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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Finra aims to take BrokerCheck to the masses
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 25, 2013
Finra aims to take BrokerCheck to the masses

A proposal from Finra would require B-Ds — and possibly reps — to link to the broker database from their websites.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 23, 2013
Non-licensed but still advising

Dan Levin's radio show is called “Investment Talk,” but since last September, he hasn't had a license to sell investments as a broker. And he's not licensed to give investment advice as an adviser. What gives?

ALTERNATIVES JUN 21, 2013
American Realty Capital strikes $2.2B deal for a traded REIT

American Realty Capital strikes a $2.2B deal for traded REIT CapLease as ARC CEO Nicholas Schorsch shakes off his recent Cole bid failure. Bruce Kelly has all the details.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 20, 2013
Commonwealth Financial, LPL set big executive changes

Commonwealth's Wheeler moving up; LPL adds Morgan Stanley's Oroschakoff to be new risk officer.

RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 20, 2013
Five IBDs in $7M settlement over nontraded-REIT sales

Galvin's tally for investors this year tops $11M, fines reach $1.4M

ALTERNATIVES JUN 20, 2013
Nontraded REIT Cole in sweetheart deal with sponsor, manager

Nontraded REIT merger includes big upfront payout to management and company founder. Bruce Kelly has the details.

RIA NEWS JUN 19, 2013
15 transformational advisers: Mark Cortazzo

Mark Cortazzo likes to think a few years into the future.

ALTERNATIVES JUN 19, 2013
Nontraded REIT halts fundraising, seeks new broker-dealer

United Realty Trust shelves IPO until it can replace struggling Allied Beacon

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 18, 2013
Reps: Get the lowdown on your firm

The tale of American Beacon Partners, a midsize broker-dealer that found itself staring at an uncertain financial future last week, is a lesson in due diligence for reps seeking a change.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 18, 2013
Questions raised about broker-dealer's financial health

Questions are being raised about the financial health of Allied Beacon. A rep and several recruiters say the midsize broker-dealer has informed advisers it's in violation of the SEC's net-capital requirements.