PAX Centurion - Winter 2016 - 2017

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • Winter 2016-2017 • Page 49 Sports trivia… From Sports Trivia Questions on page 45 1. The five retired major leaguers who had 50 homers and 50 doubles in the same season are Hank Greenberg, Albert Belle, Alex Rodriguez, Luis Gonzalez, and David Ortiz. 2. Prior to Kris Bryant in 2016 the last Cub to win the National League MVPAward was Sammy Sosa in 1998. 3. Mets closer Jeurys Familia led the majors in saves in 2016 with 51. 4. The three Boston Celtics to win the NBAMVPAward were Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, and Larry Bird. 5. The last back to back NHL MVPAward winner was Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals who won in 2007-2008, and 2008-2009. 6. The last twenty games winner for the Tampa Bay Rays was David Price who went 20-5 in 2012. 7. Brett Favre was drafted by theAtlanta Falcons in 1991. 8. The last time the Michigan Wolverines were football National Champions was in 1997. 9. Entering this season Peyton Manning held the record for wins by a starting quarterback with 200. 10. The NFL scoring record is held by kicker Morten Andersen with 2544 points while playing for six different teams. Retirement-focused websites offer top tips BPPA Retired Patrolmen’s Division News Directors of the Retired Patrolmen’s Division of the BPPA: John Murphy David Mackin Joe Vannelli Joe O’Malley Billy Flippin BPPA RETIRED PATROLMEN’S DIVISION MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Date:_ ____________________________________________ Name:____________________________________________ Address:__________________________________________ City, State, Zip:_ ___________________________________ Home Phone:_ ____________________________________ Cell Phone:_ ______________________________________ Date of Appointment:______________________________ Date of Retirement:________________________________ Rank at Retirement:________________________________ Email:_ ___________________________________________ Annual Dues are $24.00. The year runs from March to March. Please mail this application and $24.00 annual dues to the: BPPA Retired Patrolmen’s Division 295 Freeport Street, Boston, MA 02122-3513 F or baby boomers, there are some great sites that cover issues including retiree financial planning, retirement living, retirement homes, and boomer health. Don’t overlook sites like AARP.org and SocialSecurity.gov , which are wonderful sites loaded with useful data and information. But here are a few that might be new to you. ■ NextAvenue.org (“Where grown-ups keep growing”) Conceived and developed by Twin Cities Public PBS in St. Paul, Minn., Next Avenue is the first effort by PBS to be launched on the Web, rather on television. It offers high-quality journalism and features on a wide range of topics – from careers, to personal finance and retirement planning, to health. ‘‘NextAvenue.org, a site for people 50+, features a Money & Security channel and a Work & Purpose channel, with articles aimed at helping readers manage their finances and make smart decisions about working full-time and part-time, before retirement and during retirement,’’managing editor Rich Eisenberg says. ‘‘We’re finding a strong appetite for these pieces both on our site (which often has roughly two million visitors a month) and from our media partners at Forbes, MarketWatch, and Huffington Post 50, which often republish these pieces.” Among the top stories recently: is anAlzheimer’s vaccine on the horizon; how boomer parents can stop babying their millennials financially; and seven interview tips for older workers to get temp jobs. ■ On Retirement US News &World Report ’s retirement-focused section offers retirement planning ideas and advice from top personal finance and lifestyle bloggers, including Money Ning, Live and Invest Overseas, Good Financial Cents, Cash Money Life, and more. Recent featured articles include: 10 costs to include in your retirement budget; the pros and cons of hiring a financial adviser, 5 mistakes that are reducing your retirement savings; and 4 ways to botch your retirement plan. ■ The Retirement Cafe by Ernie J. Zelinski (“Where you get the best retirement advice for the twenty-first century and retirement information that you won’t get from your financial adviser”) Not as pretty and polished as some of the others but packed with information and links to stories by theAARP, US News &World Report, and others. From the website: ‘‘This website addresses the ‘new retirement’ including topics such as why you should retire early, where to retire, how to preserve retirement savings, how to generate retirement income, how to find fun retirement jobs, and how to get involved in fun retirement activities.” ‘‘The purpose of The Retirement Café is to help the retired and the soon-to-be retired to better understand their lifetime aspirations, to help them minimize the complexity and uncertainty associated with retirement, and to allow them to concentrate on what matters most in retirement planning.’’