As September's final week comes into view, it's hard to believe how swiftly time has flown. You need a break! So, grab a beverage, settle in, and get ready to savor some content that will send you into October enriched and inspired.

• Driving better results in retirement outcomes with stronger teams

• Frrreshhh state metrics

• Updates from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, and Maryland

• What’s the link between financial experience and financial competence

• Hot Sauce! and some cooool stuff

• … PIX of the Week! We go west

It’s not often that we dedicate ourselves to the topic of investment results and all the activity that goes into them. It’s true: small improvements in investment results over a long period of time makes for big impact.

At 5%, $100 a month deposited faithfully over 40 years can grow to over $153,000. (We’re using a simple calculator from Nerdwallet. Do try this at home).

Here’s something we think: it’s hard to have very good financial literacy without some financial experience.

• Until you have a financial account, the financial system will probably be a mystery to you

• Until you have investments, they are probably going to be quite mysterious too