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 DEC 22, 2014
WFG Investments facing $650,000 Finra 'global fine'

Comes on heels of another $200,000 penalty last year for missing a stock-fraud scheme

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 21, 2014
Strawberry strikes out with advisers

IRS will auction an annuity that was part of a contract Darryl Strawberry signed with the Mets nearly 30 years ago.

ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2014
Nicholas Schorsch resigns from RCAP, boards of AR Capital affiliates

REIT czar resigns from RCAP, boards of 11 AR Capital affiliates. New chairman says change allows company to simplify governance, minimize 'perceived' conflicts and cut complexity. (And check out <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20141223/FREE/122309998/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">the triumphs and trials of Nick Schorsch</a>.)

ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2014
Massachusetts regulator Galvin investigating Schorsch B-D

Massachusetts regulator has launched an investigation into Realty Capital Securities, the wholesaling broker-dealer arm of Nicholas Schorsch's nontraded REIT empire. (<b><i>Also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141105/FREE/141109957/schorsch-remains-confident-in-his-empire&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Schorsch remains confident in his empire</a>)</b></i>

WIREHOUSES DEC 18, 2014
Morgan Stanley seeking female and millennial advisers and clients: Fleming

President of Morgan Stanley's wealth management unit discusses how these demographics will shape the future of wealth and the work force.

ALTERNATIVES DEC 16, 2014
Schorsch REIT suspension still in place at major broker-dealers

Berthel Fisher among firms that have lifted suspension, but others housing 29,000 advisers confirm they haven't.

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, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 15, 2014
Ex-Wedbush broker wins $4.2M from firm

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