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.
401k Fail? Women Pre-Retirees Worse Off than a Generation Ago
Women 401k participants in their 50s are more “financially fragile” than they were just one generation ago, according…
Massachusetts Advisors Fail 401(k) Fiduciary Test
401(k) fiduciary rule leaves many Massachusetts advisors uncertain about business impact and obligations to retirement investors.
34 Questions, Answers About the 401(k) Fiduciary Rule: DOL
You’ve got questions—they’ve got answers. Phyllis Borzi, chief cheerleader for the DOL’s Conflict of Interest (meaning 401(k) fiduciary) Rule, took…
ETFs Continue their Climb, But When Will they Hit 401ks?
While more than two-thirds of advisors expect to increase their use of exchange traded funds (ETF) in the…
IRS Releases 401(k), IRA Contribution Limits for 2017
The contribution limit for 401(k) plan participants will remain unchanged next year at $18,000, as will the limit…
Tony Robbins and Surrender Fees — Really?
Whatever the advisor’s personal bias for or against Tony Robbins, he’s making a splash in the 401(k) space,…
How to Address (Never-Ending) Millennial 401(k) Demands
It’s isn’t easy, but well-worth it for 401(k) advisors who figure it out. Riskalyze product manager Dane Kurtz clues…
New 401(k) Target Date Tool to Calm Fiduciary Concerns
Target Date Fund comparison made easy with John Hancock’s PathFinder tool to help advisors analyze 401(k) investment options.
How Will 401(k)s Perform Over the Next Decade?
An accurate reflection of the New Normal, or another pessimistic 401(k) prediction destined to pass? “Portfolios dominated by…
How to Transition from 401(k) ‘C’ to Fee
Will the 401(k) to IRA rollover tsunami ever reach shore, or will the DOL’s fiduciary breakwater slow it to…