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.
Troubling Trend in 401(k) Company Stock: Bloomberg
Enron? What’s Enron? Bloomberg reports on a troubling fact; 20 percent of the top 50 companies in the…
Americans Lack Distribution Plans for Retirement Savings: Survey
Accumulation is so yesterday; now it’s all about distribution planning, or should be, according to Pentegra Retirement Services.…
Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Changing Tax Incentives for Retirement Saving: ICI Survey
That’s the overwhelming message from a strong majority of U.S. households—including those with and those without retirement plan…
Retirement Plan Participants Tend to Stay the Course: ICI Data
Following on the heels of company-specific studies that found similar results, the Investment Company Institute’s (ICI) latest study…
401(k) Auto-Enrollment Violates Patents: Lawsuit
T. Rowe Price finds itself in the litigation crosshairs, according to a recent blog in The Wall Street…
E-Delivery of Plan Documents Could save $500 Billion Annually: SPARK Institute
The SPARK Institute, a retirement plan industry advocacy organization, recently released a comprehensive white paper which examines the…
Oregon House Passes State 401(k) Plan: Portland Business Journal
A plan that would allow all Oregon residents to establish retirement savings accounts has made it through Oregon’s…
Gen X Low on Retirement Optimism: Northwestern Mutual
Not a big surprise, given the generation’s reputation. Despite a recent PNC Financial Services Group study to the…
Participation in 401(k)s Rise as More Companies Auto-Enroll
Wells Fargo has provided more evidence of the effectiveness of auto-enrollment, announcing an uptick in the participation rates…
‘Small Businesses Threatened by Fiduciary Proposal:’ Chamber of Commerce
Hands off the little guys; that’s the message contained in a new report from ERISA attorney Bradford Campbell…