Month: September 2021

Experts Offer Ideas on Improving Retirement Saving

While there is broad agreement that it is necessary to boost retirement savings, there is less uniformity of thought regarding how exactly to accomplish that. A panel of experts recently shared some ideas.  Building a Better Retirement System for all Americans, a Brookings Institution webinar, featured the insights of William G. Gale, Senior Fellow and Director of …

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Fultondale police chief to retire after 35 years in law enforcement

Fultondale Police Chief D.P. Smith announced Tuesday he will retire after 35 years in law enforcement. Smith was appointed chief in October 2015. Under his tenure, the department beefed up its use of technology which has helped not only to solve crime, but to prevent crime, departmental officials said. He also led the department’s efforts …

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Study: Using the Internet may help seniors stay sharp after retirement

Help in retaining mental function when you age could be only a few keystrokes away. While crosswords and exercise are often touted as ways to retain thinking skills, British investigators found that the Internet may also help seniors stay sharp in retirement. Those who used the Internet more after their careers ended had substantially higher …

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Metta Sandiford-Artest Opens up About Early Retirement With Terrell Owens in Clip of ‘Getcha Popcorn Ready’

Former NBA star Metta Sandiford-Artest has some interesting things to say about his career. The 41-year-old recently appeared on Terrell Owens‘ new show Getcha Popcorn Ready and was asked about his thoughts on athletes such as Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles taking a stand on mental health. That is when Sandiford-Artest talked about retiring from …

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Kenya’s Wanyama announces international retirement

FILE PHOTO-Soccer Football – Carabao Cup – Third Round – Colchester United v Tottenham Hotspur – JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester, Britain – September 24, 2019 Tottenham Hotspur’s Victor Wanyama reacts REUTERS/David Klein Sept 27 (Reuters) – Kenya midfielder Victor Wanyama announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday. The former Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton and Celtic …

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Eric Rosengren, president of the Boston Fed, moves up retirement, citing kidney illness

Eric Rosengren, president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said he will step down earlier than planned after 14 years in the job, citing a deteriorating kidney condition. Rosengren, who faced mandatory retirement at age 65 in June 2022, said he qualified for a kidney transplant last year. His retirement is …

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