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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Former chief compliance officer at RIA guilty of $500,000 fraud
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 14, 2022
Former chief compliance officer at RIA guilty of $500,000 fraud

According to several news websites, Jennifer Campbell had worked at Pratt Collard Buck Advisory Group, a firm in Buffalo, New York, that closed at the end of last year.

GWG chiefs bolt in middle of bankruptcy
ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2022
GWG chiefs bolt in middle of bankruptcy

Over the past 12 months, the company's shares have fallen from a high of $10.55 to Monday's price of $1.03.

SEC bars adviser already sentenced to 6 years in prison
ALTERNATIVES NOV 11, 2022
SEC bars adviser already sentenced to 6 years in prison

Martin A. Ruiz took $8 million of client money and spent the vast majority of the funds on personal expenses.

Merrill Lynch to drop unpopular pay hurdle in 2023
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 10, 2022
Merrill Lynch to drop unpopular pay hurdle in 2023

Known as the '3% investment policy,' the rule acted as a modest — if nagging — monthly charge on the revenue advisers generated.

Edelman Financial Engines focuses on tax planning
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2022
Edelman Financial Engines focuses on tax planning

Last year, the firm acquired Viridian Advisors, which specializes in comprehensive financial planning and tax planning.

SPAC boom over, NYSE moves to delist warrants of Schorsch-backed company
EQUITIES NOV 08, 2022
SPAC boom over, NYSE moves to delist warrants of Schorsch-backed company

The exchange said the warrants weren't suitable for listing because of their extremely low pricing.

Big adviser teams say hello and goodbye at Wells Fargo
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 07, 2022
Big adviser teams say hello and goodbye at Wells Fargo

The latest moves illustrate the push-and-pull dynamics of recruiting and hiring advisers at Wells Fargo.

What's behind the phenomenon of advisers behaving badly?
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 07, 2022
What's behind the phenomenon of advisers behaving badly?

Greed alone doesn’t explain the appalling acts some advisers commit against their clients.

Focus Financial on track for 'successful' year for RIA M&A: Adolf
RIA NEWS NOV 04, 2022
Focus Financial on track for 'successful' year for RIA M&A: Adolf

The firm has announced 24 registered investment adviser transactions so far this year and is likely to announce more deals before year-end, the CEO said.

LPL buying one of its own giant branches
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 03, 2022
LPL buying one of its own giant branches

South Carolina-based Financial Resources Group Investment Services houses bank brokers overseeing $40 billion in assets.