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

Many of us have found that our retirement savings options offer less rich benefits than options that might have been available to those who came before us. While we work on the retirement savings solutions of the future, it’s important to recognize and own up to the challenges current savers face to meet their retirement savings needs, especially when doing things like reminding folks of the importance of saving.

Friends – Spring is finally here with all the hope and promise of renewal that this season always brings. Is all about warmer temperatures, spring cleaning, skinny cocktails, flowers, Easter eggs and new beginnings.

While we both think about that, here’s what’s on deck in the world of retirement savings innovation:

• The inimitable Mark Iwry parses SECURE 2.0 - and takes a future focus

• Numbers from the states

• Key updates from Maine, Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico

• Hot Sauce and Cool Stuff

• … and Pix of the week!