Steve Randall

 
   

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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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Arax acquires $3B RIA Transcend Capital in seventh deal of 2026
RIA NEWS JUL 24, 2026
Arax acquires $3B RIA Transcend Capital in seventh deal of 2026

The fast-growing RIA aggregator adds Transcend Capital Advisors, a multi-state firm with more than 1,000 client relationships.

SEC's Waldon steps down as enforcement deputy after 14 years
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 23, 2026
SEC's Waldon steps down as enforcement deputy after 14 years

Osman Nawaz, an agency veteran who rejoined last month, takes over as principal deputy director.

RIA M&A shatters records as first-half deal count nears 40% jump
RIA NEWS JUL 23, 2026
RIA M&A shatters records as first-half deal count nears 40% jump

Berkshire Global Advisors reports reveals scaled buyers and steady tuck-ins push 2026 dealmaking to new highs.

Retirement savers stuck in save mode even as spending day arrives
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 23, 2026
Retirement savers stuck in save mode even as spending day arrives

Advisors face a psychological gap: clients are financially ready to retire but not ready to spend.

Advisors face an awareness gap: most clients can't name the fraud tactics likely to target them
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 23, 2026
Advisors face an awareness gap: most clients can't name the fraud tactics likely to target them

New FINRA-RAND research finds financial literacy, not age or income alone, drives fraud recognition.

Concentrated growth and a shifting Fed demand a more deliberate approach to fixed income
FIXED INCOME JUL 23, 2026
Concentrated growth and a shifting Fed demand a more deliberate approach to fixed income

BlackRock's CIO of fixed income ties resilient but narrowing growth and higher yields to a new playbook.

Advisors cut retiree regrets in half, but just one in four Americans use one
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2026
Advisors cut retiree regrets in half, but just one in four Americans use one

New TIAA Institute research finds professional guidance narrows the gap between retirement dreams and reality.

Advisor moves: Bizjack brothers join LPL's Ascendus, King leaves Edward Jones for Ameriprise
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2026
Advisor moves: Bizjack brothers join LPL's Ascendus, King leaves Edward Jones for Ameriprise

Breakaway advisors join new firms in Oklahoma, Idaho.

Cost of healthcare in retirement rises to $185,500, Fidelity estimates
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2026
Cost of healthcare in retirement rises to $185,500, Fidelity estimates

Annual benchmark climbs 7.5% as advisors lean on HSAs to help clients close the gap.

CFA Institute unveils framework to help advisers navigate AI-driven market upheaval
TRANSFORMATION JUL 22, 2026
CFA Institute unveils framework to help advisers navigate AI-driven market upheaval

New research series maps four possible futures as AI reshapes how capital markets function.