Retirement Security Matters: December 18, 2025

Written By Lisa A. Massena, CFA

Greetings! Welcome to Retirement Security Matters

A forum for retirement savings innovation, together.

Hello Friends! Happy Holidays to you - may you deeply enjoy your Hannukah, Christmas, Atheist's Day, and New Year. In a few short days we’ll find ourselves drop-shipped into 2026. But for now, let’s chilllllll. Take a breath and a moment for ourselves. We got good stuff for you today—three juicy big ones, and five little ones, and some fun pix to round things out.

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  • Shortcut to Hot Sauce, Cool Stuff … and

  • Pix of the Week!

Read the full newsletter…

Lisa A. Massena, CFA

I consult to states, organizations and associations focused on retirement savings innovation that expands access, increases savers, and drives higher levels of savings.

http://massenaassociates.com
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