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A question that is frequently asked, both by clients and in the…

IS GOLD'S PLUNGE A GOOD THING?
Monday’s dramatic plunge in the price of gold has been the…

TAX INCREASES AND YOUR ISRAELI STOCKS
So it certainly appears that the way that Finance Minister Yair…

YEN GETS CLOBBERED ON BOJ BUYING SPREE
The Japanese Yen dropped over 2% today against the U.S. dollar…

NEW ETFS TARGET GLOBAL INVESTING
In last week’s column I discussed the need for investors to…

CYPRUS: ANOTHER NAIL IN THE EURO'S COFFIN
Remember four years ago when many analysts were predicting the…

YAIR LAPID, RICKI COHEN, AND JERUSALEM REAL ESTATE
The big news of the week has been the new finance minister, Yair…

POPE BENEDICT AND RETIREMENT AGE
The recent shock retirement of 85-year-old Pope Benedict XVI,…

LOCUSTS ARE A SIGN - LET US BE FREE
Here come the locusts. If anyone needed a reminder to start their…