Finance

Your Taxes: How does Israel tax foreign pensions? The laws all immigrants should know

US Social Security is exempt in both the US and Israel under the US-Israel tax treaty.

 Many Jews from abroad view property purchases in Israel as a form of pension plan.
An illustrative image of a cat alongside Hanukkah paraphenalia.

Your Investments: The learning power of Hanukkah, using gelt as educational tool for kids

 US and Israeli currency (1 dollar bills and 1 shekel coins respectively) are seen in this illustrative photo of money.

US dollar slides after Fed cuts rates, as expected

Iranians fill their vehicles at a petrol station in Tehran, on November 15, 2019. (STR/afp/AFP via Getty Images)

Iranians brace for Saturday fuel price surge as Islamic Republic's economy braces for worst


Iran's currency sinks to lowest level in history, local media blames government policy

Iranian media blamed the government's recent economic liberalization policies for adding pressure to the open rate market.

People walk past a sign at a currency exchange as the value of the Iranian Rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, February 9, 2025

Your Investments: Planning after another strong year in the stock market

‘Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.’ – Dalai Lama

Stock market.

With loan relief set to expire, banks will profit while Israelis pay - opinion

The banks will continue waiting patiently. Those very same customers will eventually arrive, will pay the high interest rates, and, unlike today, will have no temporary market benefit on rely on.

 Pile of credit cards with flag of Israel

A nation in healing

Insights from the Israel Bonds Medical Delegation

MEANINGFUL MOMENT at the Israel Bonds Medical Delegation to Israel.

'The upside of the public real estate market is still ahead of us'

At the “Financing Time” conference, Yaniv Pagot said Israel’s public real estate market will grow as rates fall. Investors return, capital awakens, stable firms benefit most.

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Trump pardons Jewish-British billionaire Joe Lewis, who pleaded guilty to insider trading

Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns English Soccer club Tottenham Hotspur, has been pardoned by Trump after pleading guilty to insider trading in 2024.

 Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis (L) and chairman Daniel Levy in the stands

Your Investments: Lentil soup and inheritance

A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair. – Niccolo Machiavelli

Husband and wife discussing investment plans with financial advisor

Your Taxes: R&D centers are big business for Israel

Israel’s new R&D center tax circular could transform the merger and acquisition strategies of acquiring groups with global revenues of over NIS 10b.

 View of the Tax Authorities offices in Rehovot on September 15, 2024.

AI boom brings fresh risks to US markets, more money to M&A

AI frenzy is driving tech stock surges and risky debt as investors chase future gains, raising concerns about market volatility.

During the war between Israel and Iran in June 2025, social media platforms were flooded with images and videos of widespread destruction in Tel Aviv. Most were fake.

Israel pushes to outlaw possession of over NIS 200,000 in cash

Opponents of the move claim that it severely violates privacy and limits economic freedom.

 New Israeli Shekel banknotes and coins, illustrative. November 9, 2021

Entrepreneurs become suspects, the state forgets they are the ones building it

At the "Funding Time" conference, leaders criticized government policies stifling urban renewal, warned of small entrepreneurs disappearing, and called for cooperation to revive the sector.

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