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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Darrell Cronk: Why 2026 could reward disciplined investors willing to look past the noise
EQUITIES DEC 22, 2025
Darrell Cronk: Why 2026 could reward disciplined investors willing to look past the noise

Wells Fargo Investment Institute president explains the forces he believes will drive growth, volatility, and returns in the year ahead

Wealth Enhancement expands Midwest reach with AEGIS Financial deal
RIA NEWS DEC 19, 2025
Wealth Enhancement expands Midwest reach with AEGIS Financial deal

Acquisition takes firm’s total client assets above $132 billion following a strong end to the year’s M&A.

Quiet consolidation is reshaping the RIA market, says SEI Investment’s Garcia
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 19, 2025
Quiet consolidation is reshaping the RIA market, says SEI Investment’s Garcia

Firm’s head of RIA client strategy talks to InvestmentNews about current trends, 2026 expectations for the industry.

Despite financial and health pressures, many retirees report purpose and contentment
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 18, 2025
Despite financial and health pressures, many retirees report purpose and contentment

New comprehensive survey data shows retirees balancing joy, well-being and economic concern.

AI is reshaping advice delivery and firms that hesitate risk falling behind
FINTECH DEC 18, 2025
AI is reshaping advice delivery and firms that hesitate risk falling behind

Seismic’s Kerry Ryan tells InvestmentNews how wealth and asset managers are using AI to personalize advice and redefine the advisor role

Are your business-owner clients ready to move on? Report suggests they are
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 17, 2025
Are your business-owner clients ready to move on? Report suggests they are

Survey shows owners preparing exits and partnerships, with continuity and growth driving deal decisions but tax implications among the key challenges.

Turbulent finances clouds Americans’ outlook for 2026, retirement confidence weakens
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 17, 2025
Turbulent finances clouds Americans’ outlook for 2026, retirement confidence weakens

What’s driving heightened financial anxiety and how is this affecting long-term goals?

AI is the future of financial services, but what happens when it starts acting alone?
FINTECH DEC 17, 2025
AI is the future of financial services, but what happens when it starts acting alone?

Report warns autonomous agentic AI could reshape banking operations, governance, and investor expectations.

Osaic adds $1.1B AUA firm to W-2 channel, Prospera welcomes new recruit
RIA NEWS DEC 16, 2025
Osaic adds $1.1B AUA firm to W-2 channel, Prospera welcomes new recruit

Big money firm is among the latest moves in the wealth management space

AWM dealmaking momentum builds heading into 2026 as rate cuts fuel consolidation
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 16, 2025
AWM dealmaking momentum builds heading into 2026 as rate cuts fuel consolidation

Fed easing, wealth M&A and platform strategies keep asset and wealth managers active on deals