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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

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Sweet ERISA: Pru wins in court, seals pension transfer with Verizon

Judge finds no violation of retirement law, rejects retirees' bid to block D-B handoff

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Hold the phone: Retirees aim to block Verizon pension pass to Pru

Non-union workers file suit, allege breach of fiduciary duty, failure to provide disclosure

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Verizon-Pru deal the latest move to reduce pension liability

Some 41,000 retired managers of Verizon Communications Inc. soon will be receiving their monthly pension benefit via an…

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Protective Life spends $1 billion for MONY business

Deal includes acquisition of Axa's MONY Life Insurance, reinsuring a block of life policies.

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  • ETFs
  • March 31, 2013

Focus on fees in 401(k)s

Labor Department disclosures encourage more consideration of "cheap' ETFs in plans

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Advisers can boost retirement readiness but calculators can do more

Advisers can boost retirement readiness but calculators can do more. So, are your clients listening to you?

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Regs leave 401(k) business ‘wide open’ for advisers

When it comes to retirement plans, more-stringent regulations could turn out to be a blessing in disguise for…

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  • March 27, 2013

DOL’s fiduciary proposal expected to rankle reps

Could be a case of regulation that is 'too much' and goes 'too far' accoring to critics

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InvestmentNews launches ‘The Career Center’

InvestmentNews has launched a jobs board, The Career Center, at Investment News.com/careers that provides financial advisers with information about employment opportunities.

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SEC says Illinois misled investors over pension funding

The SEC today slapped Illinois with fraud charges, claiming the state raised $2.2B in bond offerings without disclosing the massive hole in its pension funding.