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.
The Difference Between Good Advice and Effective Advice
Learn how workplace culture and retirement readiness align in Lisa Petronio’s insights on guiding sponsors toward stronger plan designs.
You’re Unprepared for Retirement, but It’s Not Your Fault
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Top 10 Retirement Cities All Have This in Common
A roundup of the best cities to retire finds one consistent ingredient, low taxes. Whether it’s correlation or…
What Ranks as the Top Retirement Worry for Participants?
Is ignorance fueling participants’ retirement paranoia? Americans rank inflation as their main economic worry, yet wildly overestimate the…
401(k) Plan Sponsor Steals Proceeds for Country Club Creature Comforts
A 66-year old former owner of a lighting fixtures company will spend 3.5 years in prison for stealing…
How to get Young People to Invest for Retirement—Now
Millennial retirement savings can grow faster with tech-focused investments like the Nasdaq 100 in employer 401(k) plans.
4 Ways Employers Can Better Promote Retirement Security
Disturbing, but far from surprising; almost 70 percent of employers believe most of their employees could work to…
One Major Fiduciary Rule Criticism Doesn’t Hold Up
Fiduciary Rule protects retirement savers from conflicted advice, ensuring fair access to investments and stronger financial security.
The Latest in 401(k) Advisor Tech
Technology advancements continue in a retirement advisor industry that sorely needs them. This company is the latest with an upgrade.
As Markets Rise, Advisor Concerns Switch to Downside Risk
Sequence-of-return and the danger of retiring into a down-market are well-documented, something of which advisors are aware, but what about participants?