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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Principal client wins $7 million claim involving annuities
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 10, 2024
Principal client wins $7 million claim involving annuities

'The evidence further reflected a pattern of churning,' one executive said about the case.

GPB top executives’ criminal trial to start Monday
ALTERNATIVES JUN 07, 2024
GPB top executives’ criminal trial to start Monday

'The GPB case is bewildering,' says one senior brokerage executive.

'Ponzi schemes are done in the open by bad people'
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 06, 2024
'Ponzi schemes are done in the open by bad people'

SEC bars advisors who worked with Georgia Ponzi broker.

KKR REIT makes moves to prop up its NAV
ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2024
KKR REIT makes moves to prop up its NAV

'What KKR is doing is a bold move that favors the investor,' one senior industry executive says.

CEO of David Lerner faces Finra investigation over product sales
ALTERNATIVES JUN 04, 2024
CEO of David Lerner faces Finra investigation over product sales

'For a CEO to be investigated by Finra is a pretty serious red flag, traditionally,' says one attorney.

Financial fumble or touchdown for NFL Players Association?
RIA NEWS JUN 04, 2024
Financial fumble or touchdown for NFL Players Association?

The NFLPA has shifted its focus from union-vetted individual advisors to powerhouse financial institutions, but is it helping the players in our ‘modern-day blood sport’.

Morgan Stanley loses another deferred comp claim to ex-advisors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 03, 2024
Morgan Stanley loses another deferred comp claim to ex-advisors

Financial advisors are using ERISA to argue they are owed deferred compensation.

SEC bars former advisor, crypto trader
ALTERNATIVES MAY 31, 2024
SEC bars former advisor, crypto trader

'Brokerage firms must broaden their horizons about what’s under scrutiny by regulators and what isn’t,' one compliance executive says.

High-risk alts burn client in $1.2 million arbitration
ALTERNATIVES MAY 30, 2024
High-risk alts burn client in $1.2 million arbitration

'The positive thing about this award is that it is roughly 10 times the net out of pocket losses to the client,' says the client's attorney.

Merrill data bungle hits Walmart 401(k) plan
FINTECH MAY 28, 2024
Merrill data bungle hits Walmart 401(k) plan

'We're hearing more horror stories' about clients becoming targets after a data breach, one attorney says.