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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VA clients holding on to their VAs instead of surrendering them
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2012
VA clients holding on to their VAs instead of surrendering them

VA clients are less likely to surrender their variable annuities, as living benefits retain high value

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2012
OSU, Pickens come up empty in insurance battle

Lincoln may get more defensive with MoneyGuard hybrid
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 15, 2012
Lincoln may get more defensive with MoneyGuard hybrid

Insurer mulling raising fees and cutting benefits on popular product; low interest rates to blame

NEWS RIAS MAR 14, 2012
Low rates pressure financial adviser income

VA sales reach record levels, but have they topped out?
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 14, 2012
VA sales reach record levels, but have they topped out?

In the third-quarter, variable annuity sales surged, thanks in large part to MetLife Inc. But the jury is out on how the major insurers' decision to pare back offerings might affect overall VA sales.

Putnam CEO calls for new regulator to oversee lifetime-income products
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 13, 2012
Putnam CEO calls for new regulator to oversee lifetime-income products

Putnam Investments ceo Bob Reynolds today called for the establishment of a regulatory body to approve lifetime-income products.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 13, 2012
Oklahoma State U., T. Boone Pickens tangle with Lincoln National

Oklahoma State University's athletic fund and Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. are embroiled in a legal flap over a failed charitable-insurance-funding plan.

Guggenheim scoops up insurer to build fixed indexed annuities
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 08, 2012
Guggenheim scoops up insurer to build fixed indexed annuities

Guggenheim Partners LLC is ramping up its presence in the fixed-indexed-annuity realm with the purchase of an insurer

Ruling is Stoli setback for Principal Life
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 06, 2012
Ruling is Stoli setback for Principal Life

A federal court decision in Pennsylvania has notched a win for life settlement investors.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 05, 2012
Updated stable-value funds making a comeback