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Creating a prize-linked saving program is an effective way to encourage more people to save for retirement; plus, how couples can make smart decisions together.

With a debt restructuring likely, analysts see potential investment opportunities on the island, where clients from firms like UBS have sought to recoup losses on closed-end funds of municipal bonds.

These state planning strategies may inspire, motivate and educate beneficiaries to become the people their benefactors hope they’ll be.

Feldman, a Bloomberg View columnist, is a professor of constitutional and international law at Harvard University and the author of six books, most recently "Cool War: The Future of Global Competition." Feldman has a bachelor's degree from Harvard, a law degree from Yale University and a doctorate in Islamic thought from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes scholar. He clerked for Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court. As an adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, he contributed to the creation of the country's new constitution. His other books include "Divided by God: America's Church-State Problem -- and What We Should Do About It" and "After Jihad: America and the Struggle for Islamic Democracy."

The Fed chairwoman says the uncertain global economy still poses risks.

There are various ways to buy a call option on the S&P 500, and each has its own taxation structure.

Voices: Separately managed accounts allow clients to invest in line with personal values, while also offering customization and tax advantages over mutual funds and ETFs.

With its new $700 million valuation, Betterment takes top ranking among digital advice providers.