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.
Advisors Shake Off Interest Rate Fatigue: Fidelity
Interest rates are top of mind for advisors. A new survey from Fidelity Financial Advisor Solutions found that…
John Hancock Investments Lowers Fund Expenses
John Hancock seems to be getting the low-fee message. The company announced in early July that it would…
Employees Value “Do-It-For-Me” Approach to 401(k)s
Assets invested in “guided solutions” (model portfolios and target-date funds combined) have spiked from a little over 17…
Equity Overweights Threaten 401(k) Balances: Fidelity
Fidelity Investments report that the average 401(k) balance dipped slightly during second quarter 2015 to $91,100 from $91,800…
Man on a 401(k) Mission: Tony Robbins Interview
It’s how Tony Robbins rolls. The entrepreneur, author and “America’s No.1 life and business strategist” (self-described) is undeniably great…
Cost Estimate of DOL Fiduciary Proposal Wrong: SBA
Is there revolution in the ranks? In the flood of comments letters from interested stakeholders on the DOL fiduciary…
Two-Thirds of Workers Have Access to Retirement Benefits: DOL
Retirement benefits were available to 66 percent of private industry workers in the United States as of March…
House to Obama: ‘Start Over on Financial Advisor Rule’
Not so fast—that’s the message from several Republicans and Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee urging President…
Top 3 Mutual Funds Held in Retirement Plans: BrightScope
For better or worse, Vanguard and Fidelity rule the retirement plan world. The mutual fund behemoths accounted for…
The Return of Investing Overconfidence?
Lookout, the do-it-yourselfers are back. A new Wells Fargo Affluent Investor survey finds a majority of affluent investors…