As September wraps up, take a moment to recharge! Grab a drink and dive into insights on stronger teams driving retirement success, fresh state metrics, updates from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, and Maryland, and the link between financial experience and competence. Don’t miss Hot Sauce, cool finds, and Pix of the Week as we go west. Let’s go!

❤️ It’s the season of love, affection, and a little pampering! Celebrate with joy and let us help you catch up on the latest in retirement security. Grab some chocolates, get cozy, and dive in!

This edition features Mateo Galindo Lozano of CHCF on Planificación de Jubilación in community, key updates from Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Oregon, a hot take on SECURE 2.0 employer incentives, Hot Sauce and cool finds, and Pix of the Week. Enjoy!

It’s May, so that means summer is almost here – right?! If the weather starts to warm up where you are, crack those windows open – we hope you’re working remotely -- and let the fresh air waft through your space while you catch up on what is going on in the world of retirement security. You will not want to miss:

• Small employer plans, technology, fees, Auto IRAs, and more with insider J.D. Carlson

• State metrics – we’ve got the latest!

• Updates from California, Colorado, New Mexico, Connecticut, Maine, Virginia, and Hawaii

• The Next Generation. Expert Joel Metlen weighs in

• Hot Sauce! … 2 events you won’t want to miss TODAY and TOMORROW, plus what’s really working in the DEI space right now, and why you care

• And we got your PIX of the Week!