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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Former Texas advisor pleads guilty in Ponzi scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 30, 2026
Former Texas advisor pleads guilty in Ponzi scheme

Brooklynn Chandler Willy, 46, was the owner of a San Antonio based company named Queen B Advisors.

Stifel strikes out in court bid to toss $133 million legal payment to client
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 25, 2026
Stifel strikes out in court bid to toss $133 million legal payment to client

A federal judge in February made the recommendation to deny Stifel’s motion to vacate.

Along with Commonwealth, add Osaic and UBS to firms that lost a lot of advisors last year
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) MAR 25, 2026
Along with Commonwealth, add Osaic and UBS to firms that lost a lot of advisors last year

2025 was a boffo year for advisor moves and recruiting, according to a new report from Diamond Consultants.

Fidelity wants clarity from SEC on rules for broker-dealers and crypto assets
ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2026
Fidelity wants clarity from SEC on rules for broker-dealers and crypto assets

Alternative trading systems and crypto are of particular interest to Fidelity.

Commonwealth Financial Network beats SEC in long-running conflict of interest dispute
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 23, 2026
Commonwealth Financial Network beats SEC in long-running conflict of interest dispute

In 2019, the SEC claimed Commonwealth had breached its fiduciary duty by failing to tell its clients that they could have invested in less expensive share classes of funds.

Blackstone’s giant BDC sees negative returns in February
ALTERNATIVES MAR 23, 2026
Blackstone’s giant BDC sees negative returns in February

Financial advisors’ sales of nontraded BDCs, which invest in private credit, have tanked in the past couple of months.

FINRA bars Georgia broker at center of clients’ complaints seeking $9.8 million in damages
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 19, 2026
FINRA bars Georgia broker at center of clients’ complaints seeking $9.8 million in damages

Roger Roemmich worked at Dempsey Lord Smith from 2016 to 2020, moved to Alexander Capital, and then resigned last year.

FINRA last year continued its decline in regulatory actions against broker-dealers
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 18, 2026
FINRA last year continued its decline in regulatory actions against broker-dealers

FINRA enforcement actions spiked in the years after the 2008 credit crisis but have fallen steadily over the past decade.

Top securities attorney - and Pam Bondi’s brother - at center of questions from Democrats about DOJ cases
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 17, 2026
Top securities attorney - and Pam Bondi’s brother - at center of questions from Democrats about DOJ cases

Democrats are asking whether the Attorney General properly recused herself from cases involving clients of her brother, Brad Bondi.

Lead broker-dealer of Inspired Healthcare deals ordered to turn over documents
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 16, 2026
Lead broker-dealer of Inspired Healthcare deals ordered to turn over documents

Emerson Equity “was substantively involved” with Inspired Healthcare and the operation of its business and fundraising, according to a court filing.