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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INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 24, 2012
Another senior management move at LPL

Arnold named CFO; currently head of strategy

ALTERNATIVES MAY 23, 2012
Most post-IPO/merger nontraded REITs lag: Study

A new study shows that most post-IPO/merger nontraded REITs over the past two decades have badly lagged industry benchmarks. The reason? Hefty fees.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 23, 2012
Non-traded REITs face tough scrutiny

After a year in which securities regulators cracked down on nontraded real estate investment trusts, REIT sponsors and the broker-dealers who sell them are focusing on compliance and whether sales of the products to investors are suitable.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 21, 2012
Nontraded REITs' B-D faces another probe

ALTERNATIVES MAY 21, 2012
Nontraded REITs: A cautionary tale

RIA NEWS MAY 20, 2012
brokersXpress not an option for Schwab

Finra looking into Facebook trading snafu
FINTECH MAY 18, 2012
Finra looking into Facebook trading snafu

Regulator assisting Nasdaq with investigation; orders not executed properly for 19 minutes on Friday

Schwab to close brokersXpress
RIA NEWS MAY 17, 2012
Schwab to close brokersXpress

Charles Schwab is shutting down brokersXpress. The parent company broke the news to the B-D's 300 reps late Wednesday afternoon. Now, the brokers have 90 days to relocate.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2012
OX gored as SEC goes after business bought by Schwab

Commission claims optionsXpress unit OX Trading operated as unregistered dealer; ex-CFO also named

RIA NEWS MAY 16, 2012
Top RIAs form anti-roll-up advocacy group

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