Jack VanDerhei of Morningstar's Center for Retirement and Policy Studies on the Saver's Match, federal auto-enrollment, and the design choices that could make — or break — a federal retirement savings program.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Angela Antonelli, Research Professor and Executive Director of the Georgetown University Center for Retirement Initiatives at the McCourt School of Public Policy., reflects on the rapid expansion of state Auto IRA programs, shares why small businesses remain both the greatest challenge and greatest opportunity, and explains how tools like alternative assets and the Saver’s Match could reshape retirement outcomes for millions. She also looks ahead to what’s next for CRI’s research and the future of retirement innovation.