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.
Labor Secretary Acosta Under Fire for Sweetheart Pedophile Deal
Update per McClatchy: Trump labor secretary out of running for attorney general after Miami Herald report. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta…
Where Are We With 401(k) Collective Investment Trust Growth?
Collective Investment Trusts continue their comeback, with Cerulli Associates noting that recent growth in CIT assets can be…
Breaking Bad (Behavior)—Are We Hardwired to Hate 401k Saving?
Dismal savings rates by the majority of the public put people decidedly in the grasshopper camp, but the…
Here We Go—5 Retirement Plan Predictions for 2019
It’s that time of year—the annual look ahead (often anxiously) to what awaits in the New Year, with…
Why 401(k) Advisors Are Critically Important in the Current Market Environment
Income is the outcome. It’s cliché but incredibly true. New research from Voya Financial finds (unsurprisingly) that people…
House Introduces Major Tax, Retirement Savings Legislation
Lame duck legislative action late Monday produced a 300-page package designed to positively impact Americans’ retirement savings and…
Dems Double Down on Federal DB Disaster
Equal COLA Act ensures fairness for Federal Employees Retirement System retirees by aligning cost-of-living adjustments with CSRS for better retirement protection.
Surprising Fallout in 401(k) Fiduciary Fraud Case
The ongoing saga involving alleged husband and wife grifters Jeff and Wendy Richie, proprietors of Vantage Benefits Administrators,…
Something Crazy’s About to Happen With That Generational Wealth Transfer
First it was $18 trillion, then $35 trillion, then $41 trillion—and now? Cerulli says cynical Gen X will…
MyRA Makes A Comeback (No, Seriously)
Forget RESA, it’s all about EASA.Fresh from reclaiming their congressional prize, Democrats introduced the Encouraging Americans to Save Act.