Retirement in Real Life: Competing Priorities, Confidence, and Financial Grit

Join Kathleen Kelly and Chris Ceder for a conversation inspired by Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s latest retirement research, with a special focus on financial grit: the resilience, perseverance, and long-term mindset that can help savers keep moving forward.

Welcome to the Grit-to-Great Challenge: three workshops, three actions, one stronger you.

Saving for retirement takes more than good intentions in today’s economy. It requires financial grit: the resilience, perseverance, and a long-term mindset that keeps progress steady through market swings and life changes.

The Grit-to-Great Challenge is a multi-part conversation to discover why mindset matters, what the latest research shows, and the tactical steps you can take to build a stronger, more resilient financial future.

Attend each session below, complete each respective task, and enhance your financial grit.

Work, Wages, and Wealth | August 18, 2026 | 2 pm, ET

• Objective: Learn how to build a solid foundation for effective personal finance management.
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Navigating Your Retirement Savings | September 15, 2026 | 2 pm, ET

• Objective: Discover your retirement number and the steps you can take today to meet it.
• Register here

Investing Essentials | October 13, 2026 | 2 pm, ET

• Objective: Learn the fundamentals of investing and how to apply them to your workplace savings plan.
• Register here

The Grit-to-Great challenge runs through October 31, 2026. Click here to certify completion.