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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Ex-broker charged with litany of offenses — including fleecing church
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 12, 2012
Ex-broker charged with litany of offenses — including fleecing church

Police claims James Scott McKee stole $584K from three investor; Finra alleges rep deceived clients for more than five years

Rejiggering at UBS wealth management 'a big deal for retail'
WIREHOUSES APR 11, 2012
Rejiggering at UBS wealth management 'a big deal for retail'

Bob Mulholland, who was head of the wealth-management adviser group, was named head of wealth management and investment solutions

RIA NEWS APR 04, 2012
Still no payment in Capital Analysts Ponzi settlement

Cetera strikes again, snagging B-D with 2,000 advisers
RIA NEWS APR 04, 2012
Cetera strikes again, snagging B-D with 2,000 advisers

Firm to buy Genworth sub in second major deal in a month; insurer selling off noncore businesses

LPL makes major executive moves
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 03, 2012
LPL makes major executive moves

Broker-dealer powerhouse LPL on Wednesday announced it's rejiggering its top brass. The main move: firm veteran Esther Stearns is being moved out to head a new subsidiary.

ALTERNATIVES APR 03, 2012
Another nontraded REIT sees value plummet

Stop us if you've heard this one before: Another nontraded REIT -- this time, Cornerstone Core Properties -- has seen its value plummet. How far? After a repricing, the real estate trust shed 72% of its worth.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 03, 2012
Indie B-D to hit some RIAs with up to $20K in new fees

RIA NEWS APR 01, 2012
B-D executive who 'crossed paths' with Bales cries foul

ALTERNATIVES APR 01, 2012
Behringer investors receive minitenders for battered shares

Private REIT files to go public
ALTERNATIVES MAR 30, 2012
Private REIT files to go public

In a rarity, a nontraded real estate investment trust is preparing for an initial public offering after only four years as a private REIT.

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