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"

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

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE 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.

Finra opens arb system to RIAs
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE 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?