Darla Mercado

Darla Mercado writes about retirement issues and products, including taxes, annuities and 401(k) plans. She welcomes feedback and tips from readers on interesting topics. Outside of the newsroom, Darla spends her time inline skating, biking, running and swimming. She Tweets at: @Darla_Mercado

Darla Mercado
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Allianz Life to raise roll-up rates on VA rider
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 02, 2012
Allianz Life to raise roll-up rates on VA rider

Surprise! Big insurer launches new VA
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 02, 2012
Surprise! Big insurer launches new VA

New York Life going where other carriers fear to tread; risk management key

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 02, 2012
Adviser opening: Covering retirees

LPL looks to goose VA sales
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 02, 2012
LPL looks to goose VA sales

Creates new tools to help advisers better explain variable annuities to clients; many B-Ds seeing falloff in business

Welcome to the job: American College CEO blasts new FPA boss
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 01, 2012
Welcome to the job: American College CEO blasts new FPA boss

Barton slams Schadle's comments to <i>InvestmentNews</i> about single designation; 'believing in a monopoly only adds to their headaches'

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2012
Women facing 'retirement income glass ceiling'

Women face a unique set of hurdles when it comes to saving for retirement, and those difficulties set them far behind men once they stop working.

AllianceBernstein finds anchor tenant for customized retirement fund
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 27, 2012
AllianceBernstein finds anchor tenant for customized retirement fund

Product includes a lifetime withdrawal benefit backed by trio of insurers; UT says yes

Advisers mostly going down dead end with marketing spend
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 26, 2012
Advisers mostly going down dead end with marketing spend

If you build it &#8212; a website, that is &#8212; they may not come; referrals seen as the key

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 23, 2012
Security hinges on planning, not performance

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 21, 2012
Life insurance execs: Plenty of capacity for variable annuity business

Product features and pricing becoming 'rational' amid market tumult, low rates