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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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2013
Nontraded REIT group in tit-for-tat with NY Times

A group representing the nontraded-REIT industry has gotten into a war of words with The New York Times. Here's what the fuss is about.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2013
Payoff in nontraded REIT deal

In a merger of popular REITs, Cole Credit Property Trust II is combining with publicly traded Spirit Realty Capital.

In a wirehouse first, Merrill offers a nontraded REIT
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 22, 2013
In a wirehouse first, Merrill offers a nontraded REIT

Don't look now, but Merrill Lynch is hawking a nontraded REIT -- the first wirehouse to do so. Should broker-dealers be worried?

NEWS BROKER DEALERS FEB 13, 2013
Clouds gathering over independent B-D owner Belesis

As Nemo approaches, Bruce Kelly reports that a dark patch also appears to be gathering over B-D owner -- and media darling -- Anastasios 'Tommy' Belesis.

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 10, 2013
Strategist turned adviser says bull market is here

Bernstein sees similarities to early 1980s

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 10, 2013
Q&A: LPL Financial's Victor Fetter Outsider brings fresh eyes to the world of advisers

The former chief information officer of Online at Dell had never worked in the brokerage industry before.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS FEB 06, 2013
LPL to reduce head count in 3Q

NEWS WIREHOUSES FEB 05, 2013
UBS advisers break $1 million per FA revenue mark

UBS advisers surpass the $1 million-per-FA revenue mark as the bank's U.S. wealth unit is the lone bright spot in a rough quarter. Bruce Kelly reports.

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 01, 2013
Uncertainty is bullish for stocks: Bernstein

Market strategist turned adviser says many similarities today to early '80s bull.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 28, 2013
Live! OneVoice2013: Fiduciary rule tops FSI's 2013 priority list

Regulatory reform and protecting independent contractor reps also big.