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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SEC claims California broker-dealer and advisor, biggest sellers of GWG bonds, violated Reg BI
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION 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 AND LEGISLATION 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 AND LEGISLATION 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.

UBS sees a net loss of 111 financial advisors in the Americas during the second quarter
WIREHOUSES JUL 30, 2025
UBS sees a net loss of 111 financial advisors in the Americas during the second quarter

Some in the industry say that more UBS financial advisors this year will be heading for the exits.

Bluerock interval fund could trade at 'substantial discount' after it lists, company says
EQUITIES JUL 29, 2025
Bluerock interval fund could trade at 'substantial discount' after it lists, company says

At the end of May, the Bluerock Total Income + Real Estate Fund said the net asset value, or NAV, of its Class A and Class C shares, respectively, was $25.74 and $23.71.