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Tim Ryan says focus should be on moving forward with Dodd-Frank and addressing the fiscal cliff.

The elections mostly delivered the status quo, but raised a host of questions about how lawmakers will tackle the fiscal cliff, big bank breakups and housing finance reform.

As advisors scramble to make an impression on prospective clients, one valuable tool is becoming increasingly apparent – blogging.

“Last night’s speech showed that he knows that he needs the whole country engaged and to work with him,” BNY Mellon Investment Management CEO Curtis Arledge said of President Obama.

When the concept of retirement was first mainstreamed in America in the 1930’s, it was largely viewed as having “one foot already in the grave.” For many baby boomers today, it might well mean the same thing.

The election results virtually guarantee that key portions of health care legislation passed in 2010 will go into effect next year, as scheduled. Thus, many clients will face a 3.8% surtax on investment income.

Advisors can calm clients who wanted a Romney victory.

In response to the damage and disruption inflicted by Hurricane Sandy, the Securities and Exchange Commission has confirmed that it will extend the deadline for regulatory filings for publicly traded companies, investment advisors and other regulated entities.

Total estimated outflows from long-term mutual funds were $488 million for the week ended Wednesday, October 31, according to data from the Investment Company Institute.

With four more years of the Obama administration, members of the financial advisory industry share their perspectives on what the win means for the industry and the clients they serve.