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.
Fidelity Chair Johnson Explains Shocking Fee Change
More about Fidelity International’s surprise announcement last week that it will charge lower fees for underperformance and higher fees…
What Nobel Laureate Thaler Told Us About 401(k)s
Behavioral economics’ impact is primarily felt in retirement plan participation and administration, something famed University of Chicago professor Richard…
What Are Top 401(k) Advisors Doing About Participant Outcomes?
Participant outcomes are what it’s all about, so what are top advisors doing to ensure an affordable quality…
Two Tech Bigs Team for ‘Digital 401(k)’ Experience
FinTech giants Vestwell and Riskalyze announced a new joint offering at the Fearless Investing Summit in Lake Tahoe on Thursday.…
October 2017 Top Advisor By Participant Outcomes (TAPO)
Simple, Effective and Fun The retirement plan industry has done very well with innovation—target date funds, retirement income,…
What Do Workers Think of State-Sponsored Retirement Plans?
Should government get (more) involved in retirement planning? Yes, if a new survey from The Pew Charitable Trusts…
401(k) Advisors Get Boost With Compliant Texting Capabilities
More than 80 percent of Americans text regularly, making it the fastest and easiest way to communicate, according to Pew…
More Diversification in Target-Date Fund Options
While the number of target-date funds has grown significantly in recent years, their “overall construct has largely stayed the same."
Fidelity Just Made a ‘Bold’ Move With Fees
They’re mad as h(eck), and they’re not going to take this anymore. After getting repeatedly spanked by their…
Broker-Dealers Under Fire from Variety of Sources
We all know it, Cerulli solidifies it. The latest report from the Boston-based research and consulting firm names…