Steve Randall

Steve Randall

Wealth Professional Canada

Steve Randall

Senior Financial Journalist

30+ years experience     527,566 views on Wealth Professional in 2025!

Steve's specialty topics

Canadian investments Retirement planning ETFs

Steve Randall is a senior financial journalist at Wealth Professional Canada, where he has covered the Canadian financial advice and wealth management industry since 2014 — making him one of the publication's longest-serving contributors. His beat spans Canadian macroeconomics, Bank of Canada monetary policy, equity markets, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), alternative investments, life and health insurance, labour market data, and the geopolitical developments affecting Canadian financial advisers, investment advisors, and wealth managers.

He is the author of the Morning Briefing newsletter, which reaches thousands of Canadian financial professionals daily. Steve brings more than three decades of media experience across digital, print, radio, and podcasting to his reporting, and also writes for InvestmentNews, covering US financial markets and regulatory developments for American financial advisors.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“Keeping financial advisors and other wealth professionals updated with news and insights is an honour. After more than a decade, I remain excited by the evolution of investments and the advisory space.”

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Read the latest stories by Steve

US home price growth picks up but flipping profits keep shrinking

Annual appreciation reached 1.9% in July, yet flipping margins have declined for two consecutive years as mortgage rate pressures persist

US home price growth picks up but flipping profits keep shrinking

Wealth tax, capital gains hikes draw bipartisan support in US battlegrounds

New survey data shows Republicans and Democrats in some key states agreeing on taxing the ultra-wealthy.

Wealth tax, capital gains hikes draw bipartisan support in US battlegrounds

AI transformation in wealth management stalls at ambition, study finds

Most firms acknowledge the need for an operating model reset, but few are building the capabilities to make it real

AI transformation in wealth management stalls at ambition, study finds

AI skills and specialized talent push Canadian salary budgets higher in 2027

More than half of Canadian employers are exceeding planned pay budgets to land specialized and AI-fluent workers

AI skills and specialized talent push Canadian salary budgets higher in 2027

How Raymond James Canada uses AI to free advisor time

Raymond James Canada technology chief Jeff Newton explains how AI is reshaping how advisors spend their day

How Raymond James Canada uses AI to free advisor time

Wealthy Gen Z and millennial donors are changing the philanthropic playbook

A new Bank of America study reveals younger HNW donors use more giving vehicles and support twice as many causes as some older peers.

Wealthy Gen Z and millennial donors are changing the philanthropic playbook

AI is reshaping global wealth - and Canada is climbing the ranks

Allianz Research finds record household financial assets in 2025, but warns AI could concentrate gains among asset owners

AI is reshaping global wealth - and Canada is climbing the ranks

Canadian small business owners tapping personal credit as trade war bites

New Merchant Growth data shows 65% of owners hit by U.S.-Canada trade tensions, with many funding operations from personal savings

Canadian small business owners tapping personal credit as trade war bites

Credit card application fraud targets Canadians aged 56 to 65

Identity thieves are zeroing in on older Canadians, exploiting higher credit limits and infrequent credit report checks

Credit card application fraud targets Canadians aged 56 to 65

Single-country US ETFs surge as investors target AI, reform plays

US-listed single-country ETFs have pulled in over $26 billion year-to-date, more than four times their full-year 2025 haul, TD Securities data shows

Single-country US ETFs surge as investors target AI, reform plays