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.

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REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 28, 2013
Live! OneVoice2013: Fiduciary rule tops FSI's 2013 priority list

Regulatory reform and protecting independent contractor reps also big.

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2013
Cole gets big payoff in nontraded-REIT deal

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 27, 2013
More trouble for Thompson

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 25, 2013
LPL raises fees for second-straight year, cuts incentives

For the second-straight year, LPL plans to raise the fees its reps must pay. The reason? For one, higher insurance costs. The B-D is also cutting some bonuses.

Thompson National Properties ducks default but cuts interest payments
ALTERNATIVES JAN 25, 2013
Thompson National Properties ducks default but cuts interest payments

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 20, 2013
B-Ds' parent raises cash, shakes up management

National Holdings raising nearly $9M in private placement

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 20, 2013
Choppy waters persist

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2013
All's not well as Wells throws in towel on REIT offerings

Nontraded-REIT valuations holding steady at year-end
ALTERNATIVES JAN 15, 2013
Nontraded-REIT valuations holding steady at year-end

It's been a rough stretch for nontraded REITs. But recent re-pricings suggest the valuations of the property trusts may have finally found a floor.

REIT deal seen as boon for acquirer
ALTERNATIVES JAN 15, 2013
REIT deal seen as boon for acquirer

Ladenburg reiterates its 'buy' rating price target on American Realty Capital Properties after its purchase of a related REIT.