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.

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

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• … PIX of the Week!

People care about their retirement. (When) (will) what’s happening in France migrate to the US?

You could argue we are seeing a bit of it right now. Labor is tight. For a range of reasons employers, especially those whose jobs rank at the lower end of the income spectrum, can’t find enough qualified workers to hire at prevailing wages and with prevailing benefits.

As the smell of freshly brewed coffee fills rooms and a chorus of chairs squeak and shuffle to find their places, discussions on retirement savings spring to life. Gathered in these rooms are a diverse set of minds - private sector innovators, state officials, Treasury officers, legislators, policy makers - each prepared to offer their piece to the puzzle that is the future of retirement security in the United States