Feb 4, 2018 Have your cake…
Tune in to this week's episode as we talk to Immigration lawyer - Michael Davis from his home in Minnesota. Michael answers our questions regarding US visa waivers, work visas...
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Jan 31, 2018 The Pros And Cons Of Giving Up Your American citizenship
Over the past three years, the number of US citizens living abroad who have expatriated has increased substantially. Statistics provided by the Treasury Department indicate that in 2016 alone a record...
Jan 22, 2018 American families stand to benefit from increased child tax refunds in wake of US tax reform
An average family with five kids may be entitled to receive an additional $2,000 a year, or even more. The new US tax-reform legislation includes some changes which promise to be...
Jan 15, 2018 Your Bank Account Information is Shared by the IRS with Israel’s Income Tax Authority
It has recently been reported that the United States has disclosed to the Israel Income Tax Authority the names of 40,000 Israelis who hold bank accounts in the US. This...
Dec 13, 2017 Israeli Start-Ups Are Not Going Anywhere Yet, Despite US Tax Reform
Judging by the headlines of Hebrew newspapers the day following the US Senate’s approval of the Trump administration's tax reform, one could assume that Israeli entrepreneurs would now leave the...
Dec 6, 2017 2017 End Of Year Tax Planning
The end of the year is a perfect time to assess our financial activities and start planning our next moves. It is also the right time to examine tax strategies...
Nov 15, 2017 Walking (or Sitting) in the Footsteps of My Forefathers
Very often when I meet tourists or new immigrants to Israel, one of their first comments goes something like this: “Today, I walked in the exact footsteps of Avraham Avinu...
Oct 15, 2017 Quality Over Quantity?
It seems to me that two expressions came into popular western culture during the 80’s, “No pain, No gain” probably thanks to Jane Fonda and her exercise video tapes and...
Sep 27, 2017 Tech Trends 2018 with Hanan Brand
Tune in to our latest episode as we discuss the venture capital world with Hanan Brand, partner at Cornerstone Venture Partners, an early stage NY based VC fund. Hanan shares...
Sep 18, 2017 Financial workshop – The 10 year tax exemption on foreign income
In partnership with Nefesh B'Nefesh, we present the following workshop : As the saying goes, “all good things come to an end”, and so for the first group of people who...
Sep 7, 2017 High Tech Around the Globe
Paul Berwin, a tech and commercial lawyer based in Leeds, travels to Israel from time to time and we were lucky enough to have him take a few minutes and...
Aug 1, 2017 All about VR
Eran Orr needed physical therapy, but he found out the hard way that it wasn’t easy to do. It’s always a big part of rehabilitation, but no one wants to...
Apr 10, 2017 Trump Presidency Predictions with Michael Oren
Join us on this week’s compelling conversation with MK and Deputy Minister for Diplomacy in the Prime Minister’s Office, Michael Oren as we discuss Kerry’s recent speech, Obama and the...
Feb 26, 2017 Moving From The Back Seat To The Front Seat
Most of my generation spent our childhoods in the back seat of an automobile, being driven around by parents, grandparents and older siblings. At some point, as you become a...
Jan 18, 2017 How to Avoid Common Mistakes with your Social Security Benefits
Join us on this week’s brand new episode as we talk with Attorney Avram Sacks about the best way for you to apply for your benefits; how and when to...
Jan 1, 2017 Trump and Investing 2017
As we enter 2017, we took some time to speak to Yigal Marcus from Alliance Bernstein about Trump’s election, Brexit, interest rates and the recent movement of refugees to Europe, getting...
Nov 3, 2016 Confessions of a White Sox Fan
Despite all the hype this spring, I, a die-hard South Sider and Chicago White Sox fan, had no interest in the Cubs back on opening day. In fact, I could...
Oct 27, 2016 Ladies and Gents- the H word
Join us on this happy episode as we talk with Tal Ben Shahar about what makes us happy and unhappy. It’s not that difficult in our opinion. What are your thoughts?...
Sep 28, 2016 Investing in Israel
Tune in to our latest episode interviewing Lenny Roth from Ourcrowd on wall street, the Israeli start up scene and what you need to know about investing in Israel....
Sep 1, 2016 Goldstein on Gelt
We are glad to introduce Doug Goldstein, Financial planner to U.S. expats mainly helping those living in Israel with their U.S. brokerage, IRA and investment accounts. We discuss the latest...
Aug 17, 2016 The one thing CEO of WalkMe- hottest start up in town would change about life in Israel
We’re excited to talk to Raffi Sweary, CEO and co founder at WalkMe this week. Raffi shares his latest success on the hottest start up out there and lets us in on...
Aug 3, 2016 Stockholm-Silicon Valley-Modiin
In this episode we speak with serial entrepreneur Net Jacobsson. From SonyEricsson to Facebook to Sparklabs, Net shares his experiences from Sweden, Silicon Valley and Israel. Enjoy!...
