April is here, and it’s Retirement Security Month—our favorite time of the year! Grab your coffee and dive into fresh insights and updates. Explore cultural differences in retirement thinking with Jasper Forum's John Mitchem and Jorik Van Zanden, state metrics nearing $750 million, key updates from California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and North Carolina, plus a look at whether Millennials are getting a watered-down deal. Don’t miss Hot Sauce, cool finds, and Pix of the Week!

Today we are here with John Mitchem and Jorik Van Zanden. We're going to talk about one thing only: what are the cultural differences around retirement thinking in the Eurozone, Australia, and the US. With a dollop of what that means for retirement outcomes.

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.