As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on April 27, 2018. Like the headline? Well along with increased market volatility comes phone calls from jittery investors nervous over the drop in financial markets. Their knee-jerk reaction is always to “do something.” As if by “doing something” the drop will go away. The first thing investors need to […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on April 20, 2018. The rich invest their money and spend what is left; the poor spend their money and invest what is left. –Jim Rohn Like many of you, I ate way too much meat on Yom Haatzmaut, in celebration of Israel’s 70th. As we have finished the emotionally […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on April 13, 2018. Having finished Pessach which thankfully means no more obligation to eat Matza, it’s time to set our focus on the next culinary festival, the holiday of Shavuot. While they both sort of just sit in your stomach and give you that heavy feeling, I’ll take cheesecake […]
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 […]
