Three economic and personal insights about bicyclesThree economic insights from riding a bicycle: the magic of the obvious that it's a shame to miss; pay attention to the distinction between the essential and the trivial; leave the wilderness untouched. And yes, it's related to economics. Read more »
Mortgage Insurance: Life Insurance and Home Insurance"Mortgage insurance" is a term for two or three insurance policies that must be taken out for a mortgage: life insurance for each of the borrowers and insurance for the apartment being mortgaged. A few things that will save you money: Read more »
Bank of Israel directive regarding mortgaging an existing apartmentThe new Bank of Israel directive regarding mortgage on an existing dwelling Read more »
Three important things for your successWant to see the scenery in Jerusalem too? At the end of the article, there is a video in which I talk about the content of this article. A few days ago, I was at a meeting to sign a mortgage with a nice family in Jerusalem, at the Talpiot branch of Bank Hapoalim. I chose… Read more »
Calculation of construction input cost indexHow to estimate the future cost of the construction input index and, in general, what is the difference between money we receive/pay today versus money we receive/pay in a year? An important article also for those who currently have no connection to buying an apartment in the previous article about the index… Read more »
הערות לטיוטת שינוי תנאי המשכנתה של בנק ישראלמהם השינויים שמתכן בנק ישראל באפשרות למשכן דירה קיימת, איך זה ישפיע עליכם ואיך זה ישפיע על הבנקים והכלכלה בכלל. Read more »
Advancing payments to the contractor due to the construction input index could prove to be a very costly mistake.Is it advisable to pay a contractor in advance due to the increase in the construction input index? In this article, I will show that sometimes advancing payments can actually cause a significant loss. Read more »
With Tzachi Kvattinski on risks-rewards and crazy risksA conversation with real estate agent Tzachi Kutinsky about investments, opportunities, and risks that should be avoided entirely. Read more »
Negative interest rate on Israel (in euros)בנק הפועלים החל לקחת מלקוחותיו ריבית שלילית על כספים הנמצאים בפקדונות ובעו"ש ביורו. מדוע? מה זה אומר על כלכלת ישראל? Read more »
How to Help Your Children (and Yourself) Get AheadOne of the things every parent wants is for their children to succeed. Everyone defines success differently, but everyone wants success. The way we respond to a specific success will significantly impact the frequency and quality of future successes. Read more »
What should the Bank of Israel do to lower mortgage prices?What the Bank of Israel should do in the mortgage market versus what it actually does Read more »
How to be careful of financial scams? 9 warning signsBeware of financial scams. Here are some signs that an "investment" is not worth approaching, and what to do before you invest. Read more »
Ascetics spend moreWhy put aside and save from today for the future, and do those who choose to live at a lower standard of living and invest regularly really live ascetically, or are they actually spending more? Read more »
In your opinion, is money poison?Do you treat money like poison? If so, you won't have much of it. Read more »
Lifting the Third Frame Limit: Drama in the Mortgage World – Or Notביטול מגבלת הפריים של בנק ישראל. מה בדיוק קרה שם ומה כדא ילנו לעשות בנושא Read more »
Why work for free: It's not always worth being rationalההשתתפות בסדרה שעת נעילה לא היתה רציונלית כלכלית, אבל היא היתה החלטה מצויינת. איך בכל זאת אפשר להצדיק את ההחלטה הלא רציונלית? Read more »
Things I would add and remove from the curriculumWhy I think statistics should be added to the curriculum and mathematics removed. What other subjects should be added or removed from the curriculum Read more »
The toothpaste model for your bank accountHow is toothpaste related to managing our bank account? Enter this article and see. Read more »
Is it right to distribute money (Corona grant) to all citizens?At times, it seems that discussions about what's happening in the country, no matter the topic, are a kind of debate between fans of one basketball team and fans of another basketball team. Let's say I'm a fan of Maccabi Tel Aviv and happy every time Aroesti passes... Read more »
Kobi Zhavi and I are discussing real estate, corona, mortgages, and generally speaking.A conversation with real estate agent Kobi Zahavi about real estate investments, investments in general, and personal and business conduct in interesting times Read more »