Retirement in israel

Considering withdrawing your pension? It's probably the worst decision you'll make

Financial pressure is causing masses of Israelis to tap into their savings, but the future damage could be irreversible. The Capital Market Authority is trying to save you from yourself.

The illusion of quick cash. Israelis are eating into their pensions without understanding the damage
U2 SINGER Bono poses during a photocall for ‘Bono: Stories of Surrender’ at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in France, last year.

Your Investments: Avoid repeating financial blunders

David Alexander, Deputy CEO of Phoenix Financial

Israel’s hidden strength: Institutional capital pools

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Dreaming of retirement?

My dad, of beloved memory, a true workaholic, decided that life needed to have more meaning and decided at age 55 to retire.

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Financial Success: Don't make these mistakes

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake – Napoleon Bonaparte

A pedestrian looks at an electronic board showing the stock market indices of various countries outside a brokerage in Tokyo.

‘Open heart surgery changed my perception of life’

For Rivka Sansolo, 68, the former chief occupational nurse for Clalit Health Services, the most significant decision she made in the last decade was to begin planning her retirement ahead of time.

Rivka Sansolo

Data is in: It’s up to you to save for retirement

There are many reasons for this discrepancy, and the solution is not for the government to increase Bituach Leumi benefits substantially.

Senior Israelis play table tennis as they take part in games for people over 65 years old, organized by a nursing home in Tel Aviv

Study: Israeli household income plummets after retirement

When compared to developed European countries conducting similar surveys, based on data provided by SHARE, Israeli retirees suffer a greater decline in income than their European neighbors.

Prof. Avia Spivak of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's Pensions, Insurance and Financial Literacy Center

Your Investments: Want a bright future? Study the past

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana

California Senator Kamala Harris

Your Investments: Secure your own retirement

When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the old source is abandoned. It merely means that the politicians have two ways of milking the taxpayer where they had one bef

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Guide for the perplexed

As director of retirement planning at Bank Hapoalim, Miri Nahmani meets many clients who are not aware of their retirement rights and tax benefits.

MIRI NAHMANI (pictured), says, ‘Any stoppage of work is a tax event that requires special reporting and organization.’