Bruce Kelly

InvestmentNews

Bruce Kelly

Senior Columnist

26 years experience

Bruce's specialty topics

Legal and compliance Advisor compensation Alternative investments

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.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I love covering the financial advice business. We write about financial advisors and how they care about clients' lifesavings - what is more important than that?”

Awards and recognition

  • 2 SABEW awards
  • Neal Award

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Co-author of "Financial Serial Killers"

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Dan Arnold is back, and he’s leading a startup
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 10, 2026
Dan Arnold is back, and he’s leading a startup

Arnold is executive chairman of Stirlingshire Investments, which is both an independent B-D and RIA.

Blackstone private credit fund continues to restrict investors selling shares
ALTERNATIVES SEP 08, 2026
Blackstone private credit fund continues to restrict investors selling shares

BCRED is a nontraded BDC; the result is limited liquidity for investors.

Executives of Linqto, bankrupt pre-IPO trading platform, face fraud charges
ALTERNATIVES SEP 03, 2026
Executives of Linqto, bankrupt pre-IPO trading platform, face fraud charges

Linqto Inc. promised investors access to a white-hot market: shares in companies like SpaceX before their IPOs.

Court puts kibosh on investors suing B-Ds that sold bankrupt Inspired Healthcare deals
ALTERNATIVES SEP 02, 2026
Court puts kibosh on investors suing B-Ds that sold bankrupt Inspired Healthcare deals

According to attorneys, FINRA’s general counsel has deferred the matter to the federal courts.

Cowboys hall of famer Smith accused of cheating Native American investor in solar deal: reports
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 02, 2026
Cowboys hall of famer Smith accused of cheating Native American investor in solar deal: reports

The tribally owned investment arm of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians clams it has not recovered any money from a $2.5 million loan to Smith's real estate firm.

Osaic pays $9.4 million to settle clients' lawsuit involving illiquid alternatives
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 31, 2026
Osaic pays $9.4 million to settle clients' lawsuit involving illiquid alternatives

So far, legal settlements involving Jim Walesa since 2021 have cost Osaic about $26.3 million.

Financial advisors are wealthier than ever, but are they happier?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) AUG 31, 2026
Financial advisors are wealthier than ever, but are they happier?

To achieve contentment, advisors should think twice before selling their firms for the biggest dollar amount.

Convicted ex-Morgan Stanley broker ordered to pay firm $8.7 million
WIREHOUSES AUG 28, 2026
Convicted ex-Morgan Stanley broker ordered to pay firm $8.7 million

Morgan Stanley sought to claw back recruiting bonus money from Darryl Cohen.

Inspired Healthcare CEO Luke Lee facing financial microscope
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 27, 2026
Inspired Healthcare CEO Luke Lee facing financial microscope

Creditors ask for a raft of financial documents, from bank statements to W2s, in latest bankruptcy case filing.

Forbes and Shook pull the plug on rankings, events, in 2026
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 26, 2026
Forbes and Shook pull the plug on rankings, events, in 2026

The Forbes rankings are highly sought after by some advisors and firms for marketing purposes.