יום רביעי, א׳ אב תשפ״וWednesday, July 15, 2026
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Douglas Goldstein, CFP®, is the director of Profile Investment Services, Ltd, a financial planning and investment services firm specializing in working with Americans living in Israel who have investment accounts in America. He is a licensed financial professional both in the U.S. and Israel.
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Doug interviews James Owen Weatherall, author of The Physics of Wall Street.
An interview with Andrew R. Wilson, Professor of Strategy and Policy at the United States Naval War College.
An interview with David Leonhardt, Washington bureau chief of The New York Times.
Whereas a financial advisor helps you plan your retirement, a money manager, which is often a professional investment firm, handles the day-to-day transactions in your portfolio.
An interview with Jay Shultz, president of the Am Yisrael Foundation.
An interview with Penny Sansevieri, founder and head of Author Marketing Experts.
An interview with financial expert Jim Rogers, the author of Street Smarts:– Adventures on the Road and in the Markets.
The various aliyah organizations, from Nefesh b’Nefesh to the AACI, ESRA, and many more, are all on hand to provide advice, information, and moral support.
An interview with journalist Alana Newhouse former cultural editor of the Forward and current editor at The Tablet.
An interview with Professor Michael K. Salemi, author of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets: What Everyone Should Know.
Having an objective certified professional oversee your investments is the best way to prevent yourself from falling into the trap of emotional investing.
An interview with Professor Jerry Z. Muller author of "Capitalism and the Jews."
If you come into a great deal of money, your goal shouldn’t be to spend it as quickly as possible.
An interview with Doug Shadel, senior state director of Washington’'s AARP and a leading expert on fraud and the elderly.
An interview with Meir Nissensohn, former general manager of IBM in Israel.
An interview with Richard Wilson author of The Hedge Fund Book: A Training Manual for Professionals and Capital-Raising Executives.
A new book on financial advice for those seeking make aliyah.
An interview with Charles Duhigg, a writer at The New York Times and author of The Power of Habit.
An interview with Eric Siegel, author of Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die.
If you are thinking of purchasing individual stocks, ask yourself whether you have sufficient knowledge to choose these investments yourself.
An interview with best-selling author and columnist Amity Shlaes.
An interview with author, consultant and lecturer, David Allen.
Six good reasons why financially, life has become more difficult for American citizens living overseas.
When it comes to the IRS, out of sight is not out of mind.
Doesn’t modern slavery come in the form of debt, overdraft, and heavy bills?
An interview with Ken Lopez, a buyer and seller of authors' lost papers.
An interview with Anat Admati, author of The Bankers’ New Clothes and professor of economics at Standford University.
FATCA imposes an obligation on foreign financial institutions to register with the IRS if they have depositors or conduct financial transactions with U.S. citizens or businesses.
An interview with Darlene Hart, chairwoman of the U.S. Tax & Financial Services Group.
An interview with Nobel Prize winner Professor Christopher A. Sims.
Insurance, retirement and pensions in Israel.
US citizens living abroad with foreign assets and bank accounts are required to file an FBAR form with the IRS.
An interview with Jackie Bugnion of American Citizens Abroad.
An interview with Israeli insurance agent Rony Hadid.
An interview with Chris Pavone, author of The Expats.
A free e-book with compilations of Goldstein on Gelt's best interviews.
An interview with Mike Mayo, a financial analyst and author of Exile on Wall Street.
An interview with Joe Carlen, author of The Einstein of Money.
An interview with tax attorney Dave Wolf.
An interview with Ron Zalben, about the FBAR and FATCA tax forms and why it's so important to file them.
An interview with Terry Savage, author of The New Savage Number: How Much Money Do Really You Need to Retire?
An interview with Dr. Arthur Benjamin, professor of mathematics.
An interview with Julie Deane, founder of the Cambridge Satchel Company.
Approximately 20 percent of British citizens have debts that they have not disclosed to their partners.
An interview with Professor Meir Statman author of 'What Investors Really Want.'
An interview with John Kraft of D.A. Davidson, a banking technology company.
An interview with Jonathan Trent of the NASA Ames Research Center.
Sometimes, you need to be the recipient of your own tzedakah because the bottom line is that you are the only person who can really help yourself.
An interview with Dalton Kehoe a senior scholar of communications studies.
An interview with Henry Juszkiewicz, chairman and CEO of the Gibson Guitar Corp.
What do anorexia nervosa and financial planning have in common?
An interview with Jerry Sanders, CEO of SkyTran Inc.
An interview with Peter Anstis, founder of Expatsradio.com.
An interview with Anne Hornung-Soukup, finance director of American Citzens Abroad.
An interview with Gail Reynolds, “the "Six Million-Pound Mum,."
Douglas Goldstein presents a five-point plan to make your aliyah dream a reality.
An interview with Professor Michael Starbird.
An interview with Nobel Prize winner Professor Robert Aumann.
If you are thinking of making a significant donation to a particular organization, consider employing the services of a family office to oversee the donation.
An interview with therapist, educator and life coach Diane Lang.
An interview with Professor Stanley Ridgley, Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business.
An interview with Sherrie Miller of the non-profit organization Choices of the Heart.
Sadly, people today, especially those just entering the workforce, lack the skills to lead their fellow workers.
An interview with Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, and author of The Art of Possibility.
An interview with bestselling author David Shenk.
An interview with Amir Peleg of TaKaDu.
An interview with Economics professor and Nobel prize winner Alvin Roth.
An interview with Noble Prize winner Professor Andre Geim, the developer of graphene.
