Pension

Finance Ministry report reveals major salary gaps across Israel's security organizations

Under Israeli law, if the average pension of retiring officers remains above the target, the finance minister will be required to establish new regulations governing pension payments.

IDF officers
Eshkol Tower, Haifa University

Due to pensions: Haifa University in huge deficit, forced to lay off staff

The illusion of quick cash. Israelis are eating into their pensions without understanding the damage

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

An elderly couple going for a run.

No time to retire: Why growing older does not have to mean slowing down


Jerusalem Municipality to provide services to retirees at reduced cost

The program, which launched on Tuesday, will be led by social workers, costs NIS 10 per meeting, for ten meetings.

An elderly man walking in Jerusalem wearing a COVID-19 mask

Germany expands pension access for Romanian, Bulgarian holocaust survivors

Widows/widowers and children of survivors from the expanded list of 'open ghetto' cities are also eligible to receive a German Pension.

Jewish cemetery in Timișoara, Romania

Israel's pension system ranked third-best in the world

The Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index rated Israel's pension system 74.7 out of 100, giving it a B grade.

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Israel's looming pension crisis needs a solution

The looming pension crisis seems far away but it is real, and the day in which it will erupt is getting closer every day.

Thousands of pensioners protest against Pension cuts in Tel Aviv on May 21