Once, your local bank was considered the bastion of security: the safest place to hold your assets. But things have changed. Here’s an article we found particularly interesting on the topic, reprinted from The Franklin Prosperity Report in September, 2013 by Sean Hyman, the Senior Financial Editor of the Ultimate Wealth Report. I’ll …
Donald Trump to U.S. – “You’re fired!”
Billionaire developer and potential presidential candidate Donald Trump warned that trouble looms for the U.S. economy. He also predicts the price of gold will continue to climb because Americans have no confidence in President Barack Obama. In an interview with Newsmax.TV, Trump, who considers himself a “big fan of Israel”, …
Investing in Israel: Top Three Reasons
There are many good reasons to invest in Israel, including currency diversification, economic strength and impressive performance. In today’s fluctuating markets, there are many reasons to invest in Israeli stocks or bonds via an Israeli brokerage account from anywhere in the world.
IBI Ranked “Best Broker” For Second Year
IBI Brokerage and Investments Ltd. is again Israel’s preferred broker, according to the second “Globes” annual survey of brokerages. 2012 was a difficult year for investment houses, which had to deal with falling profits. Nonetheless, the industry’s powerhouses held their own. The “Globes” brokerage survey found that IBI Brokerage won 60% …
Israeli Investment House CEO’s Perspective
Wise Money Israel recently sat down with Ran Amitai, CEO at Tel Aviv investment firm Vineyards Capital Market (where WMI’s founder works) regarding his investment recommendations for the current Israeli capital market. Question: Ran, what are market conditions like now in the Israeli capital market? Ran: The capital market is doing well in …
Making Money From a Strong Shekel
Wise Money Israel recently interviewed the Zury Ilan, Chief Analyst at Vineyards Capital Market (where WMI’s founder works) regarding the future value of the Israel currency: the shekel. According to Mr. Ilan, the correct economic value of the shekel is 3.5 shekels for $1 USD. The current exchange rate is …
Earn Shekels: Cash In IRA Before Fiscal Cliff
Many Americans, and investors around the world, are watching anxiously this week to see what the U.S. Congress will do (or not do) to save the U.S. economy and taxpayers from the “fiscal cliff”. If new legislation is not enacted by December 31, 2012, taxes for all Americans will automatically …
Glenn Beck Stands with Israel (video)
Watch this video of Glenn Beck (a well-known TV news commentator) standing with Israel during the recent Gaza rocket attacks.
Real Estate Dev Mishorim Stock Opportunity
There is an interesting Israeli real estate developer that has caught our attention. It can be invested in directly via the company’s stock or bonds on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Here are highlights from an economic analysis commissioned by Portfolio Management firm Cramim by Senior Financial Analyst Zuri Ilan. [TABLE=30] (This analysis …
More for Your Dollar (At Least for Now…)
The dollar has continued to strengthened against the shekel in the past year, creating a good opportunity to fund a shekel Israeli investment account, as more investable shekels can be obtained for the same dollar. Since April, the dollar was unusually strong against the shekel, increasing by 10% in just …