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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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 24, 2014
In rare move, Finra bars individual rep over nontraded REIT sales

In the nontraded REIT world, regulators have typically focused on broker-dealers and their sales policies and procedures. Until last week. Is Finra's recent action a cautionary tale for advisers?

NEWS BROKER DEALERS FEB 24, 2014
National Planning slammed with $6.2M arbitration award

In a dispute focused on real estate investments, the indie B-D and a former broker 'breached fiduciary duty, were negligent,' complaint says. Big award comes with split decision.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 20, 2014
Face it: Americans resent how well industry is paid

The financial services business is out of touch regarding the sensitive issue of compensation even as the American public remains angry at Wall Street bankers for the credit crisis. Bruce Kelly explains.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS FEB 18, 2014
Is LPL Financial a $60 stock?

Shares of LPL Financial rallied more than 60% last year and is bucking the broad market trend so far in 2014. At least one analyst has a $60 target. Is that realistic?

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 13, 2014
Bad Apple: REITs fined $1.5 million for disclosure violations

CEO and COO also ordered to pay $175,000 in penalties .

NEWS RIAS FEB 13, 2014
Raymond James net revenue for fiscal first quarter hits record, up 7% from a year earlier

Client assets under administration rose 15% to $447 billion; 'positive net flows and strong equity markets.'

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 11, 2014
Schorsch continues to expand horizons with liquid alts firm

Nicholas Schorsch's RCS Capital acquires liquid alts firm Hatteras Funds, giving the real estate mogul the potential to widen the distribution of his growing lineup of investment products.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 10, 2014
Finra seeks greater transparency in nontraded REIT statements

Proposed rule would require brokers to factor in fees and commissions when listing share prices on client account statements; if approved by the SEC, rule change would do away with the $10-a-share listing price.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 10, 2014
Huge nontraded REIT getting liquid?

Inland American Real Estate Trust, the largest nontraded REIT with $9.5 billion in assets, may soon be in line for a merger or listing of its shares, a move dubbed a &#8220;liquidity event&#8221; in the business. <i>(Don't miss: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20131227/FREE/131229967&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Will the 2013 banner year last through 2014?</a>)</i>

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 07, 2014
Reps react to Finra's proposed rule changes on nontraded REIT costs

Some optimistic, others skeptical about plan to scrap the automatic per-share value of $10.