“I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the parched ground into springs.” (Isaiah 41:18) The Land we’ve been given here is a dry land. It is mostly desert, and it’s difficult to grow crops in the arid …
Israeli military firms lead world’s defense
Israeli military companies are ranked among the 100 largest defense contractors in the world, according to weekly American magazine “Defense News”. The magazine, that covers security industries around the world, recently published a report of the largest defense companies globally in 2015. There are four Israeli companies among them: Elbit Systems, Israel …
Microsoft centralizes Cyber System in Israel
Computer giant Microsoft is expected to purchase Israeli cyber security company Islands for approximately $150 million, according to Israeli newspaper Calcalist. The cyber company, started by brothers Vicky and Yuval Eldar, is in it’s third year of operation. The company will assist Microsoft to secure the sending of Excel or Word documents, …
Israeli stock market – outperform Wall Street
Macro-economic Analysis: Indicators suggest the Israeli stock market is set to outperform Wall Street in the coming years By Wise Money Israel Analyst In the past 5 years, the U.S. stock index S&P 500 increased approximately 105%. The Dow Jones Industrial Index returned about 86%. However, during that time period, …
Strong Rally on Israeli Stock Market
Israel’s stock market is hitting new highs, surpassing Wall Street by far in 2015. The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange leading stock index (Tel Aviv 25) has returned 16% thus far in 2015, and doesn’t seem to be slowing down. The S&P 500 U.S. index returned only 3% YTD in 2015. It’s …
The Amazingly Resilient Israeli Economy
The Israeli economy continues to show resilience in the face of growing political isolation and the spread of terrorism around the world. This small, 66 year-old developed nation shows growth other nations are unable to match. Here’s why: A growing economy Israeli GDP grew at seasonally adjusted 7.2% in the …
Why We All Should Be Wary of Banks
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 …
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 …