Bruce Kelly

InvestmentNews

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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FBI charges missing radio show adviser with mail fraud
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 29, 2020
FBI charges missing radio show adviser with mail fraud

Christopher W. Burns allegedly defrauded hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients, according to the agency

Is Waddell & Reed making a comeback?
OPINION OCT 29, 2020
Is Waddell & Reed making a comeback?

Despite rumors of a takeover, the firm is back to growing its adviser roster

Advisor Group cuts pricing for wrap fee accounts
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 28, 2020
Advisor Group cuts pricing for wrap fee accounts

Broker-dealers have been competing to lower fees in order to reduce potential conflicts of interest

Schwab to lay off 1,000 employees after TD acquisition
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 26, 2020
Schwab to lay off 1,000 employees after TD acquisition

The announcement follows recent executive and senior-level departures, including former TD Ameritrade president Tom Nally

Wells Fargo cuts 401(k) match for high earners, hurting advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 22, 2020
Wells Fargo cuts 401(k) match for high earners, hurting advisers

"This is a loss of thousands of dollars," one adviser says

Securities America loses top executive to Carson Group
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 22, 2020
Securities America loses top executive to Carson Group

The departure of Kevin Miller, formerly executive vice president, adds to a growing list of high-level employees to leave the firm in recent months

Morgan Stanley adds advisers during pandemic
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 15, 2020
Morgan Stanley adds advisers during pandemic

The wirehouse reports a net increase of 70 advisers during the summer, despite COVID-19

Wells Fargo cuts 'sizable group' of advisers after profits slump
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 14, 2020
Wells Fargo cuts 'sizable group' of advisers after profits slump

The bank reported a year-over-year decline of 815 advisers, according to its earnings report released Wednesday morning

Avantax imposes new fee on held-away accounts
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 13, 2020
Avantax imposes new fee on held-away accounts

The new charges will be levied on a popular pathway for advisers to conduct business directly with mutual fund companies

David Lerner Associates' liabilities  keep growing
FIXED INCOME OCT 12, 2020
David Lerner Associates' liabilities keep growing

The broker-dealer reported a 'negative net worth' of $22 million last year