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 […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 21, 2018. Use this time to clean up anything that really shouldn’t be in your portfolio. In fact it is probably more important than cleaning your windows – where there is no chametz! As I write this I just got a call that the handmade matza I ordered […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 14, 2018. “When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.” – Haile Gebrselassie I just completed my second full marathon this past Friday in Jerusalem. It wasn’t the best of performances, and I paid a price […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 7, 2018. I am always begging my children to think. If something doesn’t make sense, question it. If a teacher makes a broad sweeping generality that can’t be backed up, raise your hand and challenge. In fact, the only thing that can’t be questioned is something said by […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 28, 2018. Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield We are all guilty of procrastinating. Throughout all my years […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 23, 2018. My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me. -Winston Churchill As I write this it happens to be my 18th wedding anniversary. So I will take this opportunity to wish my awesome wife a “Happy anniversary”! Wow—that’s […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 14, 2018. “The kind of investors we seek are long term, because that’s how we make our decisions.” – Tim Cook About 16 years ago, while working at Citibank in Tel Aviv, I was asked by a colleague who was also a financial adviser whether I actually believe […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 8, 2018. I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years. -Warren Buffett Okay so here we go again. Volatility has returned to financial markets. Do […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 1, 2018. A lot of people have their big dreams and get knocked down and don’t have things go their way. And you never give up hope, and you really just hold on to it. Hard work and perseverance. You just keep getting up and getting up, and […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on January 25, 2018. My wife and I recently attended an event at our son’s high school that focused on relating to our children. One of the points made was that we all tend to have our hopes and dreams for our children, but usually, the children don’t follow our […]
