Rebecca Tadikonda, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Innovation, Athene, discusses the challenges individuals face saving for retirement, the importance of lifetime income, what savers say they want and need when managing their income once they retire, and how the industry is innovating with products designed to respond to these wants and needs.

Athene is a general supporter of the Center for Retirement Initiatives. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are the views of the guest and do not reflect any policy or position of the Center for Retirement Initiatives.

As state-facilitated retirement savings programs are poised to mark $2 billion in assets and 1 million funded saver accounts, new CRI research reveals significant gaps that remain in retirement plan access and the potential of state programs to reach and benefit millions of Americans.(Press Release, Report, and State-by-State Interactive Map). The report also examines the combined effect of direct program participation and induced new private retirement plan formation in three of the early program adopter states. Listen to the audio of the March 27, 2025 webinar to learn more about this updated analysis.

Kendra Isaacson, Principal, Mindset and Michael Kreps, Principal, Groom Law Groom offer their predictions about the focus and priorities of a new Congress and a new Administration shaping retirement policy in 2025.

Both Mindset and the Groom Law Group are general supporters of the Center for Retirement Initiatives. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are the views of the guests and do not reflect any policy or position of the Center for Retirement Initiatives.