Can you believe it? As we say farewell to August, September has blasted in. This week, RSM is dropping the summer s-t-r-e-t-c-h and resuming its bi-weekly schedule. Stop thinking about baseball, or your kids, grab a refreshing beverage, and get ready to ease into fall with some content to make you smarter, better, and faster. We said it.

• Fall Season - Getting Ready for 2024! And tips for the rest of 2023

• Frrreshhh state metrics vs. the much anticipated $1 billion in assets milestone

• Updates from California, Colorado + Maine, Illinois and Massachusetts

• Best Practices: We go blue.

• Hot Sauce! and some cooool stuff

• … PIC of the Week! Just one.

While you’re busy with the hustle and bustle with friends, family, and your community all preparing to celebrate the big holidays, don’t forget to pause and nourish yourself a bit along the way. Curl up for a moment in those footie socks with some wassail and catch yourself up:

• Martha Deevy on optimizing 100-year lives and the importance of financial resiliency

• Key updates from California, Colorado, Delaware, Maryland, New York State, and Virginia

• DCIIA, The Aspen Institute, and Morningstar – joint venture in expanding equitable retirement

• What’s one piece of hopeful news you heard this week? – check out Hot Sauce and Cool Stuff

• Pix of the week to boost your day

This week we have the pleasure of chatting with Martha Deevy of the Stanford Center on Longevity.