The Daily Brief

The Federal Reserve approves TD's merger with Scottrade, Irma victims get retirement account withdrawal penalty relief, and J.P. Morgan keeps criticizing Bitcoin.

Don’t worry about a bitcoin crash, Mark Cuban calls bitcoin a “collectible” and a Louisiana advisor is accused of fraud.

A Raleigh financial advisor is accused of running a Ponzi scheme, SagePoint Financial adds multiple NPH teams and Ray Dalio critiques the tax reform bill.

Bitcoin tops FAANG as the most searched financial term, market torpedos for 2018 and tax reform might not bring in international revenue.

Advisors reveal their new year’s resolutions, website ranks firm by advisor misconduct and Woodbury Financial adds three firms.

A $3 million bitcoin scam cost NFL player Darren McFadden potentially $237 million in cryptocurrency gains, why ETFs are just like the beer industry 50 years ago, and how Brooks Bollinger went from football to financial advice.

Advisors believe the market is headed for a correction, AI is no threat to wealth managers and cryptocurrencies are now tracked on the Bloomberg Terminal.

The bitcoin bubble has surpassed all others, affluent investors are more confident in the economy than their retirements and Raymond James gains two teams.

KMS adds Hansen Wealth Management, InvestCloud to provide the tech platform for Chilton Trust and Blue Duck Wealth Management launches new advisor portal.

AdvisorShares launches ETF with exposure to alcohol, cannabis and tobacco stocks, research shows teams are more successful than solo advisors and Fi360 updates Fee Benchmarker.