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 JUN 01, 2017
LPL tweaks pricing of investment products in preparation for DOL fiduciary rule

Changes include level compensation on fixed annuities and unit investment trusts.

WIREHOUSES MAY 26, 2017
Wells Fargo's move to boost signing bonuses could give it a lift

Wirehouse is seen as trying to shore up adviser ranks that took a hit after banking scandal

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2017
Wells Fargo Advisors restricting investments for retirement accounts

Mutual fund sales will be limited to T shares, while municipal bonds, preferred stock and international debt will be prohibited.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 23, 2017
Morgan Stanley joins competitors in cutting back on recruiting

Wirehouse said it intends to increase its investment in existing talent.

EQUITIES MAY 18, 2017
Stock market's rally may have further to run

Jeffrey Saut of Raymond James cites the earnings potential of S&P 500 companies as an indication the market can go higher.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 18, 2017
Nicholas Schorsch 'highly focused' on cash-flow metric at center of alleged ARCP fraud: Feds

According to a recent court filing, the former nontraded REIT czar was keeping a close eye on adjusted funds from operation as the company was preparing to release second quarter earnings in 2014.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 16, 2017
Broker-dealers are seeing a cut in annual SIPC assessments; will advisers see the same?

The Securities Investor Protection Corp. has replenished its coffers from the financial crisis and is now cutting its assessments to B-Ds. Will the savings stop there?

RIA NEWS MAY 16, 2017
Broker-dealers try to hold the line on advisory and wrap account fees

As the DOL fiduciary rule puts pressure on fees, B-Ds will have to make the case why their services justify what they are charging their clients.

RIA NEWS MAY 10, 2017
Cambridge's partnership program for advisers undergoes an overhaul

The old partnership program is being revamped, but some advisers claim they are being shortchanged.

Western International to acquire retail assets of Financial West as Kovack Securities picks up TKG Financial
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2017
Western International to acquire retail assets of Financial West as Kovack Securities picks up TKG Financial

Western International to acquire retail assets of Financial West as Kovack Securities picks up TKG Financial.