diff --git a/services/scheduler/app.py b/services/scheduler/app.py
index c1e8668..539d3f0 100644
--- a/services/scheduler/app.py
+++ b/services/scheduler/app.py
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ async def main() -> None:
                         cleanup_counter += 1
                         if cleanup_counter >= CLEANUP_CYCLE_INTERVAL:
                             cleanup_counter = 0
-                            await cleanup_old_signals(pool)
+                            await cleanup_all_tables(pool)
                     finally:
                         await release_lock(rds, "scheduler_cycle")
             except Exception:
@@ -571,5 +571,44 @@ async def cleanup_old_signals(pool: asyncpg.Pool) -> int:
     return count
 
 
+async def cleanup_all_tables(pool: asyncpg.Pool) -> None:
+    """Run retention cleanup across all tables that grow unbounded.
+
+    Called periodically by the scheduler (~every 25 minutes).
+    Each table has its own retention window.
+    """
+    cleanups = [
+        # (table, time_column, retention_days, description)
+        ("competitive_signal_records", "computed_at", 30, "competitive signals"),
+        ("ingestion_runs", "started_at", 14, "ingestion runs"),
+        ("trading_decisions", "created_at", 90, "trading decisions"),
+        ("risk_evaluations", "evaluated_at", 30, "risk evaluations"),
+        ("audit_events", "created_at", 90, "audit events"),
+        ("macro_impact_records", "computed_at", 60, "macro impact records"),
+        ("recommendation_evidence", "created_at", 60, "recommendation evidence"),
+        ("recommendations", "generated_at", 30, "old recommendations"),
+        ("order_events", "created_at", 90, "order events"),
+        ("model_performance_metrics", "recorded_at", 30, "model metrics"),
+    ]
+
+    total = 0
+    for table, col, days, desc in cleanups:
+        try:
+            result = await pool.execute(
+                f"DELETE FROM {table} WHERE {col} < NOW() - INTERVAL '1 day' * $1",  # noqa: S608
+                days,
+            )
+            count = int(result.split()[-1]) if result else 0
+            if count > 0:
+                total += count
+                logger.info("Cleaned %d %s (>%dd old)", count, desc, days)
+        except Exception:
+            # Table might not exist or column name might differ — skip
+            pass
+
+    if total > 0:
+        logger.info("Total cleanup: %d rows deleted across all tables", total)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     asyncio.run(main())