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President Barack Obama’s victory positions him to claim a mandate for pushing a proposal through Congress that would let tax cuts expire for top earners and avert $1.2 trillion in automatic spending reductions.

Peng Chen, current chief executive officer of Dimensional Fund Advisors’ Asia (ex-Japan) subsidiaries and Chairman of Dimensional SmartNest (Dimensional Retirement), is adding another title to his resume.

Summit Brokerage Services expanded its team of advisors adding seven advisors over the last five months, the Florida-based company announced Tuesday.

Jeffrey Carney may be looking for new digs and a new gig.

Successful advisors chose their third-party partners wisely so that they can best use their extra time to make a greater impact on the individuals and families they serve.

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

Ninety percent of women report feeling insecure when it came to personal finance and 48% of women agree with the statement, “Investing is scary for me.” These statistics highlight the need for financial advisors working with women to foster financial confidence in their clients as part of the client engagement.

More than 40% of states have poor pension funding ratios, Morningstar municipal credit researcher Rachel Barkley said.

The regulatory overhaul put in place by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 has dramatically reshaped the compliance landscape for investment advisors, with more small firms moving to oversight at the state level, while many large, private fund advisors now find themselves under the purview of the SEC, according to a new survey of advisors.

In addition to the launch of its latest SRI fund, Bethesda, Md.-based Calvert Investments has also announced today the hiring of Amy Mathis as its new director of relationship management.