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 DEC 15, 2014
An alternative oil investment that hinges on infrastructure needs

Nontraded energy BDC provides funds for exploration and drilling.

ALTERNATIVES DEC 15, 2014
St. Nicholas puts holidays on ice

Schorsch and ARC will push back celebration until mid-2015.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 15, 2014
Broker to the stars, Bambi Holzer, barred from securities industry

Finra accused Bambi Holzer of lying to one of her former broker-dealers in sales of Provident Royalties deals. Now she's barred from the securities industry. Bruce Kelly has the story.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 15, 2014
Ex-Wedbush broker wins $4.2M from firm

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 10, 2014
B-Ds taking it on the chin from regulators

With three retail firms in the past couple of weeks disclosing disappointing earnings related to compliance and regulatory issues, the question is: Where does this rash of regulatory actions come from?

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 01, 2014
Top Jackson National exec Clifford Jack to step down

Mr. Jack helped build the insurer's variable annuities business and independent broker-dealer network.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 26, 2014
Next Financial Holdings' D'Angelo resigns as CEO, chairman

One of the firm's six original principals, he will remain as a corporate director.

ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2014
Accounting fiasco highlights tangled web behind Nicholas Schorsch's empire

In the wake of accounting problems at American Realty Capital Properties Inc., the rest of Nicholas Schorsch's empire has drawn scrutiny for its complexity.

ALTERNATIVES NOV 21, 2014
Some broker-dealers resume selling Schorsch-related REITs

RCS Capital Corp. says it is regaining the confidence of IBDs, with firms reinstating 51 nontraded REIT selling agreements.

RIA NEWS NOV 19, 2014
Fidelity, Pershing, Schwab join suspension of Schorsch REITs

The clearing and custody giants have followed B-Ds by suspending sales of nontraded REITs controlled by Nicholas Schorsch, presenting another potential blow to the real estate czar's business.