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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Blucora dumps tax software unit to focus on wealth management
RIA NEWS NOV 01, 2022
Blucora dumps tax software unit to focus on wealth management

The company intends to rebrand itself as Avantax, which is the name of its wealth management group.

Oppenheimer moves to cancel $36.7 million arbitration decision
ALTERNATIVES OCT 31, 2022
Oppenheimer moves to cancel $36.7 million arbitration decision

While the firm filed a motion to vacate the award in Superior Court in DeKalb County, Georgia, it's extremely rare for courts to overturn Finra arbitration decisions.

LPL sees demand for yield products amid down market
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 28, 2022
LPL sees demand for yield products amid down market

Commission revenue for fixed-income investments and annuities increased in the third quarter at LPL.

Raymond James shares pop on strong wealth management earnings
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 27, 2022
Raymond James shares pop on strong wealth management earnings

The firm reported 8,681 financial advisers at the end of September, an increase of 199 compared to the same time last year.

Ameriprise reports more adviser hiring in third quarter
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 26, 2022
Ameriprise reports more adviser hiring in third quarter

The company continued to increase revenue per adviser despite the headwinds of the currently stormy stock market.

UBS points to financial adviser hiring in reporting results
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 25, 2022
UBS points to financial adviser hiring in reporting results

The bank added that it had a 'strong quarter' in financial adviser recruitment in the Americas but gave no details in its earnings information.

Big firms propelled soaring profits for RIAs in 2021
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 24, 2022
Big firms propelled soaring profits for RIAs in 2021

The high profitability seen last year proved especially rewarding to the owners and partners of top firms.

Finra smacks Raymond James with $1.15 million penalty over compliance shortcomings
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 21, 2022
Finra smacks Raymond James with $1.15 million penalty over compliance shortcomings

Raymond James Financial Services overlooked 'multiple red flags' related to the activities of two brokers, according to Finra.

Tiedemann SPAC deal clears major hurdle to listing
RIA NEWS OCT 21, 2022
Tiedemann SPAC deal clears major hurdle to listing

The RIA says a vote by the shareholders of the SPAC, Cartesian Growth Corp., to approve the deal has been scheduled for next month.

R.J. Moore stepping down as CEO of Private Advisor Group
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 20, 2022
R.J. Moore stepping down as CEO of Private Advisor Group

Frank Smith, an LPL veteran who's the firm's current president, will succeed Moore as chief executive in mid-January.