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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Criticism of Blackstone mortgage REIT shows 'froth' draining from market
ALTERNATIVES DEC 07, 2023
Criticism of Blackstone mortgage REIT shows 'froth' draining from market

Financial advisors often recommend REITs as a way to generate income in retirement.

Online brokers misstep in securities lending: Finra
FINTECH DEC 06, 2023
Online brokers misstep in securities lending: Finra

'Who were the accountants? Lending securities can be lucrative,' a compliance executive says.

Wells Fargo's indy group, FiNet, bumps up fee for big advisors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 05, 2023
Wells Fargo's indy group, FiNet, bumps up fee for big advisors

What's not clear is how many FiNet advisors will feel the sting of the fee increase.

UBS is latest firm OK'd by NFL players union
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 05, 2023
UBS is latest firm OK'd by NFL players union

More than two decades old, the NFLPA's registered player financial advisor program for years was limited to individual financial advisors.

Giant RIAs in old-fashioned donnybrook for advisors and clients
RIA NEWS DEC 04, 2023
Giant RIAs in old-fashioned donnybrook for advisors and clients

Edelman Financial Engines is suing Mariner Wealth Advisors, alleging that Mariner is poaching its clients and running Edelman out of business.

Nashville B-D that sold GWG bonds closing down
ALTERNATIVES NOV 30, 2023
Nashville B-D that sold GWG bonds closing down

The securities industry has a long, sad history of firms going out of business after a product like GWG bonds fails.

Wells Fargo loses another executive, this time to LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 29, 2023
Wells Fargo loses another executive, this time to LPL

Jim McHale is the new chief compliance officer at LPL Financial.

Sometime broker charged in Vermont shootings
RIA NEWS NOV 28, 2023
Sometime broker charged in Vermont shootings

Eaton's on-and-off career most recently had him working at CUSO Financial Services.

Nontraded REIT sales tank in 2023
ALTERNATIVES NOV 21, 2023
Nontraded REIT sales tank in 2023

'Ironically, I think the redemption issue is the best thing ever happen to nontraded REIT space,' says Kevin Gannon of Stanger.

Increasing costs hitting financial advice industry 
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 20, 2023
Increasing costs hitting financial advice industry 

Expenses are rising: LPL Financial said in October that its core general and administrative expenses were up 15% year-over-year.