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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Women and CPAs are in focus at RIA Choreo
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY MAR 27, 2024
Women and CPAs are in focus at RIA Choreo

"It's smart to align with a proven center of influence, CPAs," an industry consultant says.

Repeat flubs at Stifel over complex products: Finra
ALTERNATIVES MAR 26, 2024
Repeat flubs at Stifel over complex products: Finra

Stifel broker-dealers agree to fines and restitution of almost $3 million as a result of shortcomings in supervision and compliance related to sales of non-traditional exchange-traded products.

Wells Fargo Advisors continues management overhaul
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 25, 2024
Wells Fargo Advisors continues management overhaul

Reshuffle is 'a result of the brain drain,' says one senior industry executive.

Clock is ticking for Cetera IPO
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 25, 2024
Clock is ticking for Cetera IPO

If the brokerage is eyeing an IPO in the next five years, as sources say, it’s got a lot of work to do to get ready.

Principal on the hook for up to $5M related to alleged churning
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 22, 2024
Principal on the hook for up to $5M related to alleged churning

A Minnesota-based foundation's lawsuit against the firm centers on an unnamed ex-broker's alleged churning of variable annuities.

All kinds of B-Ds, not just the giants, are making deals
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 21, 2024
All kinds of B-Ds, not just the giants, are making deals

'Those offers from smaller firms don’t always get as high as those from the bigger players, but they are pretty darn close,' says a recruiter.

RIA gold rush fever is over: Report
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 20, 2024
RIA gold rush fever is over: Report

'What’s missing in most cases of deals is that firms aren’t integrating the RIAs they are buying,' Mark Tibergien says.

Raymond James taps Paul Reilly's successor
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 19, 2024
Raymond James taps Paul Reilly's successor

Company announces only the fourth chief executive in its history.

B-D network Wentworth closes deal to go public
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 19, 2024
B-D network Wentworth closes deal to go public

Using the company's stock creates opportunities for financing deals, CEO says

Has UBS missed the US wealth management M&A boom?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 18, 2024
Has UBS missed the US wealth management M&A boom?

Recent history shows that wealth management deals by giant banks like UBS can produce mixed results.