by c.sablotny | Jan 15, 2024 | Israel
Content Entitlement for an employed person How maternity allowance is calculated How to receive the money Other entitlements How long does a claim take to process? What is being paid into your bank account Happy New Year! Apologies for the silence in the past...
by c.sablotny | Jun 24, 2023 | Investing 101
I’ve recently seen an event where an organization invited people to join a workshop on “how to identify good companies to invest in”. I used to be a stock picker and still own several very high-conviction stocks, but I’d like to share my...
by c.sablotny | Jun 6, 2023 | Housing
Important information upfront: This is not a direct comparison of real estate vs stock performance. If you are interest in a direct comparison, you can read about it here. I wrote this post after talking with many young people who struggle to or cannot afford an...
by c.sablotny | May 28, 2023 | Spending Habits
I have a confession to make: Except for “Your Money and Your Brain” by Jason Zweig, I have not read another book about wealth building in the past five years of my wealth-building journey. So I decided to read all the investment classics among the...
by c.sablotny | Apr 30, 2023 | Investing
We are living in exciting times. The trauma of COVID is still palpable, but it’s been over a year since the last lockdown; then the world economy slid into a collective crisis of crazy inflation thanks to a mix of printing boat-loads of money during the COVID...
by c.sablotny | Apr 23, 2023 | Investing
Aaah, the stock market. The biggest wealth-generating machine in human history that is available to everyone with an ID, bank account, and an internet connection. And yet, the stock market is still mysterious and feels dangerous. Everybody wants to get in on the way...
by c.sablotny | Apr 15, 2023 | Investing
When people think about investing, they think mainly of stocks and, with that, the risk of investing in stocks. I had a conversation in 2022 with a friend pushing the age of 60. That year, the stock market lost about 20%. He stated outright that investing is risky,...
by c.sablotny | Mar 26, 2023 | Investing, Israel
People like money, and people like it when money multiplies. When people hear that I like investing, they often ask me, “Oh, what should I invest in?” Then I ask people in return: “Do you know how your pension fund is invested?” Most people...
by c.sablotny | Mar 12, 2023 | Investing, Israel
The other day I sat down with a friend to review all her investments. Believe it or not, as a normal Joe or Jane, we have plenty of them. Most people have at least a Pension Fund and a Training Fund (Keren Hishtalmut). Many of us even have a Kupat Gemel. And some of...
by c.sablotny | Mar 4, 2023 | Spending Habits
₪8,973. That’s how much my life costs every month. Of course, there are fluctuations. Sometimes its a bit above, sometimes below. But that was my monthly average for 2022. Knowing how much your life costs is the first step in taking your personal finance skills...
