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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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 01, 2012
Shrunken Social Security figures into advisers' plans

The Hartford to sell bank that qualified it for TARP money
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 30, 2012
The Hartford to sell bank that qualified it for TARP money

Insurer said it will sell Federal Trust after owning it for less than two years; carrier paid $10M for bank, received $3.4B in government bail-out funds

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2012
Bought for $881, this LTC policy pays out $1.7M

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2012
Hutcheson worked for giant pension fund

In an apparent first, a public pension plan files for bankruptcy
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 27, 2012
In an apparent first, a public pension plan files for bankruptcy

Northern Mariana Islands plan in deep trench, with $268M in assets, $911M in liabilities

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 26, 2012
Not all female clients are cautious investors

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 25, 2012
Occupy Wall Street draws mixed reactions from advisers

A majority of financial advisers don't support the Occupy Wall Street movement, but they are more evenly split when it comes to the broad themes espoused by the protesters: imposing higher taxes on the wealthy and tougher regulations on big banks

Applying fiduciary rule to IRAs would be especially painful: Report
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 24, 2012
Applying fiduciary rule to IRAs would be especially painful: Report

Study on the price tag of applying fiduciary rule to IRAs shows huge costs, diminished access and service

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2012
In rejiggering, MetLife to curb VA sales, roll out health insurance

Carrier aims to pull away from 'capital-intensive' products — including annuities

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2012
Hutcheson case highlights risks for advisers