Retirement Trends

Widows have to deal with myriad difficulties after their spouse's death, including filing income taxes, financial planning, and understanding Social Security benefits.

In a win for organized labor, the voters of Cincinnati bucked a national trend and voted down proposed change to their city's public retirement system.

Expect to see higher cash bonuses and equity awards this year, up five to 10 percent. Figures, however, will vary by firm.

Stocks held near record highs in early trading Wednesday amid excitement over Twitter's market debut and after U.S. economic growth accelerated in the third quarter to the fastest pace in a year.

The Dow reached its latest record of 15,746.88 with some help from Microsoft. Other indexes also gained, but not as much.

The California pension system, one of the hardest hit during the recession, increases bonuses to retain staff.