As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 8, 2018. Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there. Will Smith This column may be a bit different from my usual topics. It may be odd for a financial advisor to write about the downside to having a lot of money, but […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 1, 2018. We have heard for the last six or seven years that interest rates in the U.S. were going to head higher. I guess at some point all prognosticators get it right as indeed the Federal Reserve has slowly been raising interest rates. More important than what’s […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 25, 2018. On my recent trip to Seattle I was talking to people about what I do for a living and once they heard that I am a financial advisor, they immediately sought some free advice. I’m used to it as it’s a professional hazard. When I started […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 18, 2018. If a man has talent and can’t use it, he’s failed. If he uses only half of it, he has partly failed. If he uses the whole of it, he has succeeded, and won a satisfaction and triumph few men ever know. Thomas Wolfe This quote […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 11, 2018. Next week will be special for Jerusalem. Starting on Sunday we celebrate Jerusalem day. Much to my chagrin, outside of Jerusalem, the day passes without notice sans maybe hearing Shuli Natan sing Jerusalem of Gold on the radio. It’s a shame that other than the religious […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 4, 2018. Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history. Aldous Huxley In a quest to save 130 shekel on my way home from the airport earlier this week at 4am, I decided to […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on April 27, 2018. Like the headline? Well along with increased market volatility comes phone calls from jittery investors nervous over the drop in financial markets. Their knee-jerk reaction is always to “do something.” As if by “doing something” the drop will go away. The first thing investors need to […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on April 20, 2018. The rich invest their money and spend what is left; the poor spend their money and invest what is left. –Jim Rohn Like many of you, I ate way too much meat on Yom Haatzmaut, in celebration of Israel’s 70th. As we have finished the emotionally […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on April 13, 2018. Having finished Pessach which thankfully means no more obligation to eat Matza, it’s time to set our focus on the next culinary festival, the holiday of Shavuot. While they both sort of just sit in your stomach and give you that heavy feeling, I’ll take cheesecake […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 30, 2018. “What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you can know that the President drinks Coke. Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and just […]
