Bruce Kelly

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Bruce Kelly

Senior Columnist

26 years experience

Bruce's specialty topics

Legal and compliance Advisor compensation Alternative investments

Bruce is Senior Columnist for InvestmentNews, a leading publication for financial advisors and the wealth management industry.

An award-winning journalist, Bruce’s career at InvestmentNews began in 2000, two years after the launch of the newspaper. He has covered the brokerage industry ever since, focusing on financial advisors’ pay, the products they sell, and the firms on and off Wall Street where they work.

His reporting in the financial crisis 2008 and thereafter shed light on the many shortcomings of the financial advice industry, from weak regulation to the collapse of many broker-dealers.

Bruce writes an award-winning column, On Advice, and his daily breaking news reports give clarity and insight into what’s happening behind closed doors at the largest brokerage firms in the country.

Before becoming a journalist, Bruce taught middle school and high school English in Manhattan and Caracas, Venezuela, for a decade. He is the co-author of a 2010 book, “Financial Serial Killers,” and has two children.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I love covering the financial advice business. We write about financial advisors and how they care about clients' lifesavings - what is more important than that?”

Awards and recognition

  • 2 SABEW awards
  • Neal Award

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Co-author of "Financial Serial Killers"

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Raymond James reels in $104 billion of net new client assets in 2021
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 27, 2022
Raymond James reels in $104 billion of net new client assets in 2021

For the 12 months ending in December, the firm reported net new asset growth of 11%, matching the growth seen by rival Morgan Stanley.

$2 billion in GWG junk bonds sold by advisers are under pressure
ALTERNATIVES JAN 26, 2022
$2 billion in GWG junk bonds sold by advisers are under pressure

GWG Holdings Inc., an investor in life settlements, missed $13.6 million in payments this month to investors in its L Bonds.

Galvin examining 'surprise' taxes on target-date funds
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 25, 2022
Galvin examining 'surprise' taxes on target-date funds

The Massachusetts securities regulator's latest sweep targets the broker-dealers of the largest fund companies in the industry: Vanguard, Fidelity, T. Rowe Price, BlackRock and American Funds.

Four Texas REIT executives guilty of fraud
ALTERNATIVES JAN 24, 2022
Four Texas REIT executives guilty of fraud

The UDF real estate dilemma has been unwinding for years. The UDF executives now face up to 25 years each in federal prison.

Merrill fires Connecticut adviser after uproar at smoothie shop
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 24, 2022
Merrill fires Connecticut adviser after uproar at smoothie shop

The adviser, James Iannazzo, went on a tirade over the weekend after his son had an allergic reaction to a drink.

Top-earning CEOs at broker-dealers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 22, 2022
Top-earning CEOs at broker-dealers

Chief executives at leading brokerage and advisory firms are earning more money than ever. Here are the 2021 compensation numbers for some of the most notable executives.

SEC bars Woodbridge executive Acevedo
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JAN 20, 2022
SEC bars Woodbridge executive Acevedo

Ivan Acevedo pleaded guilty last summer to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for his role in the $1.3 billion Woodbridge real estate scheme and is currently in federal custody, according to the SEC.

Morgan Stanley sees 'freakish' asset growth in 2021, Gorman says
WIREHOUSES JAN 19, 2022
Morgan Stanley sees 'freakish' asset growth in 2021, Gorman says

Last year was an unusually productive one for Morgan Stanley and its close to 16,000 financial advisers, who brought in record net new assets for the year.

It's raining records at Merrill Lynch
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 19, 2022
It's raining records at Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch, an industry bellwether, reports a host of new highs in 2021, ranging from revenue to assets and net new ultra-high-net-worth clients.

First Republic increased number of teams it added in 2021
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 18, 2022
First Republic increased number of teams it added in 2021

The bank's wealth management group also started 2022 in hiring mode, reporting this month that it had recruited two longtime Merrill advisers in New York.