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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Raymond James takes strategic majority stake in boutique investment bank
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 14, 2025
Raymond James takes strategic majority stake in boutique investment bank

The acquisition marks an important boost to the firm's capabilities.

Investor confidence hits record high as more Americans embrace financial risk
EQUITIES OCT 14, 2025
Investor confidence hits record high as more Americans embrace financial risk

More investors feel secure, set multiple goals, and see greater value in professional advice.

Most lower-income Americans now investing in capital markets, study reveals
EQUITIES OCT 14, 2025
Most lower-income Americans now investing in capital markets, study reveals

These new market participants are reshaping the investment landscape.

Weekend wipeout: Crypto crash erases billions in 'brutal reminder' of growing risk
ALTERNATIVES OCT 13, 2025
Weekend wipeout: Crypto crash erases billions in 'brutal reminder' of growing risk

Market reacts to new spike in the US-China trade war with flash crash.

Most Americans expect to need long-term care but few are financially ready
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 13, 2025
Most Americans expect to need long-term care but few are financially ready

Majority prefer aging at home but rising costs and lack of planning threaten that goal.

VestGen adds six advisory teams, expanding to $7b in client assets
RIA NEWS OCT 10, 2025
VestGen adds six advisory teams, expanding to $7b in client assets

New $1.5B in assets marks firm’s latest push to scale its advisor-succession platform

Why the way most investors think about portfolio diversification is ‘deeply flawed’
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 10, 2025
Why the way most investors think about portfolio diversification is ‘deeply flawed’

Venn at Two Sigma’s Chris Carrano tells InvestmentNews a rethink is required

How is middle-class America holding up financially as headwinds continue to blow?
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 09, 2025
How is middle-class America holding up financially as headwinds continue to blow?

New report shows steady financial resilience, yet inflation and income concerns linger.

Focal raises $5m to bring AI automation to financial advisors' workflows
FINTECH OCT 09, 2025
Focal raises $5m to bring AI automation to financial advisors' workflows

Startup aims to reduce manual tasks, boost efficiency, and expand enterprise adoption.

Mercer acquires Singer Burke to expand its $20B UHNW base
RIA NEWS OCT 08, 2025
Mercer acquires Singer Burke to expand its $20B UHNW base

New alliance strengthens Mercer's appeal to creative-sector high net worth clients.