Are you in a heat dome? We are! It’s time for a break. Find yourself a comfortable spot in front of a fan or the AC, or that special spot in the office that’s always cold, and join us as we dive into the latest in retirement security.

• Three things you can do now to make 2024 *awesome*

• Frrreshhh state metrics

• Updates from California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Oregon and Maine

• No fries with that please - Best Practices to reduce angst

• Hot Sauce! and some cooool stuff for the dog days of August 🐕

• … PIX of the Week!

We’re enjoying early fall – that season where there’s a nip in the morning air but you’re sure you should be wearing shorts with your neighbors in the afternoon. That is, unless you’re back in the office! Wherever you are, we’ve got cool stuff for you. Settle in for the first-of-fall updates:

• CalSavers leaps forward with Katie Selenski

• We've crossed the $500 million mark! -- state metrics

• Updates from California, Colorado & New Mexico, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Oregon, Vermont, and Delaware

• Who present-bias, me? Duke’s Perry Wright on precommitment.

• Hot Sauce! Fresh research and some brain expanders

• Pix of the week, from balancing on the SUP to ballparking together ...

Since 2017, CalSavers’ Katie Selenski has been in charge of what has quickly become – and is likely to remain -- the nation’s largest Auto IRA program. While the successes are wonderful, the challenges are also very real. What’s it like to launch a program that covers nearly 8 million workers?