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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Finra opens arb system to RIAs
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 14, 2013
Finra opens arb system to RIAs

In a surprise move, B-D cop Finra will allow RIAs to use its arbitration system. Why?

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 06, 2013
Real estate rebound taking hold

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 06, 2013
In a wirehouse first, Merrill offers a nontraded REIT

ALTERNATIVES DEC 26, 2012
Nontraded REIT deal good news for shareholders

In putting together a deal for Apple REIT Six, Blackstone has given a boost to the trust's shareholders — and stemmed the recent tide of bad news for David Lerner Associates.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch hit with $1.3 million arbitration order
WIREHOUSES DEC 20, 2012
Bank of America Merrill Lynch hit with $1.3 million arbitration order

Broker sold Fannie Mae preferred stock despite risk warnings

Nontraded REIT cuts fee to adviser
ALTERNATIVES DEC 18, 2012
Nontraded REIT cuts fee to adviser

In what's stacking up as something of a trend, another nontraded REIT has decided to forgo the so-called 'internalization fee' paid to its adviser.

ALTERNATIVES DEC 18, 2012
Another nontraded REIT goes public

On Friday, Corporate Property Associates 15 Inc. closed a merger with its parent, the publicly traded real estate manager W.P. Carey & Co LLC. The new company, which is now a publicly traded REIT called W.P. Carey Inc., began trading Monday morning and will retain the symbol WPC.

RIA NEWS DEC 16, 2012
Securities America acquires firm

RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 16, 2012
Galvin's LPL suit a boon to plaintiffs

Last week, Massachusetts sued LPL for its sales and marketing of a popular nontraded REIT. Expect the plaintiffs' bar to swoop in as well.

RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 09, 2012
Finra on to B-Ds that sold VAs with hedge funds