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.
It’s Official, Target-Date Funds Outperform
Recent Morningstar research has TDF providers popping the bubbly. The Chicago-based research firm released findings from its 2015…
PIMCO Pushes Further Into Equity Space with New Target-Date Funds
PIMCO Investment Management is expanding its new target-date fund offerings, combining active management for fixed income and passive…
LifeLock Introduces 401(k) Theft Protection for the Workplace
LifeLock recently announced its newest product, LifeLock Benefit Elite identity theft protection, which it created specifically for employers…
Survey Shows Hispanics Need Boost In Retirement Planning Knowledge
Here’s a heads-up for retirement plan advisors that target the Hispanic community. MassMutual recently fielded a survey aimed…
Nine in Ten Consumers Believe Financial Advisors Puts Their Interests First
Great news from the consumer front! It seems financial advisors are gaining in trustworthiness and consumer satisfaction. A…
How to Combat the 401(k) Cranks: MarketWatch
Hear, hear! Ignore the nattering nabobs of negativism. Despite a flurry of recent articles to the contrary, MarketWatch…
Major Retirement Fail: 80 Percent of Americans Can’t Pass Basic Quiz
Just 20% of retirement-age Americans can pass a basic quiz on how to make their nest eggs last…
Almost 40 Percent of Non-Retirees Have Given No thought to Retirement Planning: Federal Reserve
Brutal …the new “Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2014” released in May from the…
Two Determinants of 401(k) Investment Success: Research Affiliates
Save well when young; allocate well when old (or rather, not young). Both investor contributions and investment returns…
America’s Middle-Class ‘Graying:’ The New York Times
The young punks think the know everything, but older Americans might have the last laugh. “Supported by income…