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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LPL recruits $450 million Raymond James team
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 20, 2023
LPL recruits $450 million Raymond James team

James Sheehan is based in Charleston, South Carolina, while Shawn Tighe works in northern New Jersey.

Rockefeller hauls in $2.3 billion First Republic group
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 20, 2023
Rockefeller hauls in $2.3 billion First Republic group

New York City-based Liberty Wealth Partners is just the latest team to leave First Republic in the wake of the turmoil that struck regional and West Coast banks.

Morgan Stanley boosts wealth management revenue in first quarter
WIREHOUSES APR 19, 2023
Morgan Stanley boosts wealth management revenue in first quarter

But the wealth management unit was clearly a bright spot for the firm in the first quarter, with Morgan Stanley's overall earnings falling 19% from the year-earlier period.

Merrill Wealth Management weathers stormy first quarter
WIREHOUSES APR 18, 2023
Merrill Wealth Management weathers stormy first quarter

Bank of America's wealth management business, which includes Merrill, saw a 3% year-over-year decline in revenue in Q1, as lower equity and fixed-income valuations hit asset management fees.

Advisor Group RIAs add alts, and fresh conflict, to platform
ALTERNATIVES APR 17, 2023
Advisor Group RIAs add alts, and fresh conflict, to platform

The agreement between Advisor Group and CAIS on sales of alternative investments, and the revenue such sales would generate, is the crux of the matter.

Finra bars former LPL, RayJay rep who borrowed $850,000 from clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 07, 2023
Finra bars former LPL, RayJay rep who borrowed $850,000 from clients

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based William F. Winchester III was registered with LPL Financial from 2007 to 2012 and then with Raymond James Financial Services.

Advisor Group to rebrand — more to follow
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 06, 2023
Advisor Group to rebrand — more to follow

It's all part of the push by the private equity-owned network of independent broker-dealers toward an initial public offering.

$10.8 billion First Republic team bolts to Morgan Stanley
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 05, 2023
$10.8 billion First Republic team bolts to Morgan Stanley

The New York City-based Zipper Duarte team generates $12.5 million in annual revenue.

Rockefeller Capital sports $3.1 billion valuation with new investment
RIA NEWS APR 04, 2023
Rockefeller Capital sports $3.1 billion valuation with new investment

Rockefeller said it sold a 20.5% minority stake for $622 million to a Canadian investor, IGM Financial.

LPL snags $850 million Securian team in wake of Cetera deal
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 04, 2023
LPL snags $850 million Securian team in wake of Cetera deal

Toledo, Ohio-based Financial Design Group has 14 advisors. Over the winter, recruiters had cited LPL as one of the firms likely to target Securian advisors.