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.
January Top Advisor by Participant Outcomes (TAPO)—Brian Hartstein
Raised in Retirement Plans “I’m an intense guy from New Jersey, so I speak very quickly,” Brian Hartstein…
No Improvement in Pension Funding Despite Stock Market Rise
The funded status of the nation’s largest corporate pension plans started and finished 2020 at the same level.…
Top 401(k) Product Story of 2020: Vanguard Recordkeeping Outsourced
Hardly surprising that the top investment product story of 2020 would involve Vanguard. The low-cost provider shocked the…
Trump Names Elad Roisman as New SEC Chair
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that President Donald Trump designated Elad L. Roisman as Acting Chairman…
Top 401(k) Political Story of 2020: Will Biden Swap Tax Breaks for Credits?
He’s slowing his roll on a number of issues now that the election is behind him, but what…
Top 401(k) Client Acquisition Story of 2020: Best/Worst States to Retire
Blacktower Financial Management Group released an interesting report all the way back in June (which feels like a…
Episode 16—Nevin Adams, Chief Content Officer at the American Retirement Association, on the BIG Retirement Story of 2020
“2020 has certainly been one long, enduring rainy day.” We needed a clear thinker with a comprehensive view…
Top Tips and Techniques for Superior 401(k) Advisor Videos
Laura Garfield, Co-Founder of Idea Decanter, joined Ross Marino’s OUTCOMES Podcast this week to discuss tips and techniques…
Billionaire Bill Gross Loses Bizarre ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Theme Song Suit
The strange saga of billionaire bond king Bill Gross and his bizarre behavior ended just before Christmas, with…
Women’s Retirement Becoming Even Riskier Amid COVID
One in four women workers who are employed or recently unemployed say their confidence in their ability to…