What’s one year old and has 40,000 new savers? You guessed it – it’s Colorado’s Secure Choice retirement savings program. We caught up with Treasurer Dave Young and Executive Director Hunter Railey to get the latest news from the Rocky Mountain State. Keen observations, innovation, and some sage advice ahead. Read on!

Spring has arrived, bringing warmer days, fresh blooms, and a sense of renewal. It’s the season of flowers, Easter eggs, spring cleaning, and new beginnings—and a great time to dive into the latest in retirement savings innovation. This week, Mark Iwry takes a future-focused look at SECURE 2.0, we share fresh numbers from the states, key updates from Maine, Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico, Hot Sauce and cool finds, and Pix of the Week. Let’s get started!

This week we have the pleasure of chatting with Mark Iwry. Mark’s bio runs long and deep. He served as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury from 2009 to January 2017, and served concurrently as the Treasury Department’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Retirement and Health Policy. His portfolio included pensions/retirement (DB and DC/401(k) plans, IRAs, etc.) and national savings policy; related tax policy and other tax and legal aspects; legislative and regulatory implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and other health policy; other employee benefits and compensation, and related legislative, policymaking, and rulemaking/regulatory responsibilities.