As nature gears up for its final spectacle before winter in the Northern Hemisphere, we've got some exciting news. Grab your blanket, a steaming cup of cocoa, and get ready to dive into the world of retirement security matters this October.

• Retirement Savings Report Card: When “C” Isn't Cool

• State Auto IRA Metrics - September Data Update

• Key updates from Vermont

• Hot Sauce, Cool Stuff: this week's must reads

• Pix of the week

Hurrah June - you bring something for everyone! We've just celebrated our Memorials, and now we are headed toward Juneteenth on our way through Pride month. Yes, we like inclusivity. So, grab your iced coffee and let's catch you up on retirement savings coverage, innovation, and inclusion:

• Making retirement savings an inclusive instrument of wealth creation

• State metrics

• Updates from California, Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, and Nevada

• Pat GPT on how generative AI can be used to solve today’s challenging retirement, saving access, and inclusion puzzles

• Hot Sauce! …

• And celebrating family in our PIX of the Week!

Friends – It's our favorite time of year - April is Retirement Security Month! Grab your coffee and join us to sharpen your insights and information. Here's a sampling of what's going on locally, and in a few other parts of the world:

• Jasper Forum's John Mitchem and Jorik Van Zanden: cultural differences impact retirement thinking in the Eurozone, Australia, and the US

• Frrresshhhh state metrics - closing in on $750 million

• Key updates from California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota and North Carolina ... and we're saving some goodies for the next edition

• Are Millennials getting a Watered Down Deal ?

• Hot Sauce and Cool Stuff

• … and Pix of the week!