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Profile Perspectives
Proper financial planning can change your relationship with money.
Do U.S. Citizens in Israel Pay Tax to the IRS on a Legal Settlement?
This is a two-part article addressing questions that arise when people receive lump sums. For the entire article, click here.
If you’re a U.S. citizen who recently received proceeds from a legal settlement, be aware of any possible tax requirements, as these can directly affect your retirement and estate planning…. Read more
Did You Make a Mistake When You Opened Your Bank Account?
What happened when you opened your first Israeli bank account after making aliya?
A new oleh recently told me: “I just tried your online tool to find out what I need to know about having a U.S. brokerage account now that I’ve made aliya…. Read more
What You Need to Know About Premium Bonds
Premium bonds may be a good investment choice for retirees looking to increase their income. (For solutions to other problems retirees face, download a free copy of The Retirement Planning Book at Profile-Financial.com)
Consider premium bonds
In today’s low interest rate environment, if you park your money in bank deposits or money markets,… Read more
Read This BEFORE You Give Your Children a Cash Gift!
Recently, a couple asked me for advice on how to invest funds that they had just received as an inheritance. They didn’t need the inheritance for themselves, and they wanted to pass it along to their children (four children with a wide range of ages).
The couple’s oldest child was married and wanted to buy a house,… Read more
Why Interest Rate Risk is Important
Conservative investors who buy bonds to avoid high risk might inadvertently be exposing themselves to a potentially devastating risk: interest rate risk.
If you are concerned that you may have interest rate risk or other hidden risks in your investments, call my office at 02-624-2788 to discuss your portfolio.
Are bonds safe?… Read more
What You Need to Know About Financial News
Should financial news and media reports affect the way you make your investment decisions?
Recently, a client said: “I just read about _________ (fill in Israeli company name) in The Jerusalem Post, and I’d like to buy 1000 shares.” I hear comments like this fairly often. Since I help people who live in Israel with their U.S.-based IRA and brokerage accounts,… Read more
How to Increase Your Retirement Cash Flow
When you retire, your cash flow changes. Since most pensions won’t replace 100% of your pre-retirement income, you need other ways to increase your monthly cash flow.
A bank may not meet your needs
If you put your money in a regular savings account in the bank, you have little risk of losing your principal…. Read more
What to Do When You Inherit an IRA Account
If you inherit an IRA (Individual Retirement Account), you may be tempted to simply withdraw the funds and put them into your own name. But if you do, you would possibly be making a big mistake. Instead, you should transfer the money into a “beneficiary IRA” account.
Money in an IRA is tax-deferred in America,… Read more
Do You Need to Worry About a Market Crash?
No one knows if or when there will be another market crash. Anyone who could accurately predict the ups and downs of the market on a consistent basis would make an absolute fortune.
Even if the market’s exact moves can’t be predicted, you can be sure that the market will take a hit sometime in the future…. Read more
How Non-Americans Can Benefit from American Brokerage Accounts
This past week, my office phone rang several times with non-Americans inquiring about opening American brokerage accounts.
Given the hassles of dealing in some of the more popular offshore jurisdictions, and given the many benefits of keeping investments in the United States, these people were happy to see how they could easily invest through a U.S…. Read more