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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NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 17, 2014
Former rep indicted in $2.5 million investment fraud

Patricia Miller promised clients high yields if they went into “investment clubs.”

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 16, 2014
Opinions on bull market split following most recent run-up

After the S&P 500 reaches new heights, new questions surface on whether the market is headed up or down.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 16, 2014
Nontraded REITS headed for another boffo year

Sales expected to hit $20 billion as low interest rates and liquidity events spark industry.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 15, 2014
At LPL, recruiting is warming up but nontraded REIT sales are cooling

After severe weather crimped its recruiting efforts over the winter, LPL Financial says it's seeing a return to normal levels of adviser movement but that the once-hot nontraded REIT market is cooling off.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 11, 2014
Why did Sterne Agee fire its CEO?

Why did Sterne Agee <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140527/FREE/140529934&quot;>fire CEO James Holbrook Jr.?</a> Many want to know, especially since the firm and its former CEO were recently accused of all manner of professional hanky-panky.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 09, 2014
RCS Capital closes J.P. Turner, Summit Financial deals

Nicholas Schorsch's network of independent broker-dealers is closing in on nearly 9,000 reps.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 09, 2014
Ameriprise delivers strong 1Q results

&#8220;Ameriprise delivered another strong quarter,&#8221; CEO Jim Cracchiolo said in a statement. &#8220;Revenues and earnings were up nicely and our operating return on equity reached a new record of 20.8%.&#8221;

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 08, 2014
Sterne Agee wants to remove Holbrooks from board

Schedules a shareholder vote, discloses ongoing investigations of former father-son executive team.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 08, 2014
Sterne Agee overhauls leadership after filing lawsuit against auditing firm KPMG

Regional brokerage Sterne Agee replaces CEO James Holbrook days after accusing its auditor KPMG of negligence. Bruce Kelly reports.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 08, 2014
Schorsch to buy Validus Strategic Capital Partners, a broker-dealer of nontraded REITs and BDCs

REIT czar Nicholas Schorsch is keeping up his acquisition pace, agreeing to buy rival wholesaler Validus Strategic Capital Partners, a B-D of nontraded REITs and BDCs. Bruce Kelly has the story.