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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Director leaving two Schorsch nontraded REITs
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 20, 2016
Director leaving two Schorsch nontraded REITs

No reason given for why Robert Froehlich has decided not to run for re-election.

Despite parent's bankruptcy, Cetera recruits $200 million team
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 20, 2016
Despite parent's bankruptcy, Cetera recruits $200 million team

Empire Asset Management Group joins up even as the firm's parent company faces bankruptcy. Cetera CEO Larry Roth: "Choosing Cetera reflects the strength of our value proposition."

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 20, 2016
Questions burn for shareholders after RCAP's demise

How could a seemingly vibrant company fall apart so quickly and wind up <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20160104/FREE/160109987/rcap-files-for-bankruptcy-cetera-to-emerge-as-independent-company&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>heading to bankruptcy?</a>

NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 18, 2016
LPL Financial's problems keep piling up

Nation's largest independent broker-dealer faces an ugly lawsuit, high turnover and stalled growth. And that's just for starters. </br><b><i>(Related read: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20160403/FREE/304039998/the-lpl-stock-buyback-that-launched-a-lawsuit&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>The stock buyback that launched a lawsuit</a>)</b></i>

Cetera quietly offers its advisers retention bonuses on the industry's low end
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 18, 2016
Cetera quietly offers its advisers retention bonuses on the industry's low end

Incentives for eligible advisers are from 2% to 11% of their total annual revenue.

Texas REIT in free fall after Ponzi allegations
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 18, 2016
Texas REIT in free fall after Ponzi allegations

Company claims damaging online post was the work of a hedge fund shorting the stock.

Finra's REIT rule to raise transparency on prices takes effect
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2016
Finra's REIT rule to raise transparency on prices takes effect

New reg mandates changes to customer account statements that better reflect true value of nontraded REITs.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2016
Raising the bar for nontraded REITs

Independent broker-dealers face a series of hurdles as they try to revive flagging REIT sales.

Schorsch and ARCP/Vereit in legal fight for millions
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2016
Schorsch and ARCP/Vereit in legal fight for millions

Vereit, formerly ARCP, received a request to redeem millions worth of &#8220;operating partnership&#8221; units from affiliates of its former manager run by Mr. Schorsch.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 13, 2016
The LPL stock buyback that launched a lawsuit

Chairman and CEO Mark Casady downplays the timing and execution of 4.3 million share buyback