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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Wells Fargo Advisors 2019 comp plan sees little change
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 13, 2018
Wells Fargo Advisors 2019 comp plan sees little change

But lowest-producing advisers face a pinch in pay.

Despite broker protocol mess, advisers still thinking about leaving Wall Street: Schwab study
NEWS RIAS DEC 12, 2018
Despite broker protocol mess, advisers still thinking about leaving Wall Street: Schwab study

Just 16% of advisers surveyed see the withdrawals from the broker protocol slowing adviser moves.

San Francisco advisers cheated low-income housing: City attorney
NEWS RIAS DEC 11, 2018
San Francisco advisers cheated low-income housing: City attorney

The married couple, Caroline Novak and Igor Lotsvin, run Sage Rhino Capital, an RIA.

Ex-Securities America broker suspended for hidden options trades that hurt client
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 11, 2018
Ex-Securities America broker suspended for hidden options trades that hurt client

The broker recommended that a customer open an account away from Securities America.

Ex-broker pleads guilty to 18-year Ponzi scheme, costing elderly investors $9 million
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 10, 2018
Ex-broker pleads guilty to 18-year Ponzi scheme, costing elderly investors $9 million

Steven Pagartanis solicited elderly victims to invest in real estate, a Canadian company and an international hotel conglomerate.

Wentworth Management Services buys World Equity Group
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 07, 2018
Wentworth Management Services buys World Equity Group

World Equity has close to 180 brokers and nearly $40 million in annual revenue.

UBS buckles under uproar from brokers over non-solicit agreements
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 05, 2018
UBS buckles under uproar from brokers over non-solicit agreements

The firm's shift in policy this week puts spotlight on the fight over who controls the client.

Morgan Stanley pays $1 million to settle churning claims by ex-broker's clients
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 03, 2018
Morgan Stanley pays $1 million to settle churning claims by ex-broker's clients

New Hampshire regulators find former broker Justin Amaral traded excessively in three clients' accounts

Real estate investment firm Direct Source Wealth under investigation in Indiana
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 29, 2018
Real estate investment firm Direct Source Wealth under investigation in Indiana

Firm is raising millions without state or federal filings.

Independent broker-dealers fastest-growing brokerage group
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 28, 2018
Independent broker-dealers fastest-growing brokerage group

IBDs registered a five-year compound annual growth rate in assets of 11%, almost double that of wirehouses, Cerulli reports.