The InvestmentNews Podcast

The InvestmentNews Podcast

With Bruce Kelly

  • July 8, 2024
  • By Bruce Kelly

Veteran financial reporter Bruce Kelly takes the listener beyond the page, into the heart of the story. With exclusive interviews of industry leaders and the host’s depth of knowledge, this podcast dives deep into a few select topics. The listener will gain new insight into the financial services industry, while Bruce keeps it all moving with a lighthearted approach.

The Host

Bruce Kelly has written for InvestmentNews for more than two decades. He writes primarily about the brokerage industry and its myriad facets, from adviser pay and product sales to M&A.

Recent episodes
  • Episode 5
  • Jul 20, 2020

A closer look at Joe Biden’s tax plan and the potential for a financial transaction tax.

This week Jeff and Bruce look at how certain taxes are ultimately paid by adviser clients, the slow start but new momentum of M&A activity in the RIA space, how Wells Fargo is cracking down on the use of the TikTok app, and what it’s like to start a new job in the middle of a pandemic.

A closer look at Joe Biden’s tax plan and the potential for a financial transaction tax.
  • Episode 4
  • Jul 13, 2020

PPP loans continue to haunt the wealth management industry, Bruce and Jeff explain why, plus more.

This week’s episode takes a look at the use of PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) loans in financial services, the appeal of new semitransparent ETFs, Cetera’s recruiting efforts, the need for alternative investments, and what going back to the office looks like.

PPP loans continue to haunt the wealth management industry, Bruce and Jeff explain why, plus more.
  • Episode 3
  • Jul 06, 2020

The new reality of Reg BI and why brokers and advisers will continue to butt heads. Plus, breakaway brokers, Fed commissions, and what’s up with PR embargoes?

Why we think the introduction of Regulation Best Interest is not the end of the debate over how brokers and advisers are regulated. Our hosts also look at new data from TD Ameritrade about what is driving brokers toward the independent channel, what you can find in a company’s focus report, the true cost of free trading, and the love-hate relationship with public relations practitioners.

The new reality of Reg BI and why brokers and advisers will continue to butt heads. Plus, breakaway brokers, Fed commissions, and what’s up with PR embargoes?
  • Episode 2
  • Jun 29, 2020

Jay Clayton’s legacy as chairman of the SEC. Plus, broker pay cuts, the upside of outsourcing asset management, and the quirky investigation of a lawyer who does nothing but expunge client complaints from brokers’ records

The momentum continues with the second weekly episode of the InvestmentNews Podcast, where senior columnists Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly take opposing sides of some important issues facing the wealth management industry.

Jay Clayton’s legacy as chairman of the SEC. Plus, broker pay cuts, the upside of outsourcing asset management, and the quirky investigation of a lawyer who does nothing but expunge client complaints from brokers’ records
  • Episode 1
  • Jun 22, 2020

Financial services gets a failing grade for diversity. Plus what the second half looks like, looming layoffs and those controversial forgivable loans

The inaugural episode of the InvestmentNews Podcast doesn't hold back; diving into essential topics for the financial advice industry from diversity to succession planning to potential layoffs and cost cutting to come at large firms that advisers rely on for service and technology.

Financial services gets a failing grade for diversity. Plus what the second half looks like, looming layoffs and those controversial forgivable loans