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.
This 401(k) Action Plan is So Crazy It Might Work …
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that about half of private sector workers lack coverage from a 401(k)…
401(k) Managed Accounts Coming from Joint MassMutual/Envestnet Initiative
Two 401(k) giants are teaming up. Retirement behemoth MassMutual announced on Tuesday that it joining with Envestnet Retirement…
Advisors Are Worried—Should They Be?
Financial advisors expect the stock market to decline and bond volatility as rates rise. Therefore, alternative and passive…
Fiduciary Rule Critics, Former SEC Chairman Levitt Trade Jabs
Artie ain’t happy. Reuters reports on remarks made by Former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Arthur Levitt…
How Much Do 401(k)s Have in Assets? New Report
That’s trillion with a capital “T.” The Investment Company Institute reports that Americans held $6.8 trillion in all…
401(k) Fail: The Hidden Cost of Defined Contribution Surprises
Who doesn’t love a surprise? Surprise party, surprise gift, surprise trip …. But when it comes to your…
Should 401(k) Participants Worry About Spike in Global Volatility?
Call it the calm before the storm. Cerulli recently analyzed volatility’s “internal divergence effect on emerging market funds.”…
The Top 10 401(k) Target Date Funds Are …
This is just getting boring. The big three—Vanguard, Fidelity and T. Rowe Price—extended their lead in BrightScope’s latest…
Why is IRA Rollover Superstar Ed Slott So Happy?
ED SLOTT won’t let us off the phone. Despite a number of awkward attempts to bring the conversation…
Financial Advisor Use by Client Increases as Trust Decreases
A survey from CFP Board’s 2015 survey of Americans’ perceptions on the U.S. economy and financial advisors shows…