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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INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 20, 2017
Berthel Fisher, once again, in hot water with Finra for failing to supervise sales

The mid-sized IBD again allegedly failed to supervise sales, this time of UITS

WIREHOUSES APR 19, 2017
Ex-Merrill Lynch broker pleads guilty to $8.7 million bank fraud

The 25-year veteran of the firm concocted false account statements to establish multi-million dollar lines of credit at two banks.

WIREHOUSES APR 18, 2017
With DOL fiduciary rule looming, Merrill sees surge of AUM

Long-term flows to accounts that charge an asset under management fee were up 54% in the first quarter.

RIA NEWS APR 07, 2017
Advisers profit through association with Dave Ramsey — but not by as much as in the past

Popular radio show host changed his referral program due to 'perceived' regulatory risk among advisers.

ALTERNATIVES APR 06, 2017
Nontraded BDC to pursue listing on national exchange

If successful, Corporate Capital Trust would be the second nontraded BDC to have a liquidity event and list on an exchange.

WIREHOUSES MAR 31, 2017
UBS loses another Puerto Rico bond claim, this time for $4.4 million

This is the third multimillion-dollar loss involving Puerto Rico bonds or bond funds UBS has seen since December.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 31, 2017
SEC bars ex-LPL broker already serving 12-year prison sentence

Thomas Caniford pled guilty to securities fraud, publishing false statements and theft from the elderly.

WIREHOUSES MAR 29, 2017
Merrill Lynch shakes up wealth management organization, leadership roles

Two division executives, Don Plaus and Ben Prince, were tapped for new leadership roles and the number of divisions for advisers was cut from 10 to six

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 29, 2017
Finra bars broker charged in NY pension fund hookers, strippers and drug scandal

The "pay-for-play" bribery scheme involved the $184 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund and payments for hookers, strippers and drugs.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2017
Resolving Nick Schorsch's legal problems taking a long time

Criminal trial for an associate is slated to start in June, but little has been resolved on civil side.