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.
Majority of Workers Still Worried About Funding their Senior Years
We’re headed in the right direction, but there’s still a long way to go. More consumers feel secure…
Why the 401(k) Opportunity is so Big for Advisors
A recent study from the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at The New School titled “Are U.S.…
Voya Hires ‘CEO of Retirement’ to Aid 401(k) Business
Voya Financial, widely recognized as “formerly ING,” proudly announced in late April that Charles Nelson will strengthen its…
Top 20 Most Popular Mutual Funds in 401(k)s
As we all learned in high school, the most popular isn’t necessarily the best. Yet Kiplinger recently teamed…
Target-Date Funds Dominate 401(k) Investments
They’re controversial and initially failed to perform to expectations. While this could describe many investment products currently available,…
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in 401(k) Fiduciary Case
Kickbacks, betrayal, multimillion dollar amounts and even the Supreme Court—Tibble v. Edison International would appear to have it…
RMD Rules Set to Change for Individuals with Lower Account Balances
The Obama Administration quietly inserted a change in the rules for minimum required distributions (RMD) earlier this year…
Reason No. 597 Why 401(k)s are so Important
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself—and a lack of retirement funding. A recent nationwide…
One-in-Five Elderly Die Broke – Are 401(k)s to Blame?
Need a little reminder of why retirement plan advisors do what they do? The Employee Benefit Research Institute…
Obama Administration Slow to Roll Out myRA
The Treasury Department is rolling out its new myRA retirement account proposal very cautiously and with little fanfare,…