When Bibi Netanyahu addressed the U.N. and challenged the world to take a tough stance on Iran, his call to draw a red line met with comments on his artistic ability and mixed reviews on his political insights. One can argue that the Europeans take the threat of Iran seriously. The European Union imposed its toughest sanctions on […]
Making money on the internet is not just a science fiction fantasy.
Did you know that you still have the right to vote, even if you live overseas?
Keynes and Hayek were two of the most influential economists of modern times. But how did their economic philosophies and views affect the world today?
The subject that brought this year’s Nobel Prize for Economics to winners Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley is pairwise matching. But what is pairwise matching, and how can it be applied to everyday life choices? Doug Goldstein interviews Nobel Laureate Professor Robert Aumann, winner of the prize in 2005, who explains what pairwise matching is and how it can be applied to life decisions, such as who to marry and which medical school to attend.
Did you know that the most important part of a financial planning meeting occurs even before you set foot inside your financial adviser’s office? Before you meet for the first time, you need to do your homework. Even the most professional adviser can’t help you if you haven’t done these three things.
How do you make the important decisions of your life, such as what to study or where to invest your money? Is there a mathematical strategy to thinking clearly? On this week’s Goldstein on Gelt show, Professor Michael Starbird, professor of mathematics and author of “The Five Elements of Effective Thinking,” talks about how we make decisions and how to think clearly.
Anyone who remembers life in Israel in the 1980s will cringe at the sound of the word “inflation.” Remember the soaring prices and the dramatic falls in the value of inflation? But what is inflation, and how does it affect the average investor? Listen to Doug Goldstein’s interview with Zane Brown, partner and fixed income strategist […]
When saving for retirement, you may feel secure because you’re putting aside earnings into a pension plan. However, what you may not realize is that some of that money is going to be spent even before it reaches your bank account.
The last time you were at the circus did you gasp as the trapeze artist swung through the air? Even though his antics might be scary, there’s a strong safety net catch him in the event of a fall. Hopefully, the trapeze artist won’t ever need to use it. But it is always there – just in case.
Romney may say the right things, but will he really be able to affect change? And Obama says… and does… the wrong things, and he has no reason to change. Democrats complain that Romney has no sympathy for the unemployment problem. Here is part II of Douglas Goldstein's radio show.
Word has been spreading that some gold experts have cracked open the gold bars that they bought only to discover tungsten (a metal worth about one-fifth of the value of gold) inside. Since tungsten has a similar density to gold, it’s easy to confuse people, amateurs and experts alike. With bars of gold that weigh ten ounces or more, using regular x-rays to determine the chemical composition of the metal doesn’t work well since the x-rays don’t penetrate deep enough.
Douglas Goldstein interviews former Chief Economist for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Harvard professor Ken Rogoff on the American debt crisis.
Comedian Billy Connolly once said, “Marriage is a wonderful invention; then again, so is a bicycle repair kit.” However, what Mr. Connolly probably was not aware of when he said this was that marriage can also prolong your life more than a bicycle repair kit would.
Have you ever met the kind of guy that would sell his own grandmother down the river? Since more and more elderly people are being swindled and financially abused every day, it’s crucial to learn how to protect your grandmother and other seniors you care about.
I am a big believer in math. I studied many complex topics in college, and I think others should, too. But first teach kids practical math in school, and then if they decide to study further, only then start with the abstruse topics.
As a financial planner, I often ask new clients why a particular investment is included in their portfolio. One answer that I find somewhat worrying is: “I don’t really know how to explain it, but I just had a gut feeling that this stock was going to be a winner!”
As a financial adviser I notice that certain money mistakes are very commonplace. Are you making these kinds of errors that can destroy a fortune? Instead of learning from your own mistakes, try learning from other people’s mistakes. Here is a list of some of the most common mistakes in financial planning.
Sadly, as stated above, ZeekRewards is not a one-off story. Apart from desperation to make more money, another possible reason people fall for these schemes is that the scammers may have gotten smarter. However, there are three basic measures that you could follow to protect yourself from falling victim in a financial scheme.
Wealth transfer is a hot topic in financial planning. Thinking about how to pass funds from one generation to the next can be emotionally difficult. Perhaps the older generation doesn’t approve of the way the younger spends the money, or the younger generation isn’t involved in the family business. Furthermore, tax and legal issues can complicate matters.
Spiritual accounting is similar to the financial accounting. In order to be an effective investor, it’s a good idea to sit down once a year with your financial adviser and ask a few questions.
Whatever the reason, if you reach retirement age and you see that you are not going to have enough money for your anticipated needs, what should you do?
Mazal tov! Your son or daughter has just got engaged.
While generally peer pressure is viewed as a negative trait, emulating successful people may help increase your own chances of success.
How do you visualize your retirement years? Most people hope that they will finally be able to do the things that they never had time to do during their working years. Very frequently, folks anticipate retirement will be a worry-free time, full of enjoyment, and ample time to spend with family and friends. As a financial adviser, I am often saddened to see retirees facing a different picture.
You’re never too young to start planning for retirement.
How to lighten the load in the case of disaster.
There are thousands to choose from… which mutual fund is right for you?
Though every investment has pros and cons, consider using one of the most common investment tools around.
The best-selling book The E-Myth examines the success of McDonalds and what we can learn from it.
What did you do when you received a purple vase decorated with green stripes and gold roses as an inheritance from your late Aunt Minnie? Did you give it a place of honor in your breakfront, hide it away in the attic, or did you follow your spouse’s instructions and “sell that hideous thing because at least you might get some money for it”? Chances are that you wouldn’t dare sell the vase, simply because of its sentimental value.
There’s no such thing as a perfect investment.
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