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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Hotels owned by Schorsch's nontraded REIT found to be in disrepair
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 18, 2015
Hotels owned by Schorsch's nontraded REIT found to be in disrepair

Safety and maintenance issues found at five hotels owned by American Realty Capital Hospitality Trust.

Ponzi schemer haunts AIG Advisor Group in arbitration decision
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 12, 2015
Ponzi schemer haunts AIG Advisor Group in arbitration decision

FSC Securities is on the hook for a $1.28M arbitration award to investors who were swindled by a notorious con man featured on “American Greed: The Fugitives.”

NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 07, 2015
Cetera closing J.P. Turner, offering some brokers jobs at Summit

CEO Larry Roth claims the move is not part of any widespread consolidation within RCAP's retail brokerage division.

Schorsch's American Realty Capital lists REIT on New York Stock Exchange
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 06, 2015
Schorsch's American Realty Capital lists REIT on New York Stock Exchange

REIT sponsor controlled by Nicholas Schorsch has its first liquidity event of the year, selling shares of Global Net Lease Inc. on the New York Stock Exchange.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 30, 2015
Five broker-dealer execs no longer at Cetera

Top managers from First Allied and J.P. Turner have left the sprawling Cetera Financial Group broker-dealer network, with 9,600 registered reps and financial advisers. Whether the exits are part of a broader reorganization is unclear.

LPL Financial CEO Mark Casady says firm close to finish line with fines and settlements
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 29, 2015
LPL Financial CEO Mark Casady says firm close to finish line with fines and settlements

Chief executive Mark Casady says the firm has "couple things left to go" before enforcement actions resolved.

LPL Financial plans to launch robo-adviser in next two months
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 28, 2015
LPL Financial plans to launch robo-adviser in next two months

Dan Arnold, LPL's president, says the firm plans to launch a robo that won't replace its financial advisers but will "gain a certain amount of the market."

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 28, 2015
Spike in Finra, SEC regulation leaves star brokers exposed

Long treated with kid gloves, big producers now face questions about alleged violations.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 16, 2015
Edward Jones continues push into proprietary funds

Brokerage giant is expanding its lineup of proprietary mutual funds for its 12,000 brokers and financial advisers a year and a half after the firm launched its first fund.

NEWS RIAS JUN 09, 2015
HighTower Advisors adds $600M multi-family office to independent channel

Legacy Wealth includes two partners who formerly worked at Gibralter Private Bank and Trust of Coral Gables, Fla.