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.
Cost of 401(k) Investing Continues Dramatic Decline
The 401(k) and the way it’s structured has taken some recent hits, with critics contending it’s complicated, expensive…
Trump (Again) Touts 401(k) Plan Prowess
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was a much friendlier interview for President Trump than Chris Wallace’s grilling earlier…
Episode 6: Creative Planning’s Peter Mallouk on What’s Right (and Really Wrong) With 401(k)s
Peter Mallouk says 401(k) plans are expensive, overly complex, needlessly complicated and involve too many third parties.…
Police Union Officials Accused of Retirement Plan Theft
It hurts more when done by those sworn to protect. Former state trooper Kenneth Wynder Jr., president of…
IRS Reminds Seniors: No RMD in 2020
The Internal Revenue Service is reminding seniors and retirees that they are not required to take money out of…
Bloomberg’s (Extremely) Bogus 401(k) Fight
“In 2020, there is no tax advantage remaining to the 401(k).” It’s just one of many hot takes…
Generational Saving Surveys Are Divisive Bunk, Empower Says
Millennials are a bunch of whiners, but we agree with Empower Retirement’s larger point. Whether this generation or…
IRS Reveals 2020 ‘Dirty Dozen’ Tax Scams
How many times have we inadvertently clicked on a link, only to realize something is amiss? The angst…
Mutual Fund Flows Best Since Beginning of COVID
Mutual fund and ETF flows for June were the strongest since January, according to Morningstar. Overall, long-term mutual…
Dem Senators Oppose DOL’s ESG Investing Rule
Thirteen Democratic senators submitted a letter Wednesday to Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia in which they voiced opposition to…