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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Billionaire wealth boom raises new risks for markets and policy, report warns
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 19, 2026
Billionaire wealth boom raises new risks for markets and policy, report warns

Record billionaire gains fuel inequality debates that could reshape taxes, regulation, and investment

AI may be boosting your advisory practice without you knowing as referrals surge
FINTECH JAN 16, 2026
AI may be boosting your advisory practice without you knowing as referrals surge

AI-driven traffic to financial sites jumped 266% YoY, with trust in automated advice accelerating.

Workplace plans shoulder growing burden as financial strain and coverage gaps persist
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 16, 2026
Workplace plans shoulder growing burden as financial strain and coverage gaps persist

Employers remain the primary source of retirement and health benefits, but rising financial stress and uneven access are testing how well workplace plans support long-term security.

Retirement savings hit record $48.1T as Americans keep investing
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 16, 2026
Retirement savings hit record $48.1T as Americans keep investing

New data reveals surging IRA and 401(k) balances powering historic growth in US retirement wealth.

Corporate AI spending booms, but investors may wait a while for the payoff
EQUITIES JAN 16, 2026
Corporate AI spending booms, but investors may wait a while for the payoff

Despite heavy investment in the technology, business leaders are not confident in ROI any time soon.

Raymond James snaps up $46B Clark Capital in major wealth management expansion
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS JAN 15, 2026
Raymond James snaps up $46B Clark Capital in major wealth management expansion

Deal adds boutique manager, expands model portfolios and advisor-focused solutions

Private credit at a crossroads: Europe surges as US market shows strain
ALTERNATIVES JAN 15, 2026
Private credit at a crossroads: Europe surges as US market shows strain

Rising defaults, shifting allocations and structural change define a more complex private credit landscape.

Wells Fargo strategists call 2026 a year of economic strength but with geopolitical shocks
EQUITIES JAN 15, 2026
Wells Fargo strategists call 2026 a year of economic strength but with geopolitical shocks

Cronk, Timmerman urge balance of resilient growth data with rising geopolitical risk in client strategies.

Economic mood swings into 2026 but high earners aren’t buying the optimism
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 15, 2026
Economic mood swings into 2026 but high earners aren’t buying the optimism

Consumer sentiment jumps early in 2026, yet six-figure earners grow more uneasy about the outlook.

Mutual funds see notable redemptions as equity outflows accelerate in start-of-year stats
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 15, 2026
Mutual funds see notable redemptions as equity outflows accelerate in start-of-year stats

Weekly ICI estimates show $23.34B pulled from long-term mutual funds, while one asset class is attracting significant inflows.