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Government / Business and Economy / Coronavirus

Bank of Israel Issues Financial Stability Report under Corona Pandemic

By Jewish Press News Desk

The effects of the crisis and the government restrictions is seen in the residential real estate market, particularly in the number of housing starts.

Featured / Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Coronavirus

Israeli Banks Announce Mortgage Deferrals in Response to Coronavirus Crisis

By Jewish Press News Desk

All the major banks are offering generous deferrals on mortgage payments to help them get through this difficult period.

Israel / Business and Economy / Chessed and Tzedaka

First Israeli Nonprofit Bank to Provide Life-Changing Loans as a ‘National Mission’

By Eliana Rudee

"We are here to help those enterprises and people who are not appealing for the financial system."

Israel / US / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Israel Successfully Raises $3 Billion in US Dollar Bond Issue

By Arye Green / TPS

Israel’s Treasury issued $2 billion worth of 30-year bonds at 3.375%, or 115 basis points more than comparable US Treasury bonds, and an additional $1 billion worth of 10-year bonds at 2.5%, or 68 basis points above the US Treasury’s rates.

Goldstein on Gelt

Goldstein on Gelt: How Behavioral Finance Can Make You a Better Investor

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

Why does emotion play a role in financial decision making, and why is it so important to keep track of the bigger picture?

Israel / Politics / News Briefs

Israeli Local Authorities Threaten to Strike Amid Looming Deficit Crisis

By Arye Green / TPS

Over 150 local authority leaders, who represent nearly 70% of Israeli residents, threatened to strike if NIS 1 billion needed for civil programs is not transferred in the near future.

Israel / Global / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Tel Aviv University #8 in the World for Most Venture Capital-Backed Entrepreneurs

By JNi.Media

The new ranking is one spot up from last year, while TAU remains the only non-American university in PitchBook's top ten.

Israel / Business and Economy

Israeli Startup Seeks Approval to Pay Employees in Bitcoin

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The main point of contention when it comes to paying salaries in cryptocurrencies is the volatility of the price.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Business and Economy

Finance Committee Approves Long Term Savings for Every Child Retroactive to Jan. 2015

By JNi.Media

MK Gafni: Real news for the children of Israel. New law will help level playing field for poorer children.

Jewish / Politics / Government / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Religion

Finance Minister Exposing Fresh Meat Market to Foreign Competition

By JNi.Media

For the duration of the next year, the quota for duty-free fresh meat imports will be doubled.

Israel / Global / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Chessed and Tzedaka

New Israeli Crowdfunding Platform Starts Micro Funds Named After Donors

By JNi.Media

LivinGift's Public Advisory Council is headed by Prof. Meir Heth, Israel's former Banks Commissioner, Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Chairman , Bank Leumi Chairman and Chairman of Teva Pharmaceuticals.

Analysis

Hamas Diverts Millions From U.S.-Based NGO To Finance Terrorist Capabilities

By IPT-Investigative Project on Terrorism

Hamas reportedly siphoned 60% of World Vision Gaza's resources in Gaza to reconstruct Hamas' tunnel network and military installations, in addition to purchasing weapons intended to kill Israelis

Government / News Briefs

Finance and Justice Ministries to Crack Down on Gambling

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Kahlon said, "As I am finance minister, there will be no casinos in Israel."

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Released for Publication: Hamas Money Smuggling Operation Exposed

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hamas took advantage of Israeli entry permits to smuggle money from Gaza into Judea and Samaria for terror operations.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Business and Economy

Knesset Committee Slams Finance Minister on Fear of Fighting Monopolies

By JNi.Media

Finance Committee Chairman Gafni (UTJ) said "with all due respect to the Finance Ministry and talks of reform, in practice the prices have not gone down."

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Government / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Government Approves $18.6 Million Transfer to Settlements

By JNi.Media

"Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria have been experiencing unique security realities on a daily basis because of their geographic location and the quality of life in the area."

The Aron Katsman Show

The Aaron Katsman Show - Teaching Children About Money

By Israel News Talk Radio

As the culture of consumerism dominates modern culture, in this week's show we discuss how to teach your children proper money habits.

Op-Eds

Britain: 'A World Capital for Islamic Finance'

By Soeren Kern

"I want London to stand alongside Dubai and Kuala Lumpur as one of the great capitals of Islamic finance anywhere in the world." — David Cameron, Prime Minister, Great Britain.

