With so much information available on the Internet and 24 hour-a-day business TV, the rallying cry from these media sources has been for investors to manage their own funds. Investing is easy, they say. Not to mention that if you pay very low fees, you can trade and trade and make lots of money. Well, […]
I have written numerous times about the problem facing retirees looking for income to meet their expenses. Last week I looked at Non-Traded REITs and the pros and cons of using them to enhance income streams. Today I would like to look at international stocks as an option. International stocks? For many investors just the […]
It’s no secret that in today’s low interest rate environment, retiree’s are having all kinds of trouble finding ways to generate enough income to meet their expense needs. It used to be that you could stick money into a government or a highly rated corporate bond and get a respectable return. Today, those same vehicles […]
The very successful book Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle (New York, 2009) certainly made the case for why Israel has flourished, against all odds, economically. I can’t tell you how many emails and phone calls I have received from people who have read the book and are now all revved up to […]
Investors love to try and discover undervalued stocks that no one has ever heard of. In fact as a financial advisor, clients often call me up asking for investment ideas and when I give them a Kimberly Clark (KMB) or Clorox (CLX) as an example, and explain that they have solid and growing businesses along […]
Earlier this week the S&P 500 index (SPY) dropped into bear market territory-defined as a fall of 20%. Year to date Emerging market (EEM)indices are off over 30%, the Israeli stock market(EIS) is down 25% and investors are running scared as the prospect of another market crash haunts them. One of the most common questions […]
Buy low and sell high. We are generally reminded of that old investing refrain when we make a bad stock pick and end doing the opposite, sell low. For many investors while buying low and selling high sounds great in theory, but in practice it’s hard to implement. How does one know when an asset […]
I recently met with a prospective client who came to discuss his retirement planning. He had clearly done his research, and he brought printouts of personal finance articles that he had come across in his many online searches. The articles all were of the same bent: Buy index funds and never sell them; be wary […]
Europe is suffering through a sovereign debt crisis. Analysts are saying that there is a very real chance that a large European bank is going to go under; creating a financial crisis that will make the Lehman Brothers fiasco look like child’s play. The American economy is on the verge of heading back into recession, […]
Take a look at my feature article in the latest edition of Jewish Action. It’s about the surging Israeli economy, the Israeli hi-tech industry, as well as financial aliyah and the Israeli housing crisis: http://www.ou.org/jewish_action/article/the_surging_israeli_economy Aaron Katsman is author of the book Retirement GPS: How to Navigate Your Way to A Secure Financial Future with […]
