With more than 20 years serving financial markets, John Sullivan is the former editor-in-chief of 401(k) Specialist and Investment Advisor magazine and retirement editor of ThinkAdvisor.com. Sullivan is also the former editor of Boomer Market Advisor and Bank Advisor magazines, and has a background in the insurance and investment industries in addition to his journalism roots. Experienced financial services content executive specializing in creative new media delivery. He joined the American Retirement Association in 2023 as Chief Content Officer, overseeing communications for the organization, as well as its sister organizations.
4 Areas of Focus for Retirement Plan Advisors Now
401(k) advisors are more bullish, and plan sponsors more bearish, about plan participants’ retirement readiness than two years…
10 Best Cities for Downsizing in Retirement
A list of municipalities in which selling a home can reap an enormous amount of rental income finds…
5 Positive Retirement Plan Proposals Currently Circling Washington
What’s this? Legislative policy proposals that might actually help? The Employee Benefit Research Institute likes what it sees…
401(k) Fee Fight! Mutual Fund Expense Ratios Fall Again
The cost of investing in equity mutual funds through 401(k) plans fell again in 2018, while the average…
ACA Redux? We Don’t Need a Retirement Plan ‘Public Option’
A pair of academics are out with (yet another) policy proposal to address the retirement crisis, the assumption…
Employees Want More Employer Help with Financial, Mental Health
It appears financial wellness, and its multitude of benefits, is finally getting through. Nearly one in three U.S.…
5 Key Behavioral Insights Into 401k Plan Sponsors
Plan sponsors certainly understand the importance of setting and achieving retirement plan goals, how effective they are in…
Generational Crisis in Financial Advisors: A Major Concern
Advisors are old and it’s a problem. So much so that J.D. Power claims it’s a full-blown “generational…
Fi360 Earns Accreditation for AIF Designation
The AIF is now accredited. Fi360 announced Tuesday that its Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF) designation has been …well,…
Yeah, Right: One in Four Workers Will ‘Never Retire’
A growing number of Americans never plan to retire, believing they’ll work until they drop, but is it…