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.
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Benchmarks, Benartzi and a Broader Benefits Perspective: NAPA 401(k) Summit
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DOL’s Acosta Slammed By Judge in Pedophile Epstein Case
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Joe Coughlin, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s MIT AgeLab, often calls Japan “a nursing home on…
3 Steps to Better Tax Treatment of Missing 401(k) Funds
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Serenity Now! How 401(k) Plan Participants Behaved in 2018
Participants get it, and should give themselves (or their 401(k) advisors) a pat on the back.x They stayed…
Would Illiquid Assets in 401(k)s Be Crazy or Constructive?
It’s difficult enough to get plan sponsors and participants covered, educated and invested in retirement saving through the…
Why 401(k)s Will Fuel Trump 2020 Triumph
It’s a sign of our bifurcated times. Every opposition candidate to announce has tacked far left (if not…
Amish Community Targeted in 401(k) Fraud
An alleged Ponzi scheme involving the Amish community is being called a “landmark” case of fraud—not for the…
10 Critical Questions About Retirement Plan Cybersecurity
Congress is taking an interest in cybersecurity specifically as it relates to retirement plans, providers, sponsors and participants.…