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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SEC bars faith-based advisor who sold phony promissory notes
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JAN 23, 2025
SEC bars faith-based advisor who sold phony promissory notes

The advisor “failed to disclose multiple conflicts of interest and misappropriated client assets," the SEC said.

Schwab latest to spiff up financial advisor platform for alts
RIA NEWS JAN 22, 2025
Schwab latest to spiff up financial advisor platform for alts

More than 37 percent of financial advisors who custody assets with Schwab use alternatives.

It’s a seller’s market for RIAs in 2025, report says
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 21, 2025
It’s a seller’s market for RIAs in 2025, report says

Private equity money is contributing to the good times for RIA owners.

SEC slams Wells Fargo, Merrill with $60 million in penalties over clients’ cash
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 17, 2025
SEC slams Wells Fargo, Merrill with $60 million in penalties over clients’ cash

“These penalties are certainly significant enough to draw the big firms’ attention," one executive said.

Morgan Stanley wants loan growth. Merrill sells more alts
ALTERNATIVES JAN 16, 2025
Morgan Stanley wants loan growth. Merrill sells more alts

It's a truism in the financial advice industry that many advisors dislike selling banking products.

Wells Fargo keeping focus on independent advisors in 2025
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 15, 2025
Wells Fargo keeping focus on independent advisors in 2025

Is the bank's next step building out its RIA custody business, one industry observer asks.

Clients’ GWG bond claims may be small but pack a wallop
OPINION JAN 14, 2025
Clients’ GWG bond claims may be small but pack a wallop

It's been an awful road for investors in GWG bonds.

Finra tags South Florida BD with $105,000 in penalties linked to margin accounts.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 13, 2025
Finra tags South Florida BD with $105,000 in penalties linked to margin accounts.

Newbridge Securities failed to supervise advisors using margin in clients’ accounts, according to Finra.

Raymond James could be on the hook for $40 million in additional penalties
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 10, 2025
Raymond James could be on the hook for $40 million in additional penalties

Company says the latest disclosure is not linked to off-channel communication issues.

Blackstone’s latest fund rakes in cash, sells more than $1B
EQUITIES JAN 09, 2025
Blackstone’s latest fund rakes in cash, sells more than $1B

It’s the second straight year that Blackstone has launched a new fund in the alternative investment space and had a hit right off the bat.