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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Apple reports strong earnings, Tesla rebounds after tech stocks slide as Microsoft disappoints
EQUITIES JAN 29, 2026
Apple reports strong earnings, Tesla rebounds after tech stocks slide as Microsoft disappoints

Magnificent 7 shares are firmly in the spotlight this week as firms unveil earnings, plans

Banks race to upgrade advisor tech as talent pressures mount
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 29, 2026
Banks race to upgrade advisor tech as talent pressures mount

Cerulli finds tech stacks now central to advisor productivity, retention, and recruiting battles.

Record-setting surge in active ETFs redefines 2025 product landscape
ETFS JAN 29, 2026
Record-setting surge in active ETFs redefines 2025 product landscape

Research shows unprecedented active ETF launches and inflows reshaping advisor allocations.

Morgan Stanley: Retail investors hold bullish line as inflation anxiety persists
EQUITIES JAN 29, 2026
Morgan Stanley: Retail investors hold bullish line as inflation anxiety persists

Q1 2026 investor pulse shows steady optimism, rising portfolio inertia and sector shifts.

RIA space welcomes two ‘new’ names as Farmers, SLK announce strategic evolutions
RIA NEWS JAN 29, 2026
RIA space welcomes two ‘new’ names as Farmers, SLK announce strategic evolutions

New RIA launch at Farmers, SLK rebrand highlight expanding wealth management ambitions.

Magnificent 7 earnings: Meta, Microsoft and Tesla signal the next phase of AI-driven markets
EQUITIES JAN 28, 2026
Magnificent 7 earnings: Meta, Microsoft and Tesla signal the next phase of AI-driven markets

Record cash flows fund massive AI bets, raising both opportunity and margin questions

Advisors face a new reality as investors pull back on risk as costs bite
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2026
Advisors face a new reality as investors pull back on risk as costs bite

Rising expenses, AI fears and retirement doubts reshape investor behavior and advice needs.

Healthcare tops retirees’ 2026 money worries, survey reveals
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2026
Healthcare tops retirees’ 2026 money worries, survey reveals

New research shows healthcare costs driving retirees’ financial anxiety for 2026, urging advisors to expand retirement planning beyond savings alone.

Wealth management M&A shattered records in 2025, Berkshire Global Advisors reveals
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 27, 2026
Wealth management M&A shattered records in 2025, Berkshire Global Advisors reveals

RIA deal volume hits new high as aging advisors, PE capital and client demands fuel consolidation.

RIA moves: Corient, Bluespring add new firms managing $1.4B
RIA NEWS JAN 27, 2026
RIA moves: Corient, Bluespring add new firms managing $1.4B

Firms expand footprints and partner rosters as advisors weigh scale, succession and support.