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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Rising interest rates not a killer for RIA M&A
NEWS RIAS JAN 24, 2023
Rising interest rates not a killer for RIA M&A

Meanwhile, though, some RIA buyers are 'dancing' to get necessary capital to do deals, says Dan Seivert of Echelon Partners.

Is the new generation of nontraded REITs really any better than the last?
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 23, 2023
Is the new generation of nontraded REITs really any better than the last?

Wall Street has revitalized the product, but these REITs face new scrutiny because of an old problem: Investors are demanding liquidity.

Clients increase demands to cash out of REITs; KKR latest to hit limits
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 20, 2023
Clients increase demands to cash out of REITs; KKR latest to hit limits

The industry, which saw a 27% rise in requests for redemptions of NAV nontraded REIT shares in the fourth quarter, should be ready for continued redemptions at the start of this year, according to investment bank Robert A. Stanger & Co.

George Santos, Wall Street and Washington
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 19, 2023
George Santos, Wall Street and Washington

Since the credit crisis, investment frauds have proliferated in ways most Wall Street executives and financial advisors in 2008 never would have foreseen.

Ex-LPL broker sentenced to 8 years in prison for fraud
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 18, 2023
Ex-LPL broker sentenced to 8 years in prison for fraud

James Couture of Worcester, Massachusetts, had pleaded guilty in September to being involved in a scheme to steal $2.8 million from clients.

Wealth management shines at Morgan Stanley
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 17, 2023
Wealth management shines at Morgan Stanley

The firm posted record net revenue in wealth management last year, in contrast to investment banking, where it saw a 49% decline in revenue during the fourth quarter.

Wells Fargo Advisors ended 2022 with stable advisor head count
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 13, 2023
Wells Fargo Advisors ended 2022 with stable advisor head count

Advisors at Wells Fargo have been under a cloud since 2016, when the bank's fake-account scandal erupted.

Merrill still hanging 'Help Wanted' sign for advisors in 2023
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 13, 2023
Merrill still hanging 'Help Wanted' sign for advisors in 2023

The wealth management franchise at Bank of America continued to perform well in 2022 despite the stock market sell-off.

Goldman's Joe Duran reveals roots of money life on Goop
NEWS RIAS JAN 12, 2023
Goldman's Joe Duran reveals roots of money life on Goop

In an episode of the lifestyle podcast, the head of Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management listed some tenets of financial advice he's used in his career and talked about ways his life has informed his work with money.

Cetera nabs giant office from Securities America
NEWS RIAS JAN 11, 2023
Cetera nabs giant office from Securities America

The Patriot Financial Group, based in a suburb of Boston, works with 70 financial advisors who have $2.5 billion in client assets.