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.

Bruce Kelly
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Edward Jones layoffs about to hit employees, home office staff
WIREHOUSES AUG 15, 2025
Edward Jones layoffs about to hit employees, home office staff

It is not clear how many employees will be affected, but none of the private partnership's 20,000 financial advisors will see their jobs at risk.

Phony Denver advisor gets 6 years after stealing $966K from neighbors, friends
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 13, 2025
Phony Denver advisor gets 6 years after stealing $966K from neighbors, friends

Friends and family members are "the easiest type of victim to profile and steal from," said one attorney.

SEC claims California broker-dealer and advisor, biggest sellers of GWG bonds, violated Reg BI
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 13, 2025
SEC claims California broker-dealer and advisor, biggest sellers of GWG bonds, violated Reg BI

Emerson Equity and its advisor, Tony Barouti, were likely the largest sellers of defunct GWG L bonds.

FINRA sues ex-Arkadios, Osaic broker at center of millions of dollars of investor complaints
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 11, 2025
FINRA sues ex-Arkadios, Osaic broker at center of millions of dollars of investor complaints

James Walesa "should have been barred from the industry years ago," one attorney said.

J.P. Morgan Securities on the hook for $1.1M to advisor in back-pay dispute
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 08, 2025
J.P. Morgan Securities on the hook for $1.1M to advisor in back-pay dispute

Fights over compensation are a common area of hostility between wealth management firms and their employees, including financial advisors.

After Muni bond fund blow up, broker-dealers Osaic and Stifel Nicolaus face questions
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 08, 2025
After Muni bond fund blow up, broker-dealers Osaic and Stifel Nicolaus face questions

Plaintiff's lawyers are eying both broker-dealers for potential client complaints.

Employment rigging settlement highlights ugly side of RIA industry
RIA NEWS AUG 06, 2025
Employment rigging settlement highlights ugly side of RIA industry

American Century and Mariner Wealth have moved to settle pay disputes with $25.5 million fund.

Osaic sees more staff cuts
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2025
Osaic sees more staff cuts

Most notably, two chief compliance officers have also recently left the firm.

LPL Financial sticking to its guns with retaining 90% of Commonwealth's financial advisors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 01, 2025
LPL Financial sticking to its guns with retaining 90% of Commonwealth's financial advisors

"We continue to feel confident about our ability to capture 90%," LPL CEO Rich Steinmeier told analysts during the firm's 2nd quarter earnings call.

Alternative investment winners and losers in wake of OBBBA
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 01, 2025
Alternative investment winners and losers in wake of OBBBA

Changes in legislation or additional laws historically have created opportunities for the alternative investment marketplace to expand.