We talk with John Scott of the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Retirement Savings Project about studying and eliminating barriers to saving, Auto IRAs, MEPs and PEPs, the Saver’s Credit, and much more.

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!

As Treasurer, Michael Frerichs has focused on getting money back into the hands of people to whom it belongs – by securing uncashed rebate checks and unpaid policyholder death benefits, and through the state’s unclaimed property program, I-Cash. He’s also helping Illinoisans get access to retirement savings opportunities at work through the groundbreaking Illinois Secure Choice program. Illinois Secure Choice opened up on a statewide basis in 2018. Join us as we talk about those exciting first two years.