Friends – Spring is finally here with all the hope and promise of renewal that this season always brings. Is all about warmer temperatures, spring cleaning, skinny cocktails, flowers, Easter eggs and new beginnings.

While we both think about that, here’s what’s on deck in the world of retirement savings innovation:

• The inimitable Mark Iwry parses SECURE 2.0 - and takes a future focus

• Numbers from the states

• Key updates from Maine, Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico

• Hot Sauce and Cool Stuff

• … and Pix of the week!

As the 78th Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, businesswoman and retired decorated, U.S. Army Reserve Colonel Stacy Garrity is focused on transparency, cutting waste and fees, and helping Pennsylvanians save for the future. How’s she doing it? don’t miss this piece!

Establishing state-facilitated retirement savings programs (SFRPs) comes with costs, but so does doing nothing. Research on “the cost of doing nothing” highlights the potential of SFRPs to address the impact of insufficient retirement income on economic growth, tax revenues and the costs of social services.