Jul 20, 2016 3D Printing Anyone?
Tune in to our latest on Nano Dimension, an Israeli startup researching and developing advanced 3D printed electronics. We spoke to Simon Fried to better understand the world of 3D printing...
Jun 30, 2016 BREXIT-Independence Day-And 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
Whether or not you were aware of Brexit before the UK referendum, it seems to have become one of the most popular topics of conversation these past few days. Today...
Jun 22, 2016 Touring in China
We are proud to have a special, different kind of guest on this weeks podcast. Tune into this interview with Judy Stein- Chinese Medicinal Practitioner, discussing acupuncture, herbs, massage, her 4th...
Jun 16, 2016 Entrepreneurship anyone?
Tune into our latest episode interviewing a dear person and friend, Dr. Alan Joseph Bauer, author and inventor of over 150 patent applications, talk about his entrepreneurial journey and his...
Jun 9, 2016 Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali
In these days of social media and paparazzi, celebrity sightings are few and far between, even though the public has an insatiable thirst to catch a glimpse of a famous...
Jun 8, 2016 Ladies and Gentlemen – Introducing Professor Dan Ben David
Tune into our latest episode interviewing Professor Dan Ben-David, founder and President of the new independent, non-partisan, Shoresh Institution for Socioeconomic Research and learn about Shoresh’s current insights on Israel’s elections,...
May 25, 2016 The Future of Virtual Reality
Tune into our latest podcast interviewing Shahar Bin Nun, CEO of Vuze, the world’s first consumer, portable 360° 3D Virtual Reality camera and software studio. Shahar tell us about Vuze’s latest VR...
May 11, 2016 Celebrating Israel with Mass Challenge
In honor of Israel turning 68, we thought what better way to celebrate than to share Mass Challenge’s story and celebration of opening a brand new branch in Jerusalem with...
May 5, 2016 A Bet and a Debt
One thing in common between a bet and a debt is that someone has to pay up and the other side gets paid. Generally, bets are paid after the results...
Apr 20, 2016 An Israeli Startup Story
This episode is a little bit different. We loved talking to Ziv Lautman, Co-Founder of one of the hottest startups out there, Breezometer. Check out what he has to say...
Apr 6, 2016 Life of Hope
We loved speaking with our dear friend Ben Corn, Professor of Oncology at Tel Aviv University about his work at Life’s Door, an NGO that develops innovative approaches to facing illness and loss...
Apr 3, 2016 It’s All About Service!
Shopping is not my favorite activity, but when I do shop, it is generally during one of my business trips to the U.S. I have established my own spectrum of...
Mar 23, 2016 Israeli Biomed in Morocco
Tune in to our latest episode interviewing Amin Ayoub, Director of KKB Partners. Learn about opportunities for Israeli Biomed and Agricultural businesses in Morocco and how you can grow your...
Mar 6, 2016 Giving Back
Tune in to our latest episode where we get to talk to our firms Hi Tech and Corporate Tax Director, Miriam Konstam about our giving back initiative called 1/1/1. Learn...
Feb 10, 2016 My Life
One of my favorite Beatles songs is called “ In my Life” https://youtu.be/UKQpRgxyyqo. It speaks of people and places we knew and loved, who are no longer with us or inaccessible...
Jan 7, 2016 When Science Meets Nature
We are thrilled to start out 2016 with a long time friend and colleague- Dr. Billy Levine, who also happens to be the Co-founder of a fascinating startup. Tune in...
Dec 27, 2015 An Innovative Startup Improving Lives
As 2015 comes to a close, we are thrilled to talk to CEO and Founder of Telesofia Medical, Dr. Rami Cohen. Tune in to hear how this startup got mentioned as one...
Dec 15, 2015 2015, It’s been a blast!
Celebrating the December 15th deadline and 2015 coming to an end by providing you with our first studio recording podcast episode! We put together a summary of all we learned so far since...
Dec 8, 2015 Wealth Management with Ben Maimon
Are you a US tax payer? Tune in to our podcast and find out why wealth management is so important these days. Philip Stein discusses the current financial state with Ben Maimon of Maimon...
Dec 2, 2015 A Jerusalem Cab Ride & Chanukah
I have taken cab rides all over Israel and in as exotic places as Cairo, Egypt, LiJiang, China and Tijuana, Mexico. I had not thought of my Mexican cab ride in...
Nov 9, 2015 Pension Counseling Tips
Most of us want to live a long life, but do we all want to work that long? Tune in to this week's podcast to learn the best way to...
Sep 9, 2015 The Gift of Quality Time
I just got off the phone with my 89 year old father-in-law as he was rushing off to work (yes, he’s still working daily as a psychologist). He wanted to let me know about an article...
