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.
Disney Sued as 401(k) Returns Magically Disappear
Oh, come on! Now they’re going after Mickey? “The Happiest Place on Earth” is a little sadder today with…
401(k) Audits Skyrocket in Past Two Years
What’s eating at employers? 401(k) plan sponsors rank investment volatility, benefit costs and regulatory compliance as their top…
American Century Sued By Employees Over 401(k) Plan
Transamerica, Ameriprise Financial, MassMutual and now American Century. Financial services and mutual fund companies are increasingly the targets…
‘401(k)-Like’ Plans in Higher Education: A Growing Opportunity
Smarty-pants professors might benefit from a “401(k)-like plan,” research from Cerulli Associates finds, further opening defined contribution plans—or…
MassMutual Expands 401(k) Market Presence with Metlife Advisor Purchase
The industry awoke to hangovers, spent fireworks and MassMutual’s acquisition of MetLife’s U.S. retail advisor force—the MetLife Premier Client…
Hillary Clinton’s Big, Bad 401(k) Brexit Behavior
It’s an election year, and we’re not naïve—but it would be nice if just once (once!) politicians didn’t…
M&A Alert! Guardian Sells 401(k) Business to Ameritas
Guardian gets out (of the 401(k) business—that is). Lincoln, Nebraska-based Ameritas Life Insurance announced Thursday that it has signed…
Implications from ‘Brexit’ and Beyond
On Thursday, the citizens of the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU). The markets…
401(k) Robo-Advisor Betterment Halted Trading During Brexit: WSJ
Our robot overlords won’t be pleased. The Wall Street Journal reports that high-profile 401(k) robo-advisor Betterment, described as…
Fidelity Goes All Vanguard, Lowers Expenses on 27 Funds
Another skirmish in the fight for low fees has Fidelity Investments reducing total expenses on 27 of its equity…