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It’s been a rough week for financial advisers whose clients are wealthy Republicans. “John Burke, chief executive of Iselin, New Jersey-based Burke Financial Strategies, says,’I’ve never seen people so upset about anything in politics.’” Some conservatives, however, are coping nicely believing that Washington will make a deal about the fiscal…

Top tax-writers, Reps. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and Sandy Levin (D-Mich.), were both reelected Tuesday and will be “key players in a Congress where tax reform could prove a central issue.”

There are certain attributes that lead to successful people. If you want to be successful, follow these eight good habits. And if you fail, try again.

“Almost immediately after the elections, the next big talking point…{will be the] fiscal cliff…. Some economists say the tax increases and spending cuts in the existing agreement could shave as much as 4 percent off G.D.P. if they are not renegotiated. Already, executives say that the uncertainty over the outcome…

Are you looking to start a website or tech start-up but don’t have the skills or know-how to do it? To be successful you need a good budget plan as well as a knowledge base of where to find “talent” in the tech industry. Here are some tips to get…

“You can’t pick up a newspaper or go online this fall without seeing stories about the coming “tax cliff” or “taxmageddon”—the time at the end of this year when the current tax rates for income, capital gains, gifts, and estates are scheduled to expire. Mostly overlooked by the news media…

According to Maria Mitchel, President of Amdec, it’s more realistic to judge people’s work ethic using a lot of gray rather than black and white. In other words, she’s learned throughout her career “to listen better to other people’s ideas and take them, not just listen to them. [She’s] learned…

“Over the past six years I’ve looked at more than 2,000 ideas — products, services, processes and strategies. Those that achieved the maximum effect had an elegant, minimalist approach.”

“Politicians, economists and now CEOs are sounding the alarm over “taxmaggedon” and its potential impact on the near-term economy. But all indications seem to suggest that ordinary consumers aren’t terribly concerned, even if they are aware of the economic uncertainty on the horizon.”

“On Thursday, 15 of the nation’s largest financial companies warned President Obama and Congress in a letter that interest rates could spike significantly if policymakers do not agree to stop the series of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts and replace them with a long-term plan to tame the federal…