Bruce Kelly

A former middle school and high school English teacher, Bruce Kelly started at InvestmentNews in 2000 as the brokerage reporter after a two-year stint at sister publication Pensions & Investments. He writes a bi-weekly, award winning column, On Advice, and covers the independent broker-dealer industry.

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INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 07, 2017
Dan Arnold's big gamble at LPL Financial

The new CEO takes on a huge acquisition and imposes new rules on incoming financial advisers.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 06, 2017
Creation of new interval funds outpacing that of nontraded REITs

With the DOL fiduciary rule hampering sales of high-commission products like nontraded REITs and BDCs, interval funds are getting more attention.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 05, 2017
Painful end for advisers who bought RCAP shares

The fate of Nicholas Schorsch's companies holds lessons for brokers who buy stock in their employers' firms.

RIA NEWS OCT 02, 2017
Broker-dealer charged fraudulent markups of up to 270% on water disposal deals: Finra

Sandlapper Securities used a development company that acted as a middleman to rip off investors in saltwater disposal wells, according to the regulator.

RIA NEWS SEP 29, 2017
UBS nabs two wirehouse teams in northern California

Thomas Melohn joined the firm from Morgan Stanley and Joseph Caselle joined from Merrill Lynch.

FIXED INCOME SEP 28, 2017
Ex-Morgan Stanley broker at center of Puerto Rico bond disputes

Hurricane damage to island may complicate settlement of claims on munis and closed-end funds.

RIA NEWS SEP 27, 2017
Kovack Securities buys brokerage assets of Capital Guardian

Capital Guardian's $593 million RIA is not part of the sale.

FINTECH SEP 25, 2017
Envestnet to buy FolioDynamix

The deal, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2018, will bring the total assets Envestnet works with to almost $2 trillion.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 22, 2017
Fired Ameriprise broker on the hook for $675,000 after losing arbitration

Amerprise sued the ex-broker after a client charged that the broker had stolen money from her and Amerprise had failed to tell her the broker had been suspended.

FIXED INCOME SEP 21, 2017
Odd letter highlights fiduciary concerns in Puerto Rico

Oriental Financial Services sold the island commonwealth's triple-tax-free bonds, then dismissed a client when it was sued over the risky securities.