As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 1st, 2019. Modern invention has banished the spinning wheel, and the same law of progress makes the woman of today a different woman from her grandmother. –Susan B. Anthony “I really do sound like my mother.” When we are young parents the thought that we will end up […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 15th, 2019. I’d like to live as a poor man with lots of money. Pablo Picasso One of the most frequent questions I receive from people, who come into a nice amount of money, is whether they should buy a property. But when you’re ready to find the […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 15th, 2019. Whoever said money can’t buy happiness simply didn’t know where to go shopping. -Gertrude Stein Before I get to the topic at hand I wanted to provide an update about an article that I wrote 2 months ago. I wrote, “Last week as I was driving […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 8th, 2019. No enemy is worse than bad advice. Sophocles Last week I received a phone call from a client who wanted to discuss the current state of the stock market. He prefaced the conversation by saying that he spoke to a friend who heard from his son, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 1st, 2019. I just love working hard. I love being part of a team; I love working toward a common goal. -Tom Brady Having already bought the beef hot-dogs and wings, I’m already getting that queasy feeling just thinking about eating those delicacies at 2am while watching the […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on January 25th, 2019. Teenagers blithely skip off to uncertain futures, while their parents sit weeping curbside in the Volvo, because the adolescent brain isn’t yet formed enough to recognize and evaluate risk. –Michael J. Fox What is a good birthday present for a boy turning 16? This is the […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on January 18th, 2019. I’m not a reckless person, in the sense that I wouldn’t do something that’s reckless or dangerous, because I’m a pretty careful person. For example, I don’t snow ski. I did it once, and I promised God I’d never do it again if I lived through […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on January 11th, 2019. I wanted to have more time to play and reflect, but I find retirement more stressful than having a nice, steady job because I have to make decisions about where I want to be. –Walter Cronkite Certain readers have mentioned to me that they have noticed […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on January 3rd, 2019. Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them. P. J. O’Rourke Earlier this week I attended a fascinating evening about the relevance of parents in dealing with teenagers. It featured 9 high school principals from all over Jerusalem. The topic clearly struck […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on December 28th, 2018. There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction. -John F. Kennedy Higher interest rates, a trade war with China and a Democratic-led push to try and impeach President Trump have sent global stock markets […]
