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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INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 26, 2013
LPL facing more complaints about REIT sales

Report claims Montana preparing case against multiple LPL brokers.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 26, 2013
LPL ordered to pay $2M in restitution

Massachusetts Securities Division seeks payment to investors who bought shares of nontraded real estate investment trusts

ALTERNATIVES APR 24, 2013
Illiquid BDCs demand scrutiny

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 24, 2013
LPL beefing up its compliance in wake of Massachusetts suit

In the aftermath of a suit filed by Massachussets, LPL has reined in sales of nontraditional mutual funds.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 23, 2013
Be leery of 'bondlike' claims of investment products

With clients desperately searching for yield, advisers need to be leery of the marketing claims associated with some fixed-income products, warns Bruce Kelly.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 23, 2013
Raymond James cuts 160 staffers, no advisers

'Unprecedented' layoffs linked to Morgan Keegan deal.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2013
Fees net more revenue

A weak year for the IBD channel accentuated the value of steady income

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 21, 2013
Attorney: Belesis firm faces new Finra query

Ex-brokers' lawyer claims intimidation from B-D

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 19, 2013
Troubles mounting for REIT big Tony Thompson

Finra says it is investigating REIT maven Tony Thompson for allegedly failing to turn over documents to the regulator. Bruce Kelly reports.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 18, 2013
Joanna Bewick: Protecting against inflation

Interest rates are low now, but this Fidelity fund manager is guarding against what happens in the long run