and increasingly shaped by AI, scale, and new structures for liquidity.

Advisor moves: Raymond James recruits $1B veterans from Merrill
RIA NEWS FEB 02, 2026
Advisor moves: Raymond James recruits $1B veterans from Merrill

Group joins the firm’s employee channel, citing culture, leadership access and long-term fit.

Silver suffers historic ‘flash crash’ while US equity futures slip following Fed chair nomination
EQUITIES FEB 02, 2026
Silver suffers historic ‘flash crash’ while US equity futures slip following Fed chair nomination

Wall Street futures slide while precious metals erase trillions in value following the pick of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve.

Trump banished Powell as a ‘traitor’, but victory for ‘faithful’ Warsh may be delayed
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 02, 2026
Trump banished Powell as a ‘traitor’, but victory for ‘faithful’ Warsh may be delayed

Meanwhile, what do analysts think a Warsh-era Fed would look like?

Former TD Bank employee’s guilty plea highlights insider threats in AML controls
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 02, 2026
Former TD Bank employee’s guilty plea highlights insider threats in AML controls

Florida man admits to accepting bribes and aiding $5.5M laundered to Colombia.

There’s a high chance your family business clients have faced a cyber-attack, warns Deloitte
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 30, 2026
There’s a high chance your family business clients have faced a cyber-attack, warns Deloitte

New report urges advisors to help family enterprises treat cybersecurity as strategic shield for long-term resilience.

Reverse mortgages class action: Have your clients been impacted by banned fees?
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 30, 2026
Reverse mortgages class action: Have your clients been impacted by banned fees?

Major servicers face class action claiming prohibited fees inflated HECM loan balances, risking older homeowners’ equity and security.

Who has Trump picked as Fed chair? We’re about to find out
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JAN 30, 2026
Who has Trump picked as Fed chair? We’re about to find out

Fed chair announcement imminent, US futures fall in anticipation of policy shift.

Wall Street warms to prediction markets as institutional investors test new signals
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 30, 2026
Wall Street warms to prediction markets as institutional investors test new signals

Survey finds rising interest in event-based markets, though liquidity and risk concerns persist.