Forecasts for 2012

Israeli investors are like fruit flies, zigging in and out of different kinds of investment strategies, thinking they can time the market. Unfortunately, they are completely wrong

Want to avoid melting down your investments? Avoid these common errors.

Forget a free one. Even a simple restaurant meal in Israel can cost you hundreds of shekels. Go for high-end and you could be paying Michelin-star prices.

While money managers who actively pick stocks might achieve higher returns, those gains are often eaten by management fees. So why bother?

China is experiencing a real estate bubble of perilous proportions, India and Russia reek with rot and the Brazilian education system is pitiful. And these are just some of the problems plaguing the developing market giants.

Israel’s capital market tends to hold company owners in high esteem. But recent events show some are willing to protect only themselves.

Are you destined to live out your final decades in luxury or in poverty? It all comes down to your pension. Here are some critical mistakes to avoid

Think making a living in Israel is hard? Try doing so in fashion design, where materials and overhead are expensive, but price tags must compete with mass-produced clothes from the Far East.

We may feel like we are entering the new year with dangers on all sides, but the savvy investor may still have a few places to look for profit.

Once perceived as a burden, companies are finally seeing that saving the environment can also be a business opportunity. Green is in, greenwashing is out.

This year was a bumpy ride, but all indications say 2012 will be even worse. Forget trying to make money, and instead just concentrate on not losing your shirt.

As 2011 ends, the sheer scope of upheaval and drama is so vast that it simply cannot be fathomed.

Two main changes in awareness are underway; the awakening by common citizens, and the creeping recognition that the economic problems are more deep-seated than anyone wanted to admit.