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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UBS swallows Credit Suisse, still eyes growth in US
WIREHOUSES MAR 20, 2023
UBS swallows Credit Suisse, still eyes growth in US

The UBS deal to acquire its banking rival, along with the continued drop in the share price of First Republic Bank, could mean a further shake-up in the US wealth management market.

First Republic's cloudy future puts wealth management on notice
RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2023
First Republic's cloudy future puts wealth management on notice

The bank has been a significant destination for wirehouse advisors looking for a smaller firm, but its problems over the past week are likely to limit its recruiting.

Silicon Valley Bank wealth management sale could be quick
RIA NEWS MAR 16, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank wealth management sale could be quick

There are rumors that several large, well-known aggregators of RIAs are circling SVB Private and its $17 billion in assets.

Amid market turmoil, LPL shares get boosted to buy by CFRA
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 15, 2023
Amid market turmoil, LPL shares get boosted to buy by CFRA

The firm will continue to benefit from interest rates than are higher right now than any time since before the credit crisis, according to CFRA analyst Michael Elliott.

Cetera's credit outlook gets boost from Moody's
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 14, 2023
Cetera's credit outlook gets boost from Moody's

The rating agency cites the positive impact of the firm's deal to acquire the wealth management business of Securian Financial Group.

First Republic Bank shares slammed in Silicon Valley Bank fallout
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 13, 2023
First Republic Bank shares slammed in Silicon Valley Bank fallout

The bank has been investing heavily in its wealth management group for more than a decade.

Buyers will line up for Silicon Valley Bank wealth management: Banker
RIA NEWS MAR 13, 2023
Buyers will line up for Silicon Valley Bank wealth management: Banker

The unit has $17 billion in client assets, which includes high-net-worth clients the bank acquired with its 2021 purchase of Boston Private.

Regulators make noise, and advisors lose jobs
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 09, 2023
Regulators make noise, and advisors lose jobs

Financial advisors should pay attention to regulators' concerns, since it's often advisors or firm executives who don't follow industry rules to the letter who may be discharged.

Fledgling IFP Securities' net capital deficit was an 'accounting error,' CEO says
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 09, 2023
Fledgling IFP Securities' net capital deficit was an 'accounting error,' CEO says

CEO Bill Hamm said the net capital deficit of $120,000 shown in IFP's Focus report was the result of accrual accounting.

Sanctuary fired CEO Dickson over alleged conduct issue
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 08, 2023
Sanctuary fired CEO Dickson over alleged conduct issue

But the allegations cited in Dickson's BrokerCheck report are not specific; Dickson had led the firm since 2018.