Bruce Kelly

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.

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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 14, 2017
Morgan Stanley's aggressive move against former employee puts brokers on notice

Wirehouse's pursuit of New Jersey broker through courts shows firm intends to enforce non-solicitation agreements, experts say.

WIREHOUSES DEC 13, 2017
Morgan Stanley wins restraining order, but former broker can contact clients

New Jersey broker John Fitzgerald left for Commonwealth Financial Network last week.

FINTECH DEC 12, 2017
SIFMA makes client-data safety a top priority

Brokerage trade group aims to establish working principles on data that involve access and permissions.

FS Investments parts ways with Blackstone, announces new partnership with KKR
ALTERNATIVES DEC 11, 2017
FS Investments parts ways with Blackstone, announces new partnership with KKR

With $18 billion in assets, FS Investments and KKR will have the largest BDC on the market.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 08, 2017
Barred Florida broker goes on to sell millions in defunct Woodbridge loans

Since the SEC bar in 2010, Barry Kornfeld has sold commercial mortgage loans of the Woodbridge Group of Companies, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has stopped paying investor distributions.

RIA NEWS DEC 08, 2017
Morgan Stanley will boost savings with broker-protocol exit, UBS analysts say

Report from rival firm says wirehouse stands to benefit from lower recruiting costs.

ALTERNATIVES DEC 07, 2017
Stripped of fat commissions, nontraded REIT sales tank

The "income, diversify and interest rate" pitch was never the main draw for brokers.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 07, 2017
Next Financial whacked (once again) by Finra

Firm is back in hot water for poor supervision of VA sales, among other violations

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 05, 2017
Woodbridge bankruptcy burns advisers and real estate investors

Luxury developer in SEC fraud investigation leaves elderly investors without monthly dividend.

WIREHOUSES DEC 05, 2017
Wentworth buys Purshe Kaplan Sterling

Holding company seeks to acquire more IBD shops as M&A deals continue to heat up in 2017.