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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RIA NEWS OCT 23, 2017
LPL watching $100 million in NPH production move to rivals, executives say

Securities America, Cambridge and Commonwealth are winning advisers, but LPL may still retain 50% to 75% of NPH revenue

Advisor Group rolls out succession planning offer
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 20, 2017
Advisor Group rolls out succession planning offer

Platform allows advisers to value their businesses and search for practices to buy using a variety of filters.

RIA NEWS OCT 19, 2017
LPL retains $2 billion firm affiliated with NPC

Deal with California-based Trilogy Financial comes as other big advisory firms have decided to leave.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 13, 2017
In a turnaround, Wells Fargo Advisors sees slight bump in headcount

Racked by a scandal in its retail banking unit, Wells still managed to add 37 new advisers in the third quarter, a small number but an improvement nonetheless.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 12, 2017
Finra wants to help the small broker-dealer: Cook

Given the stark decline in the number of brokerages over the past 10 years, the chief regulator is looking for 'steps we can take to create an environment to help small firms be successful.'

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 11, 2017
Newbridge Securities to be bought by foreign wealth management firm

London-based European Wealth Group is acquiring the U.S. independent broker-dealer, which has about 200 reps and advisers.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 10, 2017
Finra flags two ex-Ameriprise reps over margin snafus

Jack McBride allegedly wrote checks to a client to cover margin interest charges, while Stuart Pearl allegedly made unsuitable recommendations.

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, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE 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.