Your Investments: What new olim can teach us about gratitude and entitlement
Say thank you when you receive good fortune and realize that there are no entitlements in life.
Banking & Finance
Your Taxes: Does Israel need to tax billionaires?
Bitcoin roars back above $71,000 as crypto markets rally
Changes to working hours and minimum wage in Israel for 2026
Confessed to stealing from the register – and received NIS 278,000 in compensation
Employers who "cut corners" and do not maintain hour registration as required by law find themselves facing massive lawsuits of hundreds of thousands of shekels.
Bitcoin records its worst month in 4 years
The world’s largest cryptocurrency recorded its worst month since June 2022 as it plummeted below $60,000.
Bennett promises to save NIS 8,000 per family
The chairman of the Together party is launching his economic plan: It includes dismantling monopolies and exclusive importers, opening up the kosher market, and insuring bank deposits.
The wealth report: A record number of millionaires worldwide
The Global Wealth Report reveals a surge in personal wealth and a record number of millionaires. Where does Israel rank in average wealth?
Smotrich launches NIS 1.6 billion aid plan for high-tech and exporters
The Ministry of Finance will inject NIS 1 billion to save startups from closing, and will distribute hundreds of millions more to industrial plants.
"The Treasury took hundreds of billions from National Insurance surpluses"
Former National Insurance director general, Meir Spiegler, in an unprecedented attack on the Ministry of Finance: "Hundreds of billions in collection surpluses have disappeared."
10 mistakes that cost you thousands of shekels a year
A practical guide for those who are tired of financial naivety and want to regain control of their bank account.
Discussion on Goldknopf’s proposal to lower VAT postponed by two weeks
The Tax Authority warns that the move will entail a revenue loss of NIS 8.5 billion per year, which would be funded by cuts or an increased deficit.
Study: "Israel’s Basket" led to a wave of price increases
A new study discovered that while the prices of the basket products at Carrefour plunged by 35%, a widespread wave of price increases of up to 14% was simultaneously recorded in parallel categories.
Goldknopf proposes lowering the VAT to 17%
Just a few months before the elections, the housing minister who voted in favor of raising the VAT proposes lowering it to 17%. The Finance Ministry clarifies that the proposals will not be adopted.
