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Profile Perspectives
Proper financial planning can change your relationship with money.
3 Things to Know to Sound Smart When Buying Bonds
Top 4.5% on an Insured Deposit! How?
Are you looking for some safety (like an insured deposit) in your investment portfolio, and still want to receive interest? It’s possible… if you use the correct strategy. Read to see how a client and I navigated the tension between safety and growth.
I recently met with a woman who felt her advisor had put her into the wrong investments…. Read more
Read This If You Own – or Want to Buy – an Index Fund
Was Your Brokerage Account Restricted Due to Your Address?
You may have heard that some major U.S. brokerage firms like Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley have told clients living outside of America that they must close their accounts. Some people have called me and said, “I don’t understand how they know I live in Israel. I use my brother’s home in California as the address on my account.” These days,… Read more
Did You Get Bad News About Your US Brokerage Account
The Best Dividend There Is
Today I’m not going to present a list of high-dividend producing stocks, but rather share my thoughts on the best dividend you can receive…a grandchild.
After recently becoming a grandfather again (welcome to the world Yotam Amichai!), I can confidently say that having a grandchild is the best dividend ever! Talk about compounded joy,… Read more
3 Financial Moves to Make Before the End of the Year
How a Russian Nuclear Attack Could Destroy the World Economy
One of the more enjoyable parts of my job is answering questions clients have about their portfolios. Given the continuing Russia/Ukraine war, I’ve been asked multiple times about how a Russian nuclear attack could affect the world markets and destroy the world economy. Though clients have phrased the question more delicately,… Read more