GLEANINGS

This issue isn’t VESTED’s first goround with the boxing world. In fall 2019, former undefeated pro boxer and 2004 Olympic gold medalist, Andre Ward, graced our cover.

Fountaingrove Lodge in Santa Rosa, California, is the nation’s first lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), and friendsfocused independent senior community with the option of continuing care services.

Famous intergenerational friends: LeBron James and Warren Buffett; Bette Midler and 50 Cent; Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg, and Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper, Elton John, and Tony Bennett.

American Dialect Society's 2011 Word of the Year: Occupy. The runner up? FOMO.

The NFL’s Russell Okung is the first professional athlete in any major U.S. sport to be paid in bitcoin.

Staff at NBA team the Sacramento Kings, including players, will soon be able to receive their salary in bitcoin, club owner Vivek Ranadivé told Forbes in April.

Jesse O’Neal carries a highlighted copy of Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life in his briefcase. One of his favorite quotes is on page 184. Nik Wallenda almost became a doctor. He changed his mind in 1998 when, alongside his family, he helped recreate Karl Wallenda’s sevenperson pyramid.

Older Americans who don't have wills or estate plans? Nearly 50%, according to TheStreet. At least 6,000 healthcare chaplains work in the U.S., with roughly 50% in hospitals, according to the Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy.