About Blain Reinkensmeyer

Blain Reinkensmeyer

Cofounder, Managing Partner

Blain is Co-founder and Partner at Reink Media Group, and the Head of Research at StockBrokers.com. Blain is widely respected as a leading expert on the U.S. online brokerage industry, and has placed thousands of trades over the course of his decades-long trading career. Blain created the original scoring rubric for StockBrokers.com back in 2011 and has headed every annual review since the site's inception.

Over his career as a trader and expert voice on the investment industry, Blain has drawn inspiration from his conversations with everyday traders and industry leaders alike, and has been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Chicago Tribune, among others.

As a writer, Blain has authored a wide range of educational articles covering the industry and has penned informative guides for traders, such as The Interactive Guide to Technical Analysis. Blain also founded the site StockTrader.com, now housed on StockBrokers.com, which began as a personal blog and has become a widely consulted educational resource for traders of all experience levels. Blain's numerous stock trading educational articles have been read over 20 million times over the past decade.

Meet Blain Reinkensmeyer of Reink Media Group.

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Latest Articles

Best Forex Brokers for 2026

For our 2026 Forex Broker Review we assessed, rated, and ranked 32 international forex brokers. Here are our findings.

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Pepperstone Review

Pepperstone offers a growing range of tradeable markets, good-quality research, and support for multiple social copy trading platforms.

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Best Crypto Brokers for 2026

Looking for the best crypto broker? We tested dozens of platforms to find the top forex brokers for trading Bitcoin, crypto CFDs, and altcoins in 2026.

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June 16, 2026

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Best Low Spread Forex Brokers for 2026

Zero spread accounts are trading accounts offered by forex brokers that have no difference between the bid and ask price or have spreads that average close to zero.

Blain Reinkensmeyer
June 16, 2026

Capital.com Review

Is Capital.com worth it in 2026? Our expert review covers 450+ crypto CFDs, a 0.7-pip EUR/USD spread, commission-free pricing, and platform quality.

Blain Reinkensmeyer
June 16, 2026

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Best CFD Trading Platforms for 2026

Compare the best CFD brokers and platforms for 2026. Discover top-rated, regulated brokers based on hands-on testing of over 60 CFD trading platforms.

Blain Reinkensmeyer
June 12, 2026

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Best Trading Platforms for Mac Users of 2026

This guide is for die-hard fans of Mac devices who want a forex trading platform that will run smoothly on Mac devices without any limitations.

Blain Reinkensmeyer
June 12, 2026

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Best Forex Brokers for Beginners of 2026

Our team has spent countless hours opening demo accounts, navigating forex platforms, and conducting market research to evaluate forex and CFD broker offerings.