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.

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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 08, 2019
Taking a lump-sum pension payment? Watch out for bad boy brokers

A pension buyout comes with risks.

ARCP class action investors get 50 cents on the dollar: Attorneys
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 07, 2019
ARCP class action investors get 50 cents on the dollar: Attorneys

Investors in such large class action claims typically see pennies on the dollar.

LPL reels in three teams from Advisor Group broker-dealers
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 03, 2019
LPL reels in three teams from Advisor Group broker-dealers

LPL's haul includes two groups from FSC Securities and almost $1.5 billion in client assets.

Commonwealth Financial fires back at SEC charges of conflicts of interest
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 03, 2019
Commonwealth Financial fires back at SEC charges of conflicts of interest

Firm says clients were not deceived by alleged conflicts over revenue-sharing

LPL reels in three teams from Advisor Group broker-dealers
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 03, 2019
LPL reels in three teams from Advisor Group broker-dealers

LPL's haul includes two groups from FSC Securities and almost $1.5 billion in client assets.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 03, 2019
Commonwealth Financial fires back at SEC charges of conflicts of interest

Firm says clients were not deceived by alleged conflicts over revenue-sharing

Ex-LPL broker arrested, charged with running Ponzi scheme
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 02, 2019
Ex-LPL broker arrested, charged with running Ponzi scheme

James T. Booth defrauded 40 clients of $5 million, Feds allege.

Zero commission fight could pressure wirehouse earnings
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 02, 2019
Zero commission fight could pressure wirehouse earnings

If they follow lead of Schwab and others, profits could get dinged, according to one analyst.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 02, 2019
Ex-LPL broker arrested, charged with running Ponzi scheme

James T. Booth defrauded 40 clients of $5 million, Feds allege.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 02, 2019
Zero commission fight could pressure wirehouse earnings

If they follow lead of Schwab and others, profits could get dinged, according to one analyst.