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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Raymond James to make a run at advisers who custody with TD
NEWS RIAS FEB 07, 2020
Raymond James to make a run at advisers who custody with TD

Schwab’s Bernie Clark says the company expects to face “fierce competition” for small advisers

BDC sales tank in 2020 after product performs poorly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 05, 2020
BDC sales tank in 2020 after product performs poorly

Broker-dealers sold just $362.3 million in nontraded BDCs last year, the least since 2010, which was the year after the first product was launched, according to Robert A. Stanger & Co. Inc.

Wells Fargo to pony up $79 million in deferred compensation settlement with advisers
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 04, 2020
Wells Fargo to pony up $79 million in deferred compensation settlement with advisers

Class action complaint alleges broker had been cheated out of deferred compensation

Financial advisers continued to bolt from Wall Street in 2019
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 31, 2020
Financial advisers continued to bolt from Wall Street in 2019

Independent broker-dealers and RIAs scored sizable net gains of advisers at Wall Street's expense

LPL to broaden recruiting reach in 2020
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 31, 2020
LPL to broaden recruiting reach in 2020

CEO Dan Arnold says the firm recruited advisers with $35 billion in AUM last year, a new annual high

As Voya Financial sells off insurance groups, attention turns to its broker-dealer
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 30, 2020
As Voya Financial sells off insurance groups, attention turns to its broker-dealer

Voya Financial Advisors faces questions about its future as parent restructures

Former adviser blames paperwork in fraud trial
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 29, 2020
Former adviser blames paperwork in fraud trial

Anthony Diaz faces fraud charges stemming from sales of REITs and annuities

Banned from selling securities but still hawking insurance
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 28, 2020
Banned from selling securities but still hawking insurance

Three salesmen barred for selling the Woodbridge Ponzi scheme still have state licenses to sell insurance

A new playbook for independent broker-dealer M&A
NEWS RIAS JAN 27, 2020
A new playbook for independent broker-dealer M&A

Everyone is up for sale at the right price – and private equity is buying

Finra bars broker who sold Future Income Payments Ponzi
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 24, 2020
Finra bars broker who sold Future Income Payments Ponzi

Kari Bracy was a no-show with Finra for its investigation into the matter