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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Real estate firm that raised money through IBDs blows up
ALTERNATIVES NOV 01, 2023
Real estate firm that raised money through IBDs blows up

Bellevue, Washington-based iCap focused on developing apartment buildings and stand-alone real estate.

Broker, executive hit with $1M arbitration loss over GWG bonds
ALTERNATIVES OCT 31, 2023
Broker, executive hit with $1M arbitration loss over GWG bonds

'The financial advisor recommended he put the entire amount in GWG L bonds,' the claimant's attorney says.

Avantax hit with shareholder suit alleging merger misinformation
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 30, 2023
Avantax hit with shareholder suit alleging merger misinformation

The failure to make adequate disclosures is a violation of federal securities laws, according to the complaint.

LPL's Arnold eyes 'opportunity' created by Schwab integration of TD
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 27, 2023
LPL's Arnold eyes 'opportunity' created by Schwab integration of TD

LPL also hit with $40 million charge related to the SEC's ongoing investigation of electronic communications.

Listed REITs offer buying opportunity, analyst says
ALTERNATIVES OCT 26, 2023
Listed REITs offer buying opportunity, analyst says

'We are starting to pound the table a little bit about listed REITs,' says Rich Hill of Cohen & Steers.

More tech coming for Schwab advisors
FINTECH OCT 25, 2023
More tech coming for Schwab advisors

The process of moving TD RIAs onto Schwab's platform was 'imperfect,' says CEO Walt Bettinger.

No jerks and lots of capital: M&A tips at Schwab Impact
RIA NEWS OCT 24, 2023
No jerks and lots of capital: M&A tips at Schwab Impact

'It takes a lot of capital to do this,' Captrust's Rush Benton said in Philadelphia Tuesday.

‘Murky disparity’ stalls progress  
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 23, 2023
‘Murky disparity’ stalls progress  

Recent claims of pay discrimination, retaliation and sexual harassment have served as a painful reminder that progress for women in the financial advice industry is not a straight line.

King of Kansas
RIA NEWS OCT 23, 2023
King of Kansas

Peter Mallouk, owner of Creative Planning, owns a piece of a baseball team and has built a firm potentially worth billions.

Some potential RIA buyers know they missed the boat: Larry Roth
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 20, 2023
Some potential RIA buyers know they missed the boat: Larry Roth

Buyers of RIAs face plenty of legacy questions, the veteran executive says.