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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Baird lands $220M Edelman advisor in Arizona expansion push
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 10, 2026
Baird lands $220M Edelman advisor in Arizona expansion push

A CFP with 27 years of experience joins Baird's Chandler office, the latest in a string of advisor additions fueling the firm's Southwest growth.

Trump's trillion-dollar dividend pledge puts fiscal math in spotlight
FIXED INCOME SEP 10, 2026
Trump's trillion-dollar dividend pledge puts fiscal math in spotlight

The president's $5,000 midterm cash offer for every American citizen raises hard questions about federal debt, legal risk, and what it means for client portfolio strategy.

AI assistant Robin gives wealth firms plain-English workflow control
TRANSFORMATION SEP 09, 2026
AI assistant Robin gives wealth firms plain-English workflow control

Feathery's Robin builds compliant operational workflows from plain-language instructions with no coding or IT teams required.

AI unicorn startups attract record venture capital in 2026
EQUITIES SEP 09, 2026
AI unicorn startups attract record venture capital in 2026

Nearly one in four newly minted billion-dollar startups this year operates in artificial intelligence, reshaping private market opportunity for advisors.

What $65 trillion in global capital actually requires before it deploys
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 09, 2026
What $65 trillion in global capital actually requires before it deploys

CPP Investments surveyed $65 trillion in global AUM to map what separates investor confidence from committed capital in infrastructure and private markets.

Two RFG-affiliated advisory firms merge to form $750M WFA Volare
RIA NEWS SEP 09, 2026
Two RFG-affiliated advisory firms merge to form $750M WFA Volare

Two independent advisory firms merge within the RFG platform to form a $750 million wealth management practice.

BridgePort taps Osaic M&A veteran to drive fee-only RIA growth
RIA NEWS SEP 09, 2026
BridgePort taps Osaic M&A veteran to drive fee-only RIA growth

Tina Decker, who spent more than two decades executing succession and acquisition deals at Osaic, joins as senior vice president of business development.

Global shipping fragmentation poses growing portfolio risk
EQUITIES SEP 08, 2026
Global shipping fragmentation poses growing portfolio risk

A coalition of 18 governments warns that global supply chains and energy markets are under pressure from the fragmentation of global shipping.

Why advisors need to prepare heirs, not just assets
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 08, 2026
Why advisors need to prepare heirs, not just assets

As the Great Wealth Transfer accelerates, Eric Becker of Cresset argues that financial advisors must help families transfer values alongside wealth.

Canada's retaliatory tariffs go live as Trump hits out at Bombardier
EQUITIES SEP 08, 2026
Canada's retaliatory tariffs go live as Trump hits out at Bombardier

Ottawa's dollar-for-dollar retaliation covers hundreds of US product categories worth $27.6 billion in annual imports.