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
Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Co. and Cigna Corp. have agreed to pay $35 million to settle a…
Official calls economic analysis "robust," says process is completely transparent.
Center for Due Diligence says performance of fund giant's TDFs lags large competitors'
The bond market's struggles have ignited investor interest in fixed annuities, though the products come with warnings, as insurers deal with the same rate pressure as bond owners.
Economy, Medicare factor into new Fidelity forecast but decline is only temporary
Survey shows 401(k) clients at smaller businesses expecting ramped-up service; fees the only thing they want less of
As life insurers alter variable annuity contract language and implement other changes to escape from their large VA…
The Roth IRA was just one of the provisions created in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, but…
The first boomers turned 65 in 2010 — and suddenly advisers had to think less about accumulation, more about principal protection
