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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Trump’s Fed offensive risks US monetary credibility as world’s bankers back Powell
FIXED INCOME JAN 13, 2026
Trump’s Fed offensive risks US monetary credibility as world’s bankers back Powell

Wall Street and global central bankers fear politicizing the Fed could rattle markets and push US borrowing costs higher.

BlackRock to cut jobs as cost pressures, growth priorities shift
ALTERNATIVES JAN 13, 2026
BlackRock to cut jobs as cost pressures, growth priorities shift

The firm will lose 1% of its worldwide workforce in its latest round of headcount reductions.

Public real estate could regain momentum in 2026, new report suggests
ALTERNATIVES JAN 13, 2026
Public real estate could regain momentum in 2026, new report suggests

Outlook points to valuation gaps and stronger fundamentals that may matter for retail investors.

RIA moves: Raymond James, Ameriprise pick up teams in Texas, Colorado
RIA NEWS JAN 13, 2026
RIA moves: Raymond James, Ameriprise pick up teams in Texas, Colorado

Firms managing more than $540M make the switch from LPL, Commonwealth as 2026 moves gather pace.

RIA moves: Focus integrates Kovitz, Rothschild acquires Windgate in Chicago shakeup
RIA NEWS JAN 13, 2026
RIA moves: Focus integrates Kovitz, Rothschild acquires Windgate in Chicago shakeup

Two Midwest transactions underscore momentum in RIA mergers and acquisitions.

Hightower lands Edelman compliance chief Lavigne to lead oversight push
RIA NEWS JAN 12, 2026
Hightower lands Edelman compliance chief Lavigne to lead oversight push

Veteran compliance executive joins as firm expands, modernizes regulatory and risk governance platform.

The economics of raising a family vary wildly across the US; Which state comes out top?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 12, 2026
The economics of raising a family vary wildly across the US; Which state comes out top?

New ranking compares all 50 states on affordability, education, safety and family economics.

Gates: Future of wealth will be written by AI and by who funds it
FINTECH JAN 12, 2026
Gates: Future of wealth will be written by AI and by who funds it

Microsoft founder’s annual note frames 2026 with AI optimism and philanthropy challenges that matter to investment strategy.

It’s a pivotal week for crypto as US Senate debates long-stalled legislation
ALTERNATIVES JAN 12, 2026
It’s a pivotal week for crypto as US Senate debates long-stalled legislation

Industry players are watching nervously to see what lawmakers may decide on digital assets.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says he is under criminal investigation, claims it's revenge over rates
FIXED INCOME JAN 11, 2026
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says he is under criminal investigation, claims it's revenge over rates

Major escalation of battle between Trump administration and the central banker focuses on $2.5B reno of Fed HQ