As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on September 21st, 2018. Finance is not merely about making money. It’s about achieving our deep goals and protecting the fruits of our labor. It’s about stewardship and, therefore, about achieving the good society. -Robert J. Shiller What do the constant pounding of a hammer, hearing an unusual amount of […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on September 14th, 2018. This week we witnessed the launch of the new iPhone with much fanfare. Multiple online channels were showing the launch live – instant analysis was everywhere. It sure seemed like the “event” of the year. In a bit of irony, my Android phone was beeping non-stop with […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on September 7th, 2018. We are not makers of history. We are made by history. -Martin Luther King, Jr. With reports of Sufganiot sightings in certain bakeries, it must be that time of the year again. It’s time for Rosh Hashana and the high holidays! As the Sufganiot season gets […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on August 31, 2018. Once you wake up and smell the coffee, it’s hard to go back to sleep. Fran Drescher For weekday synagogue goers the last few weeks have produced many cringe-worthy moments as less than professional Shofar blowers try and showcase their talents to get the call to […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on August 24, 2018. The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand. -Vince Lombardi I was recently interviewed by a financial reporter about retirement investing, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on August 17, 2018. Just before I sat down to write this column I was walking up the Ben-Yehuda pedestrian mall in Jerusalem and a lady stopped me to ask for directions in English. I started to play Jewish geography and it turns out that she had just come on […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on August 3, 2018. I am currently in Seattle with my family visiting my father. As we drive around it’s hard to miss the radio advertisements urging people to register for various “free” seminars to learn how to make lots of money in real estate. For the last few years, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 27, 2018. You know you’re getting old when you get that one candle on the cake. It’s like, ‘See if you can blow this out.’ Jerry Seinfeld Thankfully the Jewish calendar is full of days that are great for personal reflection. Obviously, Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashana come […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 20, 2018. The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help. -Ronald Reagan There was an article in the New York Times last week about the declining numbers of Orca whales in the Pacific Northwest. Jim Robbins wrote, “For […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 13, 2018. The richest inheritance any child can have is a stable, loving, disciplined family life. Daniel Patrick Moynihan We are in the early stages of the greatest wealth transfer known to mankind. Baby boomers and their parents will transfer more than $30 trillion over the next 15-20 […]
