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.
Deep Trust, Knowledge, Experience Drives Innovative TPA Model
A new and unique third party administrator (TPA) organization launched Monday, one meant to compete with—and act as an…
March 1, 2021
March Top Advisor by Participant Outcomes (TAPO)—Brent Sheppard
Private Equity Opportunity PRIVATE EQUITY IS KNOWN for taking over, cleaning house, and making the targeted company more…
February 26, 2021
TAPO TV: Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts in 401(k) plans—Yea or Nay?
Should participants invest in, and trade, individual securities within their 401k through self-directed brokerage accounts (SBDA)? Does it…
February 26, 2021
Workers (Really) Like 401(k) and Defined Contribution Plan Features
Most Americans are confident that 401(k)s and other defined contribution (DC) retirement accounts can help meet their retirement…
February 25, 2021
Simple and Sophisticated: the OneAmerica ComboPlan Retirement Product is Revolutionizing the Tax-Exempt Market
Article Presented By: “One of the things we do best is listen to customer needs and translate them…
February 24, 2021
Yellen Bashes Bitcoin as Volatile, Inefficient, Illicit
Remarks from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about cryptocurrency at the New York Times DealBook conference sent red-hot Bitcoin…
February 22, 2021
IRS Extends Tax Deadlines, Provides Relief for Texas Storm Victims
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on Monday that victims of this month’s winter storms in Texas will…
February 22, 2021
Episode 20: NBC Financial Editor Jean Chatzky on Defining and Measuring Financial Wellness Success
Sponsored By: Is financial wellness actually working and is the general public even familiar with the term? Jean…
February 22, 2021
Retirement Readiness: How Plan Participants Are Faring in 2021
How are 401(k) participants reacting to all that’s happening, and how does it compare with the complexities of…
February 18, 2021
Two TAPOs Team in Latest 401k Firm M&A Activity
Merger mania continues. OneDigital Investment Advisors announced has acquired Atlanta Retirement Partners (ARP). OneDigital says it pursued the…
February 17, 2021
