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.

Bruce Kelly
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After hiring Commonwealth advisors and LPL recruiters, what’s next for Kestra?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 13, 2026
After hiring Commonwealth advisors and LPL recruiters, what’s next for Kestra?

Against the backdrop of a successful recruiting effort last year, Kestra has been revamping its lineup of recruiters.

UBS loses $5.5 million lawsuit to real estate broker over shares in Compass
EQUITIES FEB 12, 2026
UBS loses $5.5 million lawsuit to real estate broker over shares in Compass

UBS has a history of costly litigation stemming from the sale of volatile investment products.

AI is taking over the financial advice industry and killing back office jobs
OPINION FEB 11, 2026
AI is taking over the financial advice industry and killing back office jobs

Financial advisors, however, are sitting pretty in the AI maelstrom.

Ex-LPL broker ordered to pay $1.4 million to clients who bought fraudulent crypto funds
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 10, 2026
Ex-LPL broker ordered to pay $1.4 million to clients who bought fraudulent crypto funds

Beginning in 2021, Lisa Boisselle and her firm Wealthwise solicited clients to invest in two crypto asset-related programs, according to Arizona regulators.

Stifel Financial delivered setback in effort to dismiss $133 million arbitration award
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 09, 2026
Stifel Financial delivered setback in effort to dismiss $133 million arbitration award

Stifel's claims that an arbitrator's alleged bias was "unsupported by any evidence," according to a judge.

Add aging financial advisors to the 2026 list of industry risks and scams
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 03, 2026
Add aging financial advisors to the 2026 list of industry risks and scams

Scam artists are "not just trying to get $200, or $2,000, or even $200,000. They’re trying to get absolutely everything the victim has.”

LPL keeping Commonwealth’s bigger fish, CEO Steinmeier says
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 30, 2026
LPL keeping Commonwealth’s bigger fish, CEO Steinmeier says

The financial advice industry's curiosity regarding LPL's success in keeping Commonwealth advisors is feverish. 

Texas broker-dealer that sold, marketed REITs is shutting down
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 29, 2026
Texas broker-dealer that sold, marketed REITs is shutting down

It’s tough for small firms like Ashford Securities to compete in the REIT marketplace.

Keep this GPB executive, a convicted fraudster, in prison
OPINION JAN 29, 2026
Keep this GPB executive, a convicted fraudster, in prison

Back in the seventies, Sammy Davis Jr. knew what he was singing about.

LPL, Raymond James, big winners in advisor recruiting in 2025: report
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 28, 2026
LPL, Raymond James, big winners in advisor recruiting in 2025: report

Meanwhile, Bank of America and Osaic lead firms with largest net declines, according to Wolfe Research.