The Daily Brief

Passive investments aid in slashing of fund fees, David Peavler joins HD Vest as general counsel and Steven and Jeremy Friedman leave Wells Fargo Advisors for Raymond James.

Wells Fargo plans to stay in the Broker Protocol Agreement, the SEC charges an investment advisor in a cherry-picking scheme and a New Jersey financial advisor is accused of fraud.

Tax season starts on Jan. 23, Boston financial advisor accused of fraud and Stash scores $25 million in capital funding.

BlackRock’s new ETFs are powered by machines and collectors prefer art over wine.

Bill Van Law is leaving Raymond James in April, Tom Bradley joins the advisory board of MaxMyInterest and how to report bitcoin to the IRS.

Fidelity polled advisors about the Broker Protocol, BMO to use SEI’s wealth platform and Americans aren’t fans of redistributing wealth.

Students are concerned about the industry’s negative perception, Orion debuts Compass app and Stifel’s takeover of Ziegler is a done deal.

Factors enabling tax evaders, what happens once the OVDP closes, and Tiger Woods is good for the economy.

Galvin to continue to pursue his case against Scottrade, study sees shifts in the asset management industry and ETF ownership is on the rise.

Wealth management platform assets to nearly double in four years, diversification is critical to investing in cryptocurrencies and OranjMAX adds asset managers.