 In October 2015, Mercado announced his 2016 predictions available on his official website, waltermercado.com.Mercado continued to do public appearances while his www.passionlatinos.com and www.waltermercado.com web property and mobile applications are managed by Entertainment Events AZ.In October 2010, Mercado changed his name to "Shanti Ananda", a translation in Sanskrit of "peace happiness."