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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Allspring to shut down alternative equity strategies
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 24, 2025
Allspring to shut down alternative equity strategies

Fund managers like Allspring Global Investments for years have been facing competitive pressure from low fee exchange-traded funds and indexed mutual funds.

Finra bars ex-Morgan Stanley broker previously charged with mail fraud
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 20, 2025
Finra bars ex-Morgan Stanley broker previously charged with mail fraud

According to his BrokerCheck report, Roger A. Gallagher was charged last August with two felony counts and he pleaded not guilty to both.

Convicted of fraud, GPB executives object to plans to return money to investors
ALTERNATIVES FEB 19, 2025
Convicted of fraud, GPB executives object to plans to return money to investors

Gentile and Schneider were convicted of fraud and conspiracy after a seven week trial in federal court in Brooklyn.

60-year-old New York broker-dealer files bankruptcy, closes down
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 18, 2025
60-year-old New York broker-dealer files bankruptcy, closes down

Stoever, Glass & Co. Inc. opened in May 1964 and focused on municipal bonds.

Morningstar exits another service for advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 14, 2025
Morningstar exits another service for advisors

It's the second instance in a year that Morningstar is jettisoning a service for financial advisors.

Finra sanctions smoothie-throwing broker over alleged cash reporting failures
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 13, 2025
Finra sanctions smoothie-throwing broker over alleged cash reporting failures

But the Finra panel's decision against James Iannazzo was not unanimous.

Decade of RIA M&A explosion shows no slowdown: Fidelity
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 13, 2025
Decade of RIA M&A explosion shows no slowdown: Fidelity

There's been an emergence of buyers, backed with PE dollars, making repeated acquisitions.

Schwab bumps up fee for RIAs using its referral service
CUSTODIAN FEB 12, 2025
Schwab bumps up fee for RIAs using its referral service

Schwab's referral program has not changed its fees in almost 20 years.

Former wirehouse leaders jump to RIAs
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 12, 2025
Former wirehouse leaders jump to RIAs

John Thiel is only the latest in a line of one-time senior executives at wirehouses who have crossed Wall Street and are now working for the competition.

Morgan Stanley loses $843,000 investor claim stemming from 'gold bar' scam
ALTERNATIVES FEB 11, 2025
Morgan Stanley loses $843,000 investor claim stemming from 'gold bar' scam

“If Morgan Stanley had called my client’s son, this wouldn’t have happened,” the investor's attorney said.