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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Merrill Lynch no longer will accept penny stock trades
NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 28, 2018
Merrill Lynch no longer will accept penny stock trades

Action comes as SEC continues crackdown on low-priced securities.

SEC bars Texas adviser for cheating more than 40 investors
NEWS RIAS SEP 26, 2018
SEC bars Texas adviser for cheating more than 40 investors

The agency charged the adviser with lying to dozens of investors about returns.

LPL offers generous recruiting package to rivals at PE-owned broker-dealers
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 26, 2018
LPL offers generous recruiting package to rivals at PE-owned broker-dealers

New deal takes direct aim at such rivals as Kestra Financial and Cetera Financial Group.

Trump said 'you're fired' to this adviser on TV in 2005, then LPL fired him for real in 2018
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 25, 2018
Trump said 'you're fired' to this adviser on TV in 2005, then LPL fired him for real in 2018

Louisville adviser Mark Lamkin was terminated by LPL, in part for failing to disclose outside business activities.

TD Ameritrade fined $500,000 for failing to report advisers' suspicious activities
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 24, 2018
TD Ameritrade fined $500,000 for failing to report advisers' suspicious activities

Activities cited include suspicious trading, questionable transfers, and potentially false and misleading statements.

Ladenburg chairman Phillip Frost steps down
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 21, 2018
Ladenburg chairman Phillip Frost steps down

The SEC charged Frost with fraud earlier this month.

LPL video about private equity looks like a swipe at Cetera
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 21, 2018
LPL video about private equity looks like a swipe at Cetera

Recruiting video warns about potential consequences for advisers when a PE firm buys a broker-dealer.

Chairman should leave Ladenburg Thalmann
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 20, 2018
Chairman should leave Ladenburg Thalmann

The risk to Ladenburg Thalmann's reputation is too great for Dr. Phillip Frost to continue his association with the brokerage.

Another veteran recruiter walks away from LPL
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 18, 2018
Another veteran recruiter walks away from LPL

David Symecko, a 16-year veteran, joins a growing list of recruiters who have left the broker-dealer.

No changes to compensation plan for UBS advisers in 2019
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 12, 2018
No changes to compensation plan for UBS advisers in 2019

Wirehouse continues to back away from linking non-solicitation agreements to adviser bonuses.