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 kicks B-D out of industry for Reg BI failures linked to pre-IPO market
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 12, 2023
Finra kicks B-D out of industry for Reg BI failures linked to pre-IPO market

Melville, New York-based SW Financial received $2 million in undisclosed compensation for selling the private placements, according to Finra.

LPL adds long-time Advisor Group advisor with $220 million
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 10, 2023
LPL adds long-time Advisor Group advisor with $220 million

Michelle Brennan Hall had been registered at FSC Securities since 1989.

Wells Fargo team with $1 billion jumps to RIA
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 10, 2023
Wells Fargo team with $1 billion jumps to RIA

The Compass Group advisors are joining DayMark Wealth Partners, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based RIA with $907 million in assets.

Here's why the real estate market is too shaky even for spiffed-up REITs
ALTERNATIVES MAY 09, 2023
Here's why the real estate market is too shaky even for spiffed-up REITs

At least one critic of the newfangled REITs is not convinced they can weather the storm in commercial real estate.

Advisor Group B-D snares RBC advisors with $250 million in client assets
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 09, 2023
Advisor Group B-D snares RBC advisors with $250 million in client assets

Minnesota-based Tom Delich had worked at RBC for almost 23 years; he and his team are joining Financial Dimensions Group, a unit of Royal Alliance Associates.

Despite JPMorgan's recount, dozens of advisors have fled First Republic
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 04, 2023
Despite JPMorgan's recount, dozens of advisors have fled First Republic

JPMorgan now says there were 229 financial advisors in First Republic's wealth management unit when it acquired the bank earlier this week, up from the 150 total its CFO cited Monday.

Wealth Enhancement Group snaps up Iowa RIA with $355 million in assets
RIA NEWS MAY 03, 2023
Wealth Enhancement Group snaps up Iowa RIA with $355 million in assets

The deal for Dubuque-based Heacock & Jones Financial Services is Wealth Enhancement Group's sixth acquisition this year.

How rising interest rates cushioned IBDs in a stormy 2022
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 02, 2023
How rising interest rates cushioned IBDs in a stormy 2022

Meanwhile, over the past decade, the top 25 firms have essentially doubled the amount of revenue they generate.

In 5 years, advice industry sees $835.3 billion in assets change hands: LPL
RIA NEWS MAY 02, 2023
In 5 years, advice industry sees $835.3 billion in assets change hands: LPL

The welcome news for financial advisors in the report is that valuations for firms aren't necessarily based on how they choose to do business.

About one-third of First Republic advisors have bolted since March
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 01, 2023
About one-third of First Republic advisors have bolted since March

Meanwhile, any recent recruiting deals First Republic had struck with advisors will remain in place now that the bank has been acquired by JPMorgan Chase.