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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FINRA boots small New York B-D from industry over churning
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 17, 2026
FINRA boots small New York B-D from industry over churning

Reid & Rudiger opened in 1999, the height of the dot.com stock boom.

Blackstone taps retirement veteran to lead defined contribution group
ALTERNATIVES JUN 16, 2026
Blackstone taps retirement veteran to lead defined contribution group

The alternative investment industry is primed to expand into 401(k)s, a multi-trillion dollar market they have been shut out of.

In alternatives, advisors shifting to private equity and venture cap: Morningstar
ALTERNATIVES JUN 16, 2026
In alternatives, advisors shifting to private equity and venture cap: Morningstar

Investors in the first quarter of the year pulled $1.8 billion from the 10 largest direct lending funds,

AI results in job cuts at firms. But are advisors getting better service?
TRANSFORMATION JUN 12, 2026
AI results in job cuts at firms. But are advisors getting better service?

“AI is clearly having an impact on the level of staff firms need to operate,” a recruiter said. “The other issue hurting jobs is consolidation."

Dad’s Ponzi scheme costs son’s former B-D $2.7 million in FINRA arbitration
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 10, 2026
Dad’s Ponzi scheme costs son’s former B-D $2.7 million in FINRA arbitration

“The father even shared office space with the son and used a Medallion Guarantee stamp on the client’s account statements,” an attorney said.

Clearing firm Axos to pay $49.2 million in lawsuit linked to failed broker-dealer
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 09, 2026
Clearing firm Axos to pay $49.2 million in lawsuit linked to failed broker-dealer

It is the latest in a series of stunning and multi-million dollar FINRA arbitration awards that Wall Street firms have lost in the past few years.

Blackstone BDC redemption surge signals a warning for other funds
ALTERNATIVES JUN 08, 2026
Blackstone BDC redemption surge signals a warning for other funds

“BCRED is a huge fund, so thousands of people must have been trying to sell their shares,” said one industry executive.

Schwab opens up trading on crypto futures
ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2026
Schwab opens up trading on crypto futures

Demand for digital assets from retail investors and their advisors is likely to keep increasing.

It’s the age of risk, and the financial advice industry is blowing it
EXPERT ADVICE JUN 05, 2026
It’s the age of risk, and the financial advice industry is blowing it

“Wall Street is building dynamite and charging clients a fortune when they buy it,” one executive said.

UBS cuts staff jobs outside the United States: Report
WIREHOUSES JUN 04, 2026
UBS cuts staff jobs outside the United States: Report

Financial advice firms continue to shed employees, often a way to reduce costs.