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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Salary model exploited by rivals
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 04, 2019
Salary model exploited by rivals

235 individual advisers or teams with $61.5 billion in assets left a wirehouse in 2018 to work at another type of firm, InvestmentNews data show.

LPL's recruiting starts the year where it left off in 2018
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 03, 2019
LPL's recruiting starts the year where it left off in 2018

The industry's largest IBD recruits advisers with $7.1 billion in first quarter.

Second financial adviser identified as part of college admissions scandal
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 02, 2019
Second financial adviser identified as part of college admissions scandal

Morgan Stanley terminated Michael Wu in March after he did not cooperate with the firm's investigation.

Is time running out for advisers who sold GPB private placements?
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 02, 2019
Is time running out for advisers who sold GPB private placements?

GPB Capital is now a year late in making important financial information public. Finra could discipline brokers who sold the private placement.

Wells Fargo Advisors looks to cut red tape for advisers in reorganization
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 01, 2019
Wells Fargo Advisors looks to cut red tape for advisers in reorganization

Firm cuts its regions by one-third with hopes of reducing bureaucracy.

Ameriprise to open bank with up to $2.5 billion in client deposits
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 26, 2019
Ameriprise to open bank with up to $2.5 billion in client deposits

The company will join other broker-dealers cross-selling banking products such as mortgages and home equity loans through its adviser workforce.

UBS loses 166 advisers in its Americas unit over the past year
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 25, 2019
UBS loses 166 advisers in its Americas unit over the past year

The company called it a challenging first quarter, with pretax profits for wealth management Americas declining 6%.

Raymond James adds advisers in first quarter, but warns of possible slowdown
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 25, 2019
Raymond James adds advisers in first quarter, but warns of possible slowdown

CEO says it will be difficult to match last year's record year for recruitment.

Pilot killed in plane crash was Raymond James adviser
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 25, 2019
Pilot killed in plane crash was Raymond James adviser

Jeffrey Weiss, 65, was well known for flying for charities.

Finra suspends former star LPL rep who borrowed client cash
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 24, 2019
Finra suspends former star LPL rep who borrowed client cash

Regulator says James E. 'Jeb' Bashaw borrowed $200,000 from a client in 2013 without telling LPL.