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 […]
My soon-to-be six year old daughter loves to jump on my back, throw her hands around my neck and beg me to give her a ride. In fact for her, she actually thinks the best part is to assume riding position while I am bending over tying my shoes, and I am no Mary Lou […]
I am not big on investing books, but a new book published by Wiley called ” Tradestream Your Way to Profits” – Building a Killer Portfolio in the Age of Social Media- caught my eye. Many clients have called me to discus if there are any ways to use social media tools to enhance their […]
As global financial markets continue their roller coaster ways and with deposit and bond yields returning next to nothing, many clients are searching for ways to still have market exposure but without one hundred percent of the market risk. Risk vs. Reward Most investors are familiar with the principal which states that the more risk […]
