As September's final week comes into view, it's hard to believe how swiftly time has flown. You need a break! So, grab a beverage, settle in, and get ready to savor some content that will send you into October enriched and inspired.

• Driving better results in retirement outcomes with stronger teams

• Frrreshhh state metrics

• Updates from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, and Maryland

• What’s the link between financial experience and financial competence

• Hot Sauce! and some cooool stuff

• … PIX of the Week! We go west

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!

What’s special about Maryland$aves? Lots of things! We had a chance to catch up with program board chair the Honorable Josh Gotbaum and executive director Glenn Simmons as the program is going live - about four innovations and the realities of rolling out a new statewide program. Read on for the inside scoop.