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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REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 13, 2011
States may yet wrest some control over Reg D offerings

So-called 'bad boy' provision still under discussion, says Texas regulator; definition of 'accredited investor' also said to be on the table

EQUITIES JAN 04, 2011
Advisers bullish on equities

Financial advisers are upbeat about prospects for stocks in 2011, with many predicting that last year's broad market surge will continue into this year.

Securities America pins blame on MedCap at hearing
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 03, 2011
Securities America pins blame on MedCap at hearing

Securities America, Massachusetts regulator battle over who's at fault in Reg D fiasco

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 03, 2011
Montana securities cops sue Securities America

Montana's commissioner of securities and insurance has sued Securities America over the sale of failed private placements, making it the second state to target the broker-dealer for selling the risky investments.

RIA NEWS JAN 03, 2011
Securities America taps new boss – but showdown with regulator looms

Nagengast tapped to replace McWhorter; Massachusetts suing firm over sale of private placements

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 02, 2011
Cold-calling brokers dial wrong numbers

RIA NEWS JAN 02, 2011
2010: The year of the battered B-D

A raft of smaller firms closed as shrinking capital and costly lawsuits took a devastating toll. 'Nothing has ever come close to the carnage that's occurred in our industry." says one longtime adviser.

RIA NEWS DEC 29, 2010
Citi: Book your profits on LPL stock now

Company commences coverage of the newly listed B-D with a 'sell' rating

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 29, 2010
LPL advisers use IPO to diversify

Looking to diversify and raise cash to pay taxes, big-producing and long-tenured advisers affiliated with LPL dumped shares and cashed out during the company's initial public offering this month.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 29, 2010
Voter backlash could preserve indie reps' employment status

Voter backlash could preserve indie reps' employment status