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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REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 04, 2012
High-living broker Cliff Popper commits suicide in Florida

Cliff Popper, a broker notorious for high living and high commissions from sales of mortgage-backed securities, committed suicide on Tuesday.

ALTERNATIVES JUN 03, 2012
David Lee: T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 03, 2012
Two Provident execs hit with fines, bans

RIA NEWS MAY 31, 2012
Finra outlines expansion

ALTERNATIVES MAY 31, 2012
Another nontraded REIT to go public

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 30, 2012
DeWaay says DBSI suits could sink firm

RIA NEWS MAY 29, 2012
SEC warns B-Ds to do right thing

Will FiNet's new bonus scheme change the industry?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 29, 2012
Will FiNet's new bonus scheme change the industry?

Wells Fargo B-D aims to reward reps who bring in new business; no longer 'recruit or die'

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.