Finance
Your Investments: If you don’t understand it, don’t invest in it
If a belief, value, or investment cannot be explained clearly, it is unlikely to endure. A sound financial plan should be understandable.
Bank Leumi becomes first Israeli bank to issue covered bonds to foreign investors
Every generation must be taught that 'never again' is not just a slogan - opinion
Mission driven: founders explain how startups compete with big-tech salaries
Smotrich threatens to double tax on Israeli banks if consumer benefits canceled
According to the Finance Ministry, the tax will bring in NIS 1.13 billion in 2026, rising to NIS 1.5 billion each year from 2027 to 2029.
Ogen unveils roadmap for Israel’s first social bank
New banking model aimed at serving households, small businesses, and nonprofits left behind by commercial banking system
Italian police arrest nine for raising millions in terror funding for Hamas
Three associations that claimed to support Palestinian civilians are also implicated, allegedly serving as a front for Hamas funding, local police said.
Your Investments: The cost of investor overconfidence
It’s much easier to make money when everything keeps going up. The temptation for investors is to start taking more risk than they are able to handle.
Your Taxes: What Israelis should review before tax year closes
The Israel-Hamas War has added to the government’s budgetary needs. So, taxes won’t be cut any time soon.
Your Investments: Patience consistently beats prediction when navigating market fluctuations
"Most successful pundits are selected for being opinionated, because it’s interesting, and the penalties for incorrect predictions are negligible." - Daniel Kahneman
Israel’s pension gap begins long before workers reach retirement - opinion
The roots of Israel’s pension crisis lie in education, employment, and income, not in retirement age.
Your Taxes: How does Israel tax foreign pensions? The laws all immigrants should know
US Social Security is exempt in both the US and Israel under the US-Israel tax treaty.
Your Investments: The learning power of Hanukkah, using gelt as educational tool for kids
Never spend your money before you have earned it. – Thomas Jefferson
US dollar slides after Fed cuts rates, as expected
The US dollar fell against other major currencies after the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates. The Fed will likely pause its easing cycle in January.
