James Burton

InvestmentNews

James Burton

VP - Editorial

23+ years experience10,813 Total views on InvestmentNews in 2025

James's specialty topics

Practice management Retirement planning AI in wealth Financial markets

James is an award-winning journalist and editorial leader with more than two decades of experience across major media markets, including the UK, UAE, Bermuda, Canada, and the United States. His international career gives him a uniquely global perspective on wealth management topics.

As VP – Editorial at Key Media, James oversees content strategy and editorial standards across the company's entire portfolio of publications, ensuring rigorous accuracy and journalistic integrity at scale. His leadership shapes how thousands of readers engage with news and analysis on InvestmentNews each month.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“Financial advisors shape the future of millions of hardworking Americans. As such, achievements should be celebrated, opinions and best practices debated, and bad actors held to account. InvestmentNews' job is to do all three through first-class journalism, while bringing the industry together as a one community.”

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Featured content from James

https://www.investmentnews.com/transformation/the-race-is-on-to-build-ai-operating-system-for-advisors/265098 https://www.investmentnews.com/practice-management/voice-scams-and-data-misuse-among-top-compliance-risks-in-2026/265405 https://www.investmentnews.com/goria/compliance/advisors-suffering-from-regulatory-whiplash-after-gensler-exit/263016

Previous experience

  • Key Media — Global Managing Editor - Wealth, HR, Safety
  • Key Media — Senior Editor - Wealth Professional

Education

  • NCE Senior Exams - Print Journalism, University of Leeds
  • B.A. in Sports Development, Leeds Beckett University

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JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon warns of potential stock market correction
EQUITIES OCT 09, 2025
JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon warns of potential stock market correction

Top banker says there is a 30% chance of correction and that he is 'more worried than others'

Foes turn friends in blockbuster merger
OPINION APR 15, 2025
Foes turn friends in blockbuster merger

Editorial: 'LPL has taken the adage of keeping friends close but enemies closer to another level'

Beatty flexes Schwab's RIA muscle
RIA NEWS NOV 28, 2024
Beatty flexes Schwab's RIA muscle

John Beatty, Charles Schwab's new head of advisor services, said he believes no other custodian has more skin in the game when it comes to independent advisors and believes the RIA industry will hit $20 trillion in assets by 2034.

Fed out of line and should cut by 0.5%, says Gundlach
FIXED INCOME SEP 17, 2024
Fed out of line and should cut by 0.5%, says Gundlach

DoubleLine Capital founder also predicts five cuts by end of 2024.

How small but mighty RIAs can take the fight to larger firms
FINTECH SEP 16, 2024
How small but mighty RIAs can take the fight to larger firms

Advisor panel packs a punch as thousands of wealth management professionals hit the beach at Future Proof Festival in Southern California.

'We let advisors create their own adventure'
RIA NEWS SEP 13, 2024
'We let advisors create their own adventure'

Future Proof CEO Matt Middleton reflects on the event's rapid growth as it prepares to welcome around 4,500 professionals to Huntington Beach.

Focus on outcomes, not mythical legal jargon, says Finseca CEO
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 21, 2024
Focus on outcomes, not mythical legal jargon, says Finseca CEO

Marc Cadin responds to a recent InvestmentNews editorial and explains why he believes the DOL process and pro-fiduciary rule argument are both flawed.

30 percent of management's time should focus on organic growth, Duran says
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2024
30 percent of management's time should focus on organic growth, Duran says

Entrepreneur kicks off InvestmentNews’ RIA Activate with message to business leaders before industry executives discuss how to attract NextGen advisors.

Gold standard drives Steward’s growth
RIA NEWS MAR 12, 2024
Gold standard drives Steward’s growth

Steward Partners CEO talks about the value of its equity ownership model, why the wirehouses have already lost, and plans to continue the firm’s M&A momentum.

Expanding an advisor’s playbook
ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2024
Expanding an advisor’s playbook

Christopher Zook, founder of CAZ Investments, has created a global network of investors that enables access to private market opportunities, including professional sports teams.