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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Cetera advisers in the dark after report that CEO Larry Roth will be replaced by chairman Robert Moore
NEWS BROKER DEALERS SEP 01, 2016
Cetera advisers in the dark after report that CEO Larry Roth will be replaced by chairman Robert Moore

The company remains mum about reports that Mr. Roth has been replaced by chairman Robert Moore as CEO. <i>Plus: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20160815/BLOG09/160819961/key-principles-to-guide-corporate-governance-procedures-for-the-ibd&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Mr. Roth and Mr. Moore discuss the principles they developed for Cetera's board</a></i>

Independent broker-dealers suffer worst year since credit crisis
NEWS RIAS AUG 29, 2016
Independent broker-dealers suffer worst year since credit crisis

Coming off a gloomy 2015 of weak revenue growth, the forecast for this year is for more of the same.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 25, 2016
Medical Capital executive gets 10-year sentence for private placement fraud

Joseph J. Lampariello also ordered to pay nearly $40 million in restitution.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 23, 2016
REIT with a twist and a high commission is new darling of independent brokers-dealers

Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. is selling nontraded preferred shares to help fund its growth, giving brokers a 7% commission.

DOL fiduciary rule sparks LPL to standardize fees on mutual funds: CEO
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 22, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule sparks LPL to standardize fees on mutual funds: CEO

New regulation was catalyst for broker-dealer to impose uniformity, says LPL Financial's Mark Casady.

NEWS RIAS AUG 21, 2016
Talk-show radio host and adviser Ray Lucia Sr. still fighting SEC bar in appeals court

Nearly three years after he was thrown out of the securities industry, the adviser has filed another appeal.

Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation eliminates transaction fees on its nontraded REITs
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 19, 2016
Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation eliminates transaction fees on its nontraded REITs

Move comes at a time when industry is struggling from new regulations.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 17, 2016
LPL quit FSI after two sides couldn't agree on membership discount

Lobbying group's chairwoman said its biggest member firm bolted after it couldn't get a break on annual dues for large firms.

Larry Roth out as CEO of Cetera?
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 15, 2016
Larry Roth out as CEO of Cetera?

Top Cambridge advisers bolt in wake of private partnership dispute
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 12, 2016
Top Cambridge advisers bolt in wake of private partnership dispute

A side firm has brought a Finra arbitration claim against five of the advisers, who have filed a counterclaim in federal court.