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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“Being told what to do is bad for me,” Bill Chetney deadpanned at the start of the first…
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For better or worse, pooled plans are all the rage, a solution to the vexing problem of cost-effective…
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Good news—401k participants got the message and maintained their behavior during the pandemic, with nearly four in five…
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