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.
More Bad News for Variable Annuities in Wake of DOL Fiduciary Rule
Variable annuities will continue to feel the negative effects of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Conflict of Interest Rule,…
Target date Funds Focus of Wells Fargo 401(k) Suit
Wells Fargo faces a new lawsuit claiming 401(k) self-dealing on the part of $3 billion of employee retirement…
Shock (Not)! Media Hypes Retirement Savings ‘Crisis’
The retirement savings crisis is overblown. Not at all shocking in an era of sensationalized, 24-hour cable news, but…
Disney 401(k) Fiduciary Lawsuit Dismissed
It’s once again “The Happiest Place on Earth.” The Walt Disney Co. successfully repelled the dark minions of the…
GAO Report Slams ‘Costly’ 401k Vesting Policies
A survey of company 401k vesting policies and schedules by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds outdated rules that…
EBRI Calls 401(k) Participation Rates into Question, Again
401(k) participation rates face discrepancies due to Census survey changes, raising concerns about retirement plan data accuracy.
A Way Back for Active Management 401(k) Flows?
Europe is where it’s at. Wait …what? Just months after the Brexit shock, active mutual funds focused on…
4 Steps to Better 401(k) Participant Outcomes
401(k) participant outcomes is quickly gaining on “financial wellness” as the phase du jour for providers and advisors, and…
BlackRock Goes Big(ger) With ‘Smart Beta’ 401k Target Date Fund
Smart beta got another shot in the arm with Blackrock’s announcement of its new 401k target date fund…
Calls Quickly Grow to Kill 401(k) Fiduciary Fiat
Momentum is heading in one direction, but whether it will be enough is yet to be seen. Rep. Jeb…