Bruce Kelly

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.

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Mariner Wealth linked to American Century’s rigged hiring scheme
COMPLIANCE MAR 06, 2024
Mariner Wealth linked to American Century’s rigged hiring scheme

The companies 'explicitly agreed not to hire or recruit each other’s asset and wealth management professionals,' according to a lawsuit.

RIA M&A bounces back to start 2024: Report
RIA NEWS MAR 04, 2024
RIA M&A bounces back to start 2024: Report

'Wealth management deals held pretty firm last year compared to all other areas of investment banking,' one banker notes.

Ameriprise bracing for $50 million penalty over messaging
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 01, 2024
Ameriprise bracing for $50 million penalty over messaging

'There's no rhyme or reason regarding how these penalties are determined,' one industry executive says.

With great growth comes great conflicts for RIAs
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 29, 2024
With great growth comes great conflicts for RIAs

Where Wall Street goes, trouble is sure to follow.

What are LPL, Cambridge paying for advisors’ businesses?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 28, 2024
What are LPL, Cambridge paying for advisors’ businesses?

'For the next decade, we are going to be in a succession planning landslide,' one industry consultant says.

Veteran dealmaker Nesvold lands at Emigrant Bank
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY FEB 27, 2024
Veteran dealmaker Nesvold lands at Emigrant Bank

Part of her focus will be to 'cultivate and elevate the story' of Emigrant Bank in the wealth management industry, she says.

REIT sales tank, BDCs roll at start of 2024: Report
ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2024
REIT sales tank, BDCs roll at start of 2024: Report

Financial advisors' clients are turning to business development companies for better yields.

Alt managers priming the retail sales pump for 2024
ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2024
Alt managers priming the retail sales pump for 2024

As investors pull money out of real estate investment trusts, asset managers are rolling out new products to get in front of financial advisors.

SEC wants LPL to pony up $50 million over messaging apps, texts
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 23, 2024
SEC wants LPL to pony up $50 million over messaging apps, texts

'The large size of such fines underscores the point that regulators want this behavior to change quickly,' a compliance executive notes.

Short sellers targeting B. Riley in smear campaign, sources say
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 22, 2024
Short sellers targeting B. Riley in smear campaign, sources say

Short sellers' claims against B Riley are 'often accompanied by outrageous personal harassment,' the company says.