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 401(k) Participants Relying on Gut Instinct
If anyone needs yet another reason to offer 401(k) investment advice, this may be it. According to Lincoln…
Cetera Goes Big in 401(k) Space
Cetera Financial Group wants to help 401(k) advisors get ahead of all but certain fiduciary requirements just around…
Solid Returns or Sexist Jerks? ‘Gender Diversity’ ETFs
Is it an idea with promise or corporate pandering? The Wall Street Journal’s resident egghead Jason Zweig once…
Why 401(k) Plan Participant Inaction is a Beautiful Thing
401(k) participants are behaving much better, according to T. Rowe Price. Less than 2 percent of the company’s…
What Happens When 401(k) Auto-Enrollment Goes Wrong?
All hail auto-enrollment! It’s unquestionably a boon for enrollment rates, and 401(k) retirement preparedness overall. Acting in concert…
Why this 401(k) Plan Sponsor is Suing the IRS
Engaged in revenue sharing relationships in the past? Maybe a small fiduciary breach that might have once been…
How Stable is Stable Value for 401(k)s?
Without a doubt, stable value funds are experiencing a resurgence of sorts in the wake of money market…
Vanguard Introduces Low Cost Actively-Managed Mutual Fund
John Bogle’s almost evangelical zeal for passive strategies often masks the fact that he does nonetheless advocate for…
401(k) Sentiment Overwhelmingly Positive
Whom to believe? Despite recent headlines to the contrary, the majority of non-retired investors who have a 401(k)—91…
401(k) Advisors Do Well By Doing Good
We don’t normally cover regional events, but this one was too good to pass up. For years Jason Chepenik,…