As appeared in The Jerusalem Post on 05/18/16 “‘Retiring’ – within that word is ‘tiring’, and I’m not tired. I don’t believe in retirement, really.” – Theodore Bikel I recently met with a couple where the husband plans on retiring in two years and the wife in three years. As our meeting progressed, I asked them […]
As appeared in the Jerusalem Post on 5/10/16: The outrage on the right and “stimat piyot” (silencing those that disagree with you) goes against the very fundamental rule of freedom. “When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty.” […]
As originally appeared in the Jerusalem Post, 5/4/16: “I have done okay, but not as good as the market.” I received a call a few weeks ago from someone who wanted to know if I can help him trade stocks. I told him that is part of what I do, and I would be happy […]
Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him preoccupied with fresh plans to increase his comfort. – Alexis de Tocqueville We spend an inordinate amount of time planning. We plan our vacations; we plan our Seder meal, and make plans with friends. We plan plan plan. What de […]
So I got the ‘memo’ from my wife that we are starting Passover cleaning tomorrow and I need to clean up the bedroom. I am not into wearing gloves when I clean, as I measure success in cleaning by the number of cuts and scratches on my hands and not necessary actual cleanliness! While having […]
Have you been to a restaurant lately? If so did you notice that the overwhelming majority of couples barely spoke a word to each other? When they weren’t eating they were sitting, with their heads down, thoroughly engrossed in whatever they saw on their smartphone. Not all of us men are big on the ‘communication […]
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/three-ways-to-calm-investors-churning-stomachs-2016-03-01?link=MW_RM With investors very nervous over the recent action in financial markets, I have been getting numerous calls from clients asking what they can do in order to smooth out the volatility. My first answer is to buy a bottle of Rolaids or Tums, and start popping a few of them every time you get […]
It’s Super Bowl Weekend. After nearly two weeks of incessant hype, in a few days the big game will be played. So what are you waiting for? Place your bets now on sites like bro138. This year’s big story is whether this will be the last game ever played by football legend Peyton Manning. It […]
Global stock markets are selling off quickly. The price of oil is heading to$20 a barrel. A wave of energy company debt defaults is around the corner. Chinese growth has stalled. A few European banks have called on investors to sell everything except for government bonds. 2016 will make the subprime crisis of ’08 […]
