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.

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From boom to bust: BDC sales tank in the midst of market turmoil for private credit
ALTERNATIVES FEB 27, 2026
From boom to bust: BDC sales tank in the midst of market turmoil for private credit

Meanwhile, some business development companies have started slashing dividends.

Advisor recruiting will be wild!
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 27, 2026
Advisor recruiting will be wild!

After an extremely competitive 2025, senior financial advice industry executives and headhunters think this year will also be a dogfight for the best advisors.

Warning! Private credit has a valuation problem
OPINION FEB 26, 2026
Warning! Private credit has a valuation problem

Meanwhile, it looks like the BDC sales party is coming to an end for broker-dealers.

LPL ducks cash sweep penalty from SEC
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 24, 2026
LPL ducks cash sweep penalty from SEC

LPL Financial is missing a potential multi-million dollar penalty.

Ex-Morgan Stanley advisor’s trial for ripping off NBA players continues
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 23, 2026
Ex-Morgan Stanley advisor’s trial for ripping off NBA players continues

Darryl Cohen allegedly used clients’ money to build a gym in the backyard of his home. 

Broker-dealers got more than $100 million from selling bankrupt Inspired Healthcare’s deals
ALTERNATIVES FEB 20, 2026
Broker-dealers got more than $100 million from selling bankrupt Inspired Healthcare’s deals

With Inspired Healthcare filing for bankruptcy, the question is, what are their private deals really worth?

'Victims' of GPB Capital, failed private dealmaker, cited in Jeffrey Epstein files
ALTERNATIVES FEB 19, 2026
'Victims' of GPB Capital, failed private dealmaker, cited in Jeffrey Epstein files

Meanwhile, the name “David Gentile” is cited in a 2010 email to Epstein’s Google mail account.

LPL Financial latest to cut jobs; about 300 employees laid off
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 19, 2026
LPL Financial latest to cut jobs; about 300 employees laid off

It's the era when artificial intelligence software is replacing back office jobs.

Fidelity to pay $1.29 million in damages linked to structured products sales
ALTERNATIVES FEB 18, 2026
Fidelity to pay $1.29 million in damages linked to structured products sales

When structured notes or products go wrong, broker-dealers can wind up in costly litigation.

Bankruptcy hits assisted living developer that raised money through brokers
ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2026
Bankruptcy hits assisted living developer that raised money through brokers

Inspired Healthcare Capital “looks like the next GWG,” said one plaintiff’s attorney.