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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So your RIA has gone mega. Is it time to go public?
NEWS RIAS AUG 22, 2022
So your RIA has gone mega. Is it time to go public?

The wave of IPOs among mega RIAs has been building for years, but some in the industry wonder how many firms can weather the challenges of being a public company.

Finra taps executive for board chair
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 19, 2022
Finra taps executive for board chair

Eric Noll, the CEO of Context Capital Partners, first joined the Finra board in August 2020.

RIA M&A transaction with a fresh twist
NEWS RIAS AUG 18, 2022
RIA M&A transaction with a fresh twist

As large broker-dealers look to play in the red-hot mergers and acquisitions market for RIAs, Advisor Group is investing along with its owner, Reverence Capital, in RIA Signature Estate & Investment Advisors.

Hedge fund snaps up LPL Financial shares
NEWS RIAS AUG 17, 2022
Hedge fund snaps up LPL Financial shares

Private equity investors have flooded the wealth management industry; now, it's a hedge fund's turn.

B-D advisers had a soft landing in the first half, despite bear market
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 16, 2022
B-D advisers had a soft landing in the first half, despite bear market

The S&P 500 was down almost 21% over the first six months of the year, but financial advisers at big firms didn't crash and burn.

CFP Board hits three advisers with suspension
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 12, 2022
CFP Board hits three advisers with suspension

One adviser faces charges of dealing in child pornography, according to the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.

CI Financial sees slowdown in M&A as it eyes US IPO
NEWS RIAS AUG 11, 2022
CI Financial sees slowdown in M&A as it eyes US IPO

The Canadian firm expects to file the registration for an initial public offering of a portion of its US wealth management business during the fourth quarter.

Ex-LPL adviser accused of racism claims firm defamed her in lawsuit
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 08, 2022
Ex-LPL adviser accused of racism claims firm defamed her in lawsuit

The adviser, Eileen Cure, filed suit in federal court in Texas seeking $95 million in damages

Finra slaps J.P. Morgan over ex-rep who loaded grandma up on structured products
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2022
Finra slaps J.P. Morgan over ex-rep who loaded grandma up on structured products

The firm was fined $200,000 for failing to supervise the rep, whose grandmother was 88 and widowed when she opened her account in 2014.

Wells Fargo wins appeal of controversial court decision
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 04, 2022
Wells Fargo wins appeal of controversial court decision

The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled 3-to-0 that an earlier decision had not provided a proper basis for vacating the arbitration award Wells Fargo won in 2019.