Brett Favre won't return for a 19th NFL season after calling time on his illustrious career.
Brett Favre won't return for a 19th NFL season after calling time on his illustrious career.
Brett Favre won't return for a 19th NFL season after calling time on his illustrious career.
Brett Favre won't return for a 19th NFL season after calling time on his illustrious career.

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Favre calls it quits

Brett Favre, the three-time Most Valuable Player, has retired from the NFL for a second and final time after an 18-year career.

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Brett Favre, the three-time NFL Most Valuable Player, is calling it quits for good. James "Bus" Cook, Favre's agent, confirmed to PA SportsTicker today that the record-setting quarterback is retiring. ESPN first reported Favre's intentions, saying he had instructed Cook to tell the New York Jets that his career is over.

Favre had announced his retirement in March 2008 only to return four months later, which led to a messy divorce from the Green Bay Packers and a subsequent trade to the Jets. However, Favre's final season in a stellar 18-year career did not go as planned as he and the Jets staggered down the stretch. Favre, 39, threw two touchdown passes and nine of his league-high 22 interceptions as the Jets lost four of their last five games to squander a play-off spot. The NFL's all-time leader in a number of passing categories, Favre had hinted at the end of the season that his health ? particularly his ailing right shoulder ? would be a factor in his future. *PA Sport

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Young women have more “financial grit”, but fall behind on investing

In an October survey of young adults aged 16 to 25, Charles Schwab found young women are more driven to reach financial independence than young men (67 per cent versus. 58 per cent). They are more likely to take on extra work to make ends meet and see more value than men in creating a plan to achieve their financial goals. Yet, despite all these good ‘first’ measures, they are investing and saving less than young men – falling early into the financial gender gap.

While the women surveyed report spending 36 per cent less than men, they have far less savings than men ($1,267 versus $2,000) – a nearly 60 per cent difference.

In addition, twice as many young men as women say they would invest spare cash, and almost twice as many young men as women report having investment accounts (though most young adults do not invest at all). 

“Despite their good intentions, young women start to fall behind their male counterparts in savings and investing early on in life,” said Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, senior vice president, Charles Schwab. “They start off showing a strong financial planning mindset, but there is still room for further education when it comes to managing their day-to-day finances.”

Ms Schwab-Pomerantz says parents should be conveying the same messages to boys and girls about money, but should tailor those conversations based on the individual and gender.

"Our study shows that while boys are spending more than girls, they also are saving more. Have open and honest conversations with your daughters about the wage and savings gap," she said. "Teach kids about the importance of investing – especially girls, who as we see in this study, aren’t investing as much. Part of being financially prepared is learning to make the most of your money, and that means investing early and consistently."

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  • Previously worked at The Guardian, BBC’s Newsnight programme and ITV News
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  • In October 2020 she was hired to lead No 10’s planned daily televised press briefings
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  • Mr Sunak served as best man at her 2011 wedding to Mr Forsyth
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