With fall we look backward and forward. We’re calling this edition Tide Check. You’re going to get plenty of vampires & ghouls everywhere else. We’re bringing you crisp winds, stiff sails and beverages with tonic in them. Grab one. Take a moment for yourself. Exhale. Read on.

Peter Thompson shares insights on RetirePath Virginia’s expansion, bringing retirement savings access to over a million workers and offering lessons for other states.

We’re riding a wave of fall energy and retirement innovation into January. Hop aboard the Retirement Security Surfboard for Andrew Remo of ACLI on Making It Pay, State Auto IRAs by the numbers, updates from the states and Washington, Hot Sauce Cool Stuff—and, of course, Pix of the Week.