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.
HSAs Increasingly Positioned as Retirement Savings Tools
Plan sponsors are increasingly positioning health savings accounts (HSA) as retirement savings vehicles rather than healthcare spending tools,…
DOL Announces Estimated Income Rule for Retirement Plan Participants
Workers receive an ongoing lifetime income estimation from Social Security, and now they will from employer-sponsored plans as…
Top 5 401(k) Firms For Participant Communication During COVID
In understandably anxious times for 401(k) participants, which companies are consistently communicating in a quality manner about COVID’s…
COVID’s Alarming Impact on Income: By the Numbers
Not that it’s necessarily a surprise, but concerning nonetheless. Approximately one-third (31%) of respondents have lost their entire…
Breaking Bad Behavior: Americans Leave Retirement Savings Alone
A bit of good behavioral news from Empower Retirement. The recordkeeping giant’s Empower Institute finds that “Americans are…
Where Are We in 401(k) Recovery?
As the stock market continues to rebound from March lows, 401(k)s are trending higher right along with it.…
Critical Benefits of the Retirement/Wealth Management Convergence
What’s considered business casual for a 61-year-old child of the 1970s? A vintage Stevie Nicks t-shirt and jean…
Do 401(k) Menus Suffer from a Generation Gap?
Traditionally, fixed-income investments have been used to reduce a portfolio’s overall volatility to an acceptable level without significantly…
John Hancock Waives Recordkeeping Fees
401(k) Fee Waiver offered by John Hancock helps eligible plans cut recordkeeping costs and support small businesses during tough times.
Senators Want Billionaire ‘Wealth Tax’ to Fund All Medical Expenses
Democratic Senators Bernie Sanders, Ed Markey and Kirsten Gillibrand have introduced a 60% tax on what they say…