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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Time for Dave Ramsey to check out of this timeshare exit endorsement
NEWS OPINION MAY 19, 2020
Time for Dave Ramsey to check out of this timeshare exit endorsement

The radio host touts a business at the center of a lawsuit by Washington state's attorney general

Virtual Attraction
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 17, 2020
Virtual Attraction

There is no doubt recruiting has slowed as the financial advice industry deals with broad changes caused by the coronavirus. Can broker-dealers still recruit reps and advisers, even during a pandemic?

Finra suspends broker-dealer it previously charged with fraudulent markups
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 14, 2020
Finra suspends broker-dealer it previously charged with fraudulent markups

The regulator charged Sandlapper Securities in 2017 with exorbitant markups of securities

Morgan Stanley denies report that it plans independent platform for advisers
NEWS RIAS MAY 14, 2020
Morgan Stanley denies report that it plans independent platform for advisers

Report states the wirehouse is contemplating a move to independence for some advisers

REIT sales tank during COVID-19, but one broker-dealer is still selling
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 13, 2020
REIT sales tank during COVID-19, but one broker-dealer is still selling

Sales of nontraded REITs crashed in April, falling to just $310 million

Fat fees, conflicts made sales of GPB private placements 'illegal': investor complaint
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 12, 2020
Fat fees, conflicts made sales of GPB private placements 'illegal': investor complaint

GPB’s strategy was destined to fail, according to the lawsuit

Advisor Group to consolidate three former Ladenburg broker-dealers
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 11, 2020
Advisor Group to consolidate three former Ladenburg broker-dealers

The broker-dealers will be rolled into Securities America

Advisor Group loses another giant team, this time to LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 04, 2020
Advisor Group loses another giant team, this time to LPL

JFC Financial Services, with a reported $3 billion in assets, moves to LPL

LPL's Arnold sees different financial advice business post  COVID-19
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 01, 2020
LPL's Arnold sees different financial advice business post COVID-19

Less real estate and more reliance on artificial intelligence could be in the industry's future

Raymond James to focus on 'virtual' recruiting
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 30, 2020
Raymond James to focus on 'virtual' recruiting

Travel restrictions and uneasiness about in-person meetings mean recruiting is moving online