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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Elderly investors win $1.25 million Finra arbitration over failed medical start-up investments
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 03, 2017
Elderly investors win $1.25 million Finra arbitration over failed medical start-up investments

The claimants alleged the Connecticut investment bank negligently supervised its broker.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 31, 2017
Pershing COO Lori Hardwick leaving firm

Ms. Hardwick intends to pursue other opportunities.

Bank of America's Merrill Lynch reports a 1% increase in number of financial advisers
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 31, 2017
Bank of America's Merrill Lynch reports a 1% increase in number of financial advisers

Bank's wealth management unit reports higher earnings on lower revenue.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 31, 2017
Broker-dealers have different views on recruiting over next six months

DOL rule could prompt some advisers to move ahead of time — and others to stay put until they gauge rule's impact.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 30, 2017
And the Golden Bull goes to ...

Not every adviser can be nominated for a Bully, just those who displayed a complete disconnect from their ethics in the course of impersonating a client or some big shot.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 26, 2017
Adviser banned for cherry picking trades to reward himself over clients

Michael J. Breton allegedly cost clients $1.3 million by placing trades through a master brokerage account and then allocating profitable trades to himself while placing unprofitable ones into client accounts.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 24, 2017
Finra's new exam unit looking to identify rogue registered reps

The self-regulatory organization is planning to investigate 100 to 200 brokers who pose the greatest risk to investors.

First Republic starts year with a bang
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 22, 2017
First Republic starts year with a bang

Picks up two Merrill Lynch groups with nearly $2 billion in assets; more deals might be on the horizon.

RETIREMENT TAX JAN 20, 2017
IRS raises red flag over tax shelter land deals

The deals promised tax deductions worth four to four-and-a-half times a person's investment.

Former registered representative in Texas arrested for internet Ponzi scheme
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 20, 2017
Former registered representative in Texas arrested for internet Ponzi scheme

Bobby Eugene Guess, who promoted himself as a financial maven through radio advertising and financial seminars, was indicted on charges related to the multi-million-dollar sale of investments in an internet advertising company.