Fall is here—the air is crisp, the rain is steady, and the fire is warm. Grab your mug and settle in for a quick catch-up from our corner of the world. Here’s what we’ve got for you today: I Am Saving—Not! with Tracey Foley, a cool $2.5 billion update, What Employees Want, Good Stuff and Other Stuff, a dash of Spicy Stuff … and Pix of the Week!

Grab a hoodie, a mug of hot chocolate, and a camp chair—it’s RSM time, with fresh insights on retirement security, State Auto IRA numbers, California updates, Pew’s Savers’ Match countdown, and more tasty snippets…plus Pix of the Week!

Hot sun, rippling river, swaying firs—Oregon’s campfire season means no fires, just endless summer daydreams. For your summer reading: Teykaerts on CalSavers, $2.3B state stats, babies, payroll integration, hot sauce, goofing around, and beachy Pix of the Week.