Israel / US / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Buffett Buys Up Israeli Military-Aerospace Supplier

By Jewish Press News Desk

Warren Buffett has lived up to his love for Israel’s companies and his Berkshire Hathaway company has announced the acquisition of Lod-based Ray-Q Interconnect for an undisclosed sum of money. Ray-Q provides electrical interconnect solutions to military, aerospace and other industries. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Buffett made a splash in the […]

News Briefs

Jewish Agency Developing Major Israel-Diaspora Ties Initiative

By JTA

The Jewish Agency for Israel is working on a major initiative in concert with the Israeli government and the philanthropic world to build Israel’s ties with the Diaspora. Tentatively titled The Prime Minister’s Initiative, the program would focus on Israel education in Jewish institutions; Israel engagement on campuses worldwide; educational trips to Israel; and incentives […]

Goldstein on Gelt

How to Publish Your Book Today

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

An interview with Penny Sansevieri, founder and head of Author Marketing Experts.

Goldstein on Gelt

The Power of Habit

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

An interview with Charles Duhigg, a writer at The New York Times and author of The Power of Habit.

Goldstein on Gelt

Should You Buy Apple, Facebook or a Mutual Fund?

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

If you are thinking of purchasing individual stocks, ask yourself whether you have sufficient knowledge to choose these investments yourself.

Uncategorized / Goldstein on Gelt

What Would President Coolidge Think of the World Today?

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

An interview with best-selling author and columnist Amity Shlaes.

Goldstein on Gelt

Life, Banks, and the Future (Podcast)

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

An interview with Anat Admati, author of The Bankers’ New Clothes and professor of economics at Standford University.

Goldstein on Gelt

Who Needs Insurance? (Podcast)

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

Insurance, retirement and pensions in Israel.

Goldstein on Gelt

The Best of Goldstein on Gelt 2012

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

A free e-book with compilations of Goldstein on Gelt's best interviews.

Goldstein on Gelt

Exile on Wall Street (Podcast)

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

An interview with Mike Mayo, a financial analyst and author of Exile on Wall Street.

Goldstein on Gelt

Hiding Money From Your Spouse

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

Approximately 20 percent of British citizens have debts that they have not disclosed to their partners.

Goldstein on Gelt

Pairwise Matching Revisited (Podcast)

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

An interview with Nobel Prize winner Professor Robert Aumann.

Op-Eds

The Importance Of Strong Management In Day Schools

By Jake Goldstein

One of the hottest topics across all spectrums in the Jewish community is the financial sustainability of Jewish day school education in America. Schools have invested a lot of time and resources to train their professionals in the art of fundraising, developing donor relationships, and launching effective capital campaigns. And there has been a concerted effort among Jewish educational organizations to establish programs to assist day schools in improving their governance and developmental practices.

Goldstein on Gelt

How to Avoid Being the Next Ponzi Scheme Victim

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

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.

Goldstein on Gelt

Transferring Wealth with Stocks, Bonds, and Bicycles

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

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.

Goldstein on Gelt

Tishrei: A Time to Examine Your Deeds and Your Portfolio

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

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.

Blogs

Alex's Blog Round-up

By Alex Abel

Today's blog round-up is from the younger set. Still meant to be read by people of all ages, these blogs talk about modesty, Twitter sayings and the power of the Jew-fro.

News Briefs

Planned Polish Jewish History Museum to Receive $7 Million Grant

By JTA

The Museum of the History of Polish Jews, which is set to open next year, will receive a $7 million grant from two Jewish philanthropic foundations. The gift from the Koret and Taub Foundations will finance eight galleries that will take visitors through 1,000 years of Jewish history in Poland. The exhibits will include a […]

US / Politics / News Briefs

Jewish Senator Wannabe in FBI Probe over Campaign Donations

By Jacob Edelist

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel is returning $105,000 in campaign contributions, as the FBI is investigating possible campaign finance violations. The donations raised suspicions because they were made by individuals who never before had made campaign donations, and whose income didn't appear high enough to enable them to be this generous.

US / The Knesset

New American-Affiliated Party Launches Knesset Bid

By Rafi Harkham

Danny Goldstein, founder and chairman of 'Calcala' ('Finance'): “We are focused on making Israel a better place to live and a better place to invest by merging the best of Israel and America - representing Israelis, but with an eye on the American perspective.”

Serials

Getzlight – Chapter VIII

By Ruchama Feuerman

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