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.

Bruce Kelly
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ALTERNATIVES APR 02, 2015
Tony "The Truth" Thompson's TNP launches bid to stave off bankruptcy

Thompson National Properties wants investors to exchange dead-in-the-water high-yield notes for stock, but are they getting a good deal?

ALTERNATIVES APR 01, 2015
SEC drops investigation of Inland American but giant REIT raises new questions over fees

The giant nontraded real estate investment trust, with $7.5 billion in total assets at the end of 2014, received a clean bill of health but joined a lawsuit against former business partners.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 31, 2015
Sales woes at Cole Capital lead to further exodus of talent

Two dozen wholesalers and account executives have left, with the lion's share joining a rival nontraded REIT wholesaler.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 23, 2015
Art Tambaro, former Royal Alliance chief, returns to the securities industry

Longtime industry exec to use Cetera's First Allied as broker-dealer in setting up OSJ.

SEC audit of Girard Securities focusing on supervision of branch offices
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 19, 2015
SEC audit of Girard Securities focusing on supervision of branch offices

Girard Secuirities is being audited by the SEC, which is focusing on the firm's supervision of branch offices. CEO suggests move is part of larger investigation.

CNL Lifestyle Properties REIT suffers another sharp drop in value
ALTERNATIVES MAR 16, 2015
CNL Lifestyle Properties REIT suffers another sharp drop in value

The estimated per share valuation of CNL Lifestyle Properties, a large nontraded REIT that owns ski and mountain resorts, continues to sink despite the recent broad rally in commercial real estate.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 12, 2015
Schorsch's VSR to pony up in big case on illiquid alts

New acquisition by nontraded REIT czar costing him — $3.74 million in Texas state court settlement over sale of DBSI notes.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 12, 2015
$2.7B nontraded REIT plans sale or listing

CNL Lifestyle CEO tells shareholders he's seeking 'attractive' exit for portfolio.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 10, 2015
ARCP insiders generated $900M in fees during buying binge: lawsuit

In an updated lawsuit, plaintiffs allege American Realty Capital Properties insiders artificially inflated a key metric to help it grow into a powerhouse with 4,400 properties and $21 billion in assets.

ARCP reports "weakness" in financial reporting controls
ALTERNATIVES MAR 10, 2015
ARCP reports "weakness" in financial reporting controls

The audit committee for troubled traded REIT American Realty Capital Properties Inc. said it “found certain material weaknesses in the company's internal controls over financial reporting and its disclosure controls and procedures.”