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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Clients increase demands to cash out of REITs; KKR latest to hit limits
ALTERNATIVES JAN 20, 2023
Clients increase demands to cash out of REITs; KKR latest to hit limits

The industry, which saw a 27% rise in requests for redemptions of NAV nontraded REIT shares in the fourth quarter, should be ready for continued redemptions at the start of this year, according to investment bank Robert A. Stanger & Co.

George Santos, Wall Street and Washington
ALTERNATIVES JAN 19, 2023
George Santos, Wall Street and Washington

Since the credit crisis, investment frauds have proliferated in ways most Wall Street executives and financial advisors in 2008 never would have foreseen.

Ex-LPL broker sentenced to 8 years in prison for fraud
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 18, 2023
Ex-LPL broker sentenced to 8 years in prison for fraud

James Couture of Worcester, Massachusetts, had pleaded guilty in September to being involved in a scheme to steal $2.8 million from clients.

Wealth management shines at Morgan Stanley
WIREHOUSES JAN 17, 2023
Wealth management shines at Morgan Stanley

The firm posted record net revenue in wealth management last year, in contrast to investment banking, where it saw a 49% decline in revenue during the fourth quarter.

Wells Fargo Advisors ended 2022 with stable advisor head count
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 13, 2023
Wells Fargo Advisors ended 2022 with stable advisor head count

Advisors at Wells Fargo have been under a cloud since 2016, when the bank's fake-account scandal erupted.

Merrill still hanging 'Help Wanted' sign for advisors in 2023
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 13, 2023
Merrill still hanging 'Help Wanted' sign for advisors in 2023

The wealth management franchise at Bank of America continued to perform well in 2022 despite the stock market sell-off.

Goldman's Joe Duran reveals roots of money life on Goop
RIA NEWS JAN 12, 2023
Goldman's Joe Duran reveals roots of money life on Goop

In an episode of the lifestyle podcast, the head of Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management listed some tenets of financial advice he's used in his career and talked about ways his life has informed his work with money.

Cetera nabs giant office from Securities America
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 11, 2023
Cetera nabs giant office from Securities America

The Patriot Financial Group, based in a suburb of Boston, works with 70 financial advisors who have $2.5 billion in client assets.

Finra keeps focus on Reg BI in 2023 exam report
ALTERNATIVES JAN 10, 2023
Finra keeps focus on Reg BI in 2023 exam report

In this year's report, the regulator also created a separate section under the heading of 'financial crimes,' which includes cybersecurity, anti-money laundering and manipulative trading.

Smoothie-throwing broker under microscope for cash transactions
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 09, 2023
Smoothie-throwing broker under microscope for cash transactions

Finra has made a 'preliminary decision' to recommend some type of disciplinary action against James Iannazzo, according to BrokerCheck.