As nature gears up for its final spectacle before winter in the Northern Hemisphere, we've got some exciting news. Grab your blanket, a steaming cup of cocoa, and get ready to dive into the world of retirement security matters this October.

• Retirement Savings Report Card: When “C” Isn't Cool

• State Auto IRA Metrics - September Data Update

• Key updates from Vermont

• Hot Sauce, Cool Stuff: this week's must reads

• Pix of the week

• What financial advisors think about Auto IRAs: Alice Tang in Oregon

• What metric has just crossed 50,000? *Fresh* state stats!

• Updates from California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, and Oregon

• Lorie Latham on Retirement Program oversight: Five Tips from a Pro

• Hot Sauce … new proposal, new research, and some fun stuff

• Pix of the Week! snow, broken bones, dogs, toilet paper … we got it all

• We’ve got some welcome October rains going on here. Pull up a cushion and a blanket, grab a hot cocoa, and enjoy some perspectives from a warmer place:

• Greece and Retirement. We publish this view in its glorious entirety. Scrolling alert.