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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NEWS BROKER DEALERS SEP 04, 2012
Cetera Financial strikes again, snagging B-D with 2,000 advisers

NEWS BROKER DEALERS SEP 04, 2012
Valerie Brown: Cetera boss sees an opening in closings

Consolidation among independent broker-dealers is inevitable, according to Cetera Financial Group chief executive Valerie Brown, and the inability or unwillingness of firms to stay open is benefiting her firm.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 02, 2012
Cole REIT eyes asset sale or IPO

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 28, 2012
Nontraded REITs lose their luster

NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 26, 2012
Woodbury reps to see bonanza for staying put

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 26, 2012
Bad-news Behringer: Fund is underwater

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 19, 2012
Long-running B-D shuts doors

Long-running B-D closes its doors
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 17, 2012
Long-running B-D closes its doors

Stop us if you've heard this one before: Another B-D that sold Provident private placements has ceased operations.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 16, 2012
Interest payments are suspended on private placement

Finra's settlement with ex-Provident execs 'slap on the wrist,' says lawyer
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 16, 2012
Finra's settlement with ex-Provident execs 'slap on the wrist,' says lawyer

Couglin, Harrison fined $50K each, suspended for two years; 27 firms that sold preferred shares have closed