Sep 8, 2015 From Israeli Startups to Investing in US Real Estate
What is the most common mistake entrepreneurs make when starting their companies, with regard to patents? How can they protect their IP and where should they register their patent? Get a...
Aug 10, 2015 Currency Exchange Pricing Made Easy and Transparent
Tune into our latest podcast interviewing Ari Dobner, CEO of Clearshift on the newest exchange pricing. What is it that you are missing when converting a foreign currency to or...
Jun 10, 2015 What Is The Connection Between Houston and Kathmandu?
What is the connection between Houston and Kathmandu , you may ask ? I spent a few days this week visiting my sister, a long time resident of Houston, and...
Apr 8, 2015 Investing in an Uncertain World
What is the best investment strategy to follow given this macro-economy in Europe, US and Israel? In this episode we interview a dear and charismatic colleague of ours, founding partner at...
Mar 29, 2015 Passover 5775
One year ago today, my late father fell and broke his hip. That fall ultimately led to his demise 3 months later at the age of 90 1/2. My father was...
Mar 20, 2015 The Israeli startup that acquired Serbian Games Development Studio
Tune in to this week’s podcast interviewing Vic Boaron – head of business development at TabTale– The Israeli start up that acquired Serbian games development studio. Learn about your kids mobile playing habits...
Feb 8, 2015 The power of electric vehicles
What car will you be driving next? It is estimated that by 2020, more than 20 percent of all new vehicles sold will be electric and that almost 20 million EVs...
Feb 4, 2015 Go East Young Man
When I was a young boy growing up in Chicago, going to the East Side meant you ended up in Lake Michigan. In fact, until I was in my teens, I had never...
Jan 25, 2015 Outlook on Financial Market
Tune into this weeks podcast interviewing Daniel Fink, senior analyst at Sweetwood Capital. 2015 has started with much volatility, a soaring dollar, weakening euro, oil prices 50% below last summer’s prices...
Jan 2, 2015 Valens- 3rd place in FAST 50 in Israel
We are excited to launch our new podcast series for 2015. Our first episode begins with Zvika Lifschitz, CFO of one of Israel’s fastest growing technology companies- Valens. Tune in and...
Oct 18, 2014 SOS Israel App
NowForce offers personal safety apps, cloud-based computer aided dispatch, and mobile response tools for campus security, private security, and public safety organizations, enabling reduced response times. Tune in to this week’s podcast to learn about the SOS...
Oct 1, 2014 Solar energy, Israeli Presidency and lots of in between
Tune into this week’s podcast interviewing Yosef Abromowitz to learn more about solar energy and the impact investor, activist and former candidate for the Israeli Presidency. Enjoy....
Sep 21, 2014 The Climb-Rosh Hashana 5775
When I was a kid, my late grandmother used to watch a soap opera called “The Days of Our Lives”. The show would open with some dramatic music and a narrator...
Aug 13, 2014 The Future of the Water Industry
What do high-tech, water and professional basket-ball have in common? Tune in to this week’s podcast interviewing our dear friend Assaf Barnea- CEO of Kinrot Ventures and learn why Israel is...
Aug 10, 2014 From Dream to Reality
This week Philip interviews 4 out of the 5 hottest startups in Jerusalem: What their products are about, how they got motivated and why Jerusalem is THE city for Start...
Jul 8, 2014 OVDI – a term you should know more about
How to avoid a serious tax penalty with the new offshore voluntary disclosure initiative? As you might know, foreign bank accounts will start reporting to the IRS providing data about their...
May 10, 2014 Great Time to be Alive
Tune in to this weeks podcast and get to know Bob Rosenschein- one of Israel’s leading entrepreneurs. We enjoyed hearing his positive take on working hard, having fun and what...
May 4, 2014 Businesses Saving in Currency Exchange
Join us on this week’s podcast interviewing veteran banker, Jeff Balsam to find out about the most common mistakes businesses make when having cash flow problems, where you should turn to when making that...
Apr 30, 2014 Joseph Gitler on Leket Israel
Statistics reveal that a quarter of Israelis are living in poverty; among them are 850,000 hungry children. Yet, at the same time, literally hundreds of thousands of tons of perfectly...
Apr 8, 2014 Major Changes in Residential Real Estate
Israel has recently introduced major changes on how gains from residential real estate will be taxed. Were you mistaken to think you needed to sell your property before January 1st?...
Feb 8, 2014 Breaking News | Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative
Is the window starting to close for those foreign residents that have not yet entered into the IRS offshore voluntary disclosure program? The U.S. government is in the process of...
Feb 8, 2014 All about BitCoin
Join Philip and Dave Wolf, partner at Hacohen Wolf Law Offices discuss BitCoin and it’s tax ramifications. Enjoy!...
Jan 8, 2014 2014 Outlook for Financial Market
What are the questions every investor needs to ask their potential portfolio manager and what went wrong with the pridictions beginning of 2013 regarding the Euro going down the tubes? Get a better understanding of...
Dec 29, 2013 Year- End and 2014
We took the time to summarize relevant tax issues for 2013, as well as sharing some insight on 2014. Wishing you all a very good secular new year!...
Dec 28, 2013 Start Ups- this one’s for you
We are very glad to interview Ben Wiener- entrepreneur-friendly venture enthusiast and founder of Jumpspeed, a micro-fund and venture accelerator based in Jerusalem. Ben co-founded his first start up in 1999 and...
Sep 13, 2013 Predictions in the Hedge Fund Industry
We are very pleased to interview Max Karpel- an Attorney with Kleinberg and Kaplan. Max advises Israeli hedge fund managers in connection with U.S. activities as well as represents U.S....
Aug 31, 2013 Tax Exemptions for Olim and Returning Residents
Tune in to our podcast interviewing Gidi Bar Zakai to learn about the latest changes in tax legislations and exemptions for Olim and returning residents....
Aug 16, 2013 The Latest on Israeli Hi-tech Scene
Join Philip and Barry Levenfeld- a dear colleague, Partner at Yigal Arnon & Co. Law firm and one of the veterans of the Israeli hi-tech scene. Hear his take on...
Jul 31, 2013 Reimbursement & Product Commercialization Strategies
How will Obamacare affect your company? Get a better understanding of the reimbursement analysis for new and evolving technologies across public and private payers by tuning in to this weeks podcast...
Jul 20, 2013 Meier on Rothschild Tower
Philip interviews Yigal Zemah-Head of the Israeli Office of Berggruen Holdings. Find out more about the ground breaking Meier on Rothschild project receiving nomination from Forbes top 10 leading towers in the...
Jul 16, 2013 The Latest Tech Trends
Tune in to “From the Midwest to the Middle East” and learn about the latest trends in the internet and mobile industry. Expert & tech blogger Hillel Fuld who contributes to sites such as The...
Jul 8, 2013 Exclusive WAZE interview
Philip’s Exclusive interview with WAZE Co Founder, Amir Shinar. Tune in to learn about the Israeli navigation app startup which was just acquired by Google for $1.03 billion....
Jun 8, 2013 Labor and Employment Matters with Eric Savage
Learn about the most common mistakes non U.S. corporations make when in the process of setting up a U.S. operation, and how to prevent employment issues in the future. Find out...
Feb 20, 2013 The Story of VC Funds
Get a better understanding of the VC world by learning about the industry from the very first Israeli fund throughout the early 90’s, the growing years of the early 2000's and now by tuning in to...
Feb 8, 2013 Israeli Pride; The High Tech Scene 2012
In a world that’s becoming more and more competitive, you need to know what’s in and what’s out. This time on “From the Midwest to the Middle East” we are proud...
Feb 8, 2013 Venture Capital- 2013
A window into the investing world- What lies ahead-Israel, Europe, US and China. Tune in to “From the Midwest to the Middle East” and hear Philip discuss the future and current investing...
Feb 8, 2013 Doing Business in China
Tune in to our podcast on doing business in China interviewing Richard Cant- Regional Director of the Yangtze River Delta Region for Dezan Shira & Associates to learn about the challenges...
Jan 15, 2013 The Fiscal Cliff
Two main events marked the end of December: 1) Congress and The Obama Administration were battling over the future of the “Bush Tax Cuts” and 2) I was following the...
Jan 8, 2013 Obama, Bush and The Fiscal Cliff
This time on “From the Midwest” Philip talks about what you should be thinking about regarding the fiscal cliff, expiring tax cuts, 2013 tax changes and more. Tune in....
Dec 8, 2012 The Individual Investor
US citizens living in Israel- tune in and learn why despite the global orientation your investment and asset management services are not up to speed. See what 2013’s forecast has to offer and get insight from...
Oct 11, 2012 “Promises, Promises”
Many of you may have missed the passing of Hal David a few weeks ago, at the age of 91. Mr. David wrote some of the most famous songs that...
May 8, 2012 The Israeli Tax Scene
This time on “From the Midwest to the Middle East” a glimpse into the Israeli tax system. We enjoyed interviewing Iddan Dinai, a dear colleague and well known Israeli tax attorney....
Apr 8, 2012 Israel’s Cleantech Industry
Taking advantage of Israel’s prominence as an innovative market leader in the Cleantech industry. Tune it to our podcast interviewing one of the premier players in the Cleantech industry, a dear...
Mar 10, 2012 Investing in US Real Estate
Investors in U.S. real estate- this one’s for you. Listen to our podcast interviewing Jay Zwiebel, Managing Director and Executive Vice President of Harbor Group Israel, to learn about what’s going on in...
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