One of the most common questions that I receive from clients is how to preserve the value of their portfolios in the face of a sinking U.S. dollar. While I answer that it’s important for people living in Israel to hedge against a potential fall in the dollar, I think that investors need to take […]
I’ve seen the future, I can’t afford it Tell me the truth sir, someone just bought it Say Mr. Whispers! Here come the click of dice Roulette and blackjacks – gonna build us a paradise – ABC, How to be a Millionaire Many people who I speak with are very concerned about the future of […]
Maybe it’s just an ego problem Problem is I’ve been fooled before By fair weathered friends and faint hearted lovers And every time it happens It just convinces me more -Dr. Hook “When You’re in Love with a Beautiful Woman” We are continuously told that the stock market is overvalued and due for a huge […]
With both a growing number of corporations sitting on piles and piles of cash and a feeling that many companies are undervalued, the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market has started to heat up. While unemployment in the U.S. hovers around 10%, one would think that the state of corporate America is weak. Actually, nothing could […]
Here we go again. After a brief respite, the U.S. dollar has again started to drop against many major currencies in the world, including the shekel. In September alone, the dollar index fell 5.3% and declined 8.4% over the course of the third quarter — its biggest three-month drop since the second quarter of 2002. […]
With Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur fast approaching, many of us are preoccupied with how we plan to improve ourselves in the upcoming year. Be nicer to our fellow man, give more charity, pray with better concentration, learn more Torah, etc. We focus our self-improvement not just on what we can do better in the […]
With the landing of multiple Nefesh B’Nefesh flights over the summer I would like to continue my series of financial tips for new Olim. Last week I discussed the need for new Olim to get their ‘Financial Aliyah’ in order. I explained how important it is to get your hands around a budget and keep […]
We always complain that prices that we pay for goods and services are going up. Listen to the news and you will hear that the price of bread is going up, as is the price of gas, not to mention the price of wheat which has surged to record high prices. In fact, in order […]
First and foremost I want to take the opportunity to wish a big “Mazel Tov” to the thousands of freshly minted North American olim that have arrived in Israel over the last couple of months. I wish you all an easy acclimation process, and as I am sure you already know, you are definitely in […]
If one had to create a poster boy for an Israeli stock, hands down Teva Pharmaceuticals would get the nod. Teva is the world’s biggest generic drug manufacturer, and is without question considered by many local and international investors as the Israeli stock to own. As was widely reported in the media, Teva shares plunged […]
