Bruce Kelly, senior columnist at InvestmentNews, and a man with deep experience covering M&A, sits down with InvestmentNews colleague James Burton to talk about the acquisition that rocked the wealth management world - the LPL-Commonwealth deal. The two talk about the CEOs' roles in the merger, the fundamental differences between the two firms, and what this means for Commonwealth advisors.
Bruce and the IN staff talk about IPOs, Robinhood, AI and risk halfway through an eventful 2026 in the financial advice industry.
Bruce this week speaks with Mark Goldberg, who has worked as a senior executive with Royal Alliance Associates, now Osaic, Carey Financial and Griffin Capital Securities about the current market for alternative investments, including private loan and BDC funds.
Bruce Kelly talks to local Rhode Island reporter Eli Sherman about the former nontraded REIT czar, Nick Schorsch, and his group’s investments in beloved local eateries in the Ocean State.
Bruce Kelly speaks to longtime compliance expert Sander Ressler about elder fraud, artificial intelligence and GWG Holdings and what advisors and their broker-dealers and RIAs should be guarding against.
