As the Northern Hemisphere prepares for winter’s arrival, we’re bringing you exciting updates to dive into this October. Cozy up with a blanket and a warm cup of cocoa as we explore the latest in retirement security, including a closer look at the Retirement Savings Report Card, fresh September data on State Auto IRA metrics, key updates from Vermont, and a roundup of this week’s must-reads in Hot Sauce, Cool Stuff. Don’t miss our Pix of the Week to top it all off!

Can you believe we are well into spring? We hope yours is awesome. In this edition we’ve got some great stuff to spice up your day:

• The inimitable Andrew Remo of the American Retirement Association on getting more employers into the retirement system
• Fresh state stats!
• Action notes from California, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon, Virginia, Arkansas, Hawaii, Nevada and Rhode Island.
• Grant Boyken on Early Withdrawals and State Programs
• Hot Sauce that is super hot – new research from Mingli Zhong, Amanda Umpierrez, Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson, David Morse and Angela Antonelli, NIRS, and EBRI. Plus some non-pensions stuff to enrich your day!
• And … PIX of the Week. From two countries. Just sayin.

Refresh:

David Morse: What you want to know about the new Lifetime Income Disclosures!

Fresh 🖨 State Auto IRA metrics

Updates from New Mexico, Wisconsin, California and Colorado.

Grant sez: Patience, Perseverance and Perspective win the day

And, Pix of the Week.