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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ALTERNATIVES MAY 03, 2017
LPL may have to refund up to $8 million to resolve New Hampshire REIT case

A third-party review found that 200 clients from the New England state bought nontraded REITs that violated LPL's guidelines and are eligible for an average of $40,000 apiece.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 02, 2017
Finra whacks mid-sized NJ broker-dealer with $325,000 fine over variable annuity sales

Summit Equities sold 1,037 individual variable annuity contracts to its customers during the time period cited by Finra.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 01, 2017
Large independent broker-dealers continue to make headway with recruits

DOL fiduciary rule is having some impact, but advisers are still moving within the industry

ALTERNATIVES MAY 01, 2017
Judge declines to dismiss indictment against former ARCP CFO Brian Block

Mr. Block faces charges of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, securities fraud and making false filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 27, 2017
Raymond James CEO Paul Reilly talks taxes and the firm's earnings

Executive says the pass-through cut to 15% would be a boon to some advisers, but the rate is too low for corporations in terms of gaining bipartisan support and being revenue-neutral.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 26, 2017
No slow down in recruiting at Raymond James as advisers prepare for DOL fiduciary rule

The firm's independent broker-dealer is playing host to a possible record number of potential recruits at its annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., this week.

Ameriprise buying bank broker-dealer, adding 200 registered representatives
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 24, 2017
Ameriprise buying bank broker-dealer, adding 200 registered representatives

The deal marks Ameriprise's first foray into the bank channel.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 22, 2017
Independent broker-dealers hit a wall

The top 25 firms collectively reported a decline in revenue for the first time since the 2008 credit crisis, according to InvestmentNews' annual survey

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.