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Retirement Security Matters: March 25, 2021

OK People, it’s Women’s History Month! Do you think it’s possible to do an all-female-cast version of the RSM newsletter? We’re going to give it a shot. Hang on to your seat:

• Starting us off, Treasurer Sarah Godlewski spills it on Wisconsin’s five-point report and recommendations, and then
• Our own Angela Antonelli of Georgetown’s Center for Retirement Innovation shares insights from early days of the retirement security movement – and new forward-leaning ideas
• The latest state metrics – did you know many of these programs are led by women, and/or sponsored by female Treasurers and legislators?
• Grant’s Go To’s: Just for this edition, Grant wears a wig. OK, we’re kidding. And we appreciate Grant. States Take Aim at TDFs. Check it out.
• Some Cool Stuff to read and watch – Cicely Tyson, anyone?
• And, some, Pix of the Week!

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Retirement Security Matters: March 11, 2021

Anyone else experiencing a “psychological spring” to go along with the equinoxal one? We are – as we watch everyone around us start getting vaccinated! And we’re seeing it out in the retirement space too. Here’s a great update on the freshest news:

  • John Scott from Pew – what's working - we want to know

  • The latest state metrics – setting some new records

  • Nine states in action: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri and Virginia

  • Grant’s Go To’s: Let’s Talk Automatic Enrollment

  • New thought leadership from Aspen and research from Boston College … and a few Easter eggs you’re going to want to crack open immediately

  • And, you got it, Pix of the Week!

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Retirement Security Matters: February 25, 2021

You, my friend, are making it through the wintry month of February. #Welldone! We have some distractions for you today. Enjoy away!

  • What’s on deck today? We think you’ll like these:

  • Treasurer Michael Frerichs talks Illinois Secure Choice

  • State programs serve more than 275,000 savers

  • Fresh news from Oregon, Colorado, Vermont, Connecticut, Illinois, Virginia and Idaho

  • Grant Sez: Let’s consider the Employer Mandate

  • Super Hot Sauce … new research from NBER and NIRS

  • And, you got it, Pix of the Week!

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