Bruce Kelly

InvestmentNews

Bruce Kelly

Senior Columnist

26 years experience

Bruce's specialty topics

Legal and compliance Advisor compensation Alternative investments

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.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I love covering the financial advice business. We write about financial advisors and how they care about clients' lifesavings - what is more important than that?”

Awards and recognition

  • 2 SABEW awards
  • Neal Award

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Co-author of "Financial Serial Killers"

Featured content from Bruce

It’s the age of risk, and the financial advice industry is blowing it Beneficient, GWG boss spent $59 million on home improvements during time of alleged fraud scheme Broker-dealers got more than $100 million from selling bankrupt Inspired Healthcare’s deals

Education

  • B.A., Rutgers College
  • M.S., Columbia Journalism School

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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, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE 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

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 16, 2013
DeWaay Financial closing its doors

After months of speculation, formidable Iowa broker Donald DeWaay is shuttering his B-D. Here's why.

Out of DeWaay: Another top adviser exits besieged B-D
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 16, 2013
Out of DeWaay: Another top adviser exits besieged B-D

Karsten follows Botsford out the door; headed to Triad

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