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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LPL signs on $36 billion insurance company B-D as clearing client
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 14, 2021
LPL signs on $36 billion insurance company B-D as clearing client

CUNA Brokerage Services agreed to become a clearing and custody client at LPL. The firm has $36 billion in assets and close to 550 advisers who work at credit unions.

Morgan Stanley brings in ETrade executives
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 11, 2021
Morgan Stanley brings in ETrade executives

The investment bank is putting the finishing touches onto its $13 billion purchase of ETrade Financial, and has benefitted from ETrade’s direct, online access to a younger group of clients.

Large LPL branch adds Raymond James as another  choice
NEWS RIAS JUN 10, 2021
Large LPL branch adds Raymond James as another choice

It's not clear what LPL thinks about Good Life Cos.' move and whether it has fully signed off on the firm adding Raymond James as a broker-dealer choice for its advisers.

Ex-Cetera broker sentenced to 5 years in prison for fraud
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 08, 2021
Ex-Cetera broker sentenced to 5 years in prison for fraud

The broker David A. Rockwell defrauded a bank when he applied for lines of credit in the names of two clients

Is the Carson Group worth $1 billion?
NEWS RIAS JUN 07, 2021
Is the Carson Group worth $1 billion?

Just five years ago, the Carson Group had a total valuation of $120 million, or six to eight times less than its current potential valuation. The firm said in October it is looking to raise capital to continue to invest in registered investment advisers and wealth management firms.

Wandering financial advisers must be corralled, but who will break them in?
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 02, 2021
Wandering financial advisers must be corralled, but who will break them in?

The industry finally has the data about rogue brokers who take refuge in the land of insurance sales, and the picture is pretty ugly.

Steward Partners expanding roster of RIA custodians
NEWS RIAS MAY 28, 2021
Steward Partners expanding roster of RIA custodians

Opening its own broker-dealer gives the firm room to recruit advisers who don't hold RIA assets at Raymond James.

Mercer Advisors dumps ETrade custody for Raymond James
NEWS RIAS MAY 27, 2021
Mercer Advisors dumps ETrade custody for Raymond James

An aggregator with close to 50 deals since 2016, Mercer already had custody agreements with Schwab, TD Ameritrade, National Advisors Trust and Fidelity.

Dave Ramsey bids 'bon voyage' to timeshare-exit advertiser and all its baggage
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 26, 2021
Dave Ramsey bids 'bon voyage' to timeshare-exit advertiser and all its baggage

Ramsey blamed the high cost of various lawsuits from Washington state and the timeshare industry as the reason why Timeshare Exit Team is no longer an advertiser on his platform.

Aegis Capital received $1.7 million PPP loan last year
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 25, 2021
Aegis Capital received $1.7 million PPP loan last year

The financial assistance appears to be on the higher end of PPP loans received by privately held broker-dealers who obtained Covid-19 business relief. Other B-Ds have reported taking larger PPP loans.