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
ERISA 3(16) fiduciary plan administrator business is growing, but plan sponsors need to watch out for traps.
Insurer, shrinking its annuity business since 2012, plans enhanced surrender offers
But there's plenty of resistance from plan sponsors
Agency to enforce one IRA-to-IRA rollover every 365 days rule despite earlier interpretation.
If you found yourself reeling from this year's number, take steps now to avoid a repeat. Especially for entrepreneurs, quarterly payments are key.
Six tips could prevent your clients from getting slapped with a four-figure tax bill next year.
Rollovers used to be the 'Wild West' of regulation; now advisers need to watch out for new rules
Agency to enforce one IRA-to-IRA rollover every 365 days rule despite earlier interpretation
All brokers and advisers still are subject to principles of human decency, in addition to compliance rules.
Documents are way too long, information is split up among multiple documents, and the legalese is mystifying
