In this first leadership interview of our Campfire series, we’re excited to share some very fresh thinking from Tim Flacke, Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder of Commonwealth.  For 30 years he’s focused on solutions that help workers and families in US become more financially secure. Five years ago we talked about what the retirement system would be, if it could be. Today we’re talking about benefits for the future. Will it surprise you to hear the two are linked? 

As the smell of freshly brewed coffee fills rooms and a chorus of chairs squeak and shuffle to find their places, discussions on retirement savings spring to life. Gathered in these rooms are a diverse set of minds - private sector innovators, state officials, Treasury officers, legislators, policy makers - each prepared to offer their piece to the puzzle that is the future of retirement security in the United States

Many of us have found that our retirement savings options offer less rich benefits than options that might have been available to those who came before us. While we work on the retirement savings solutions of the future, it’s important to recognize and own up to the challenges current savers face to meet their retirement savings needs, especially when doing things like reminding folks of the importance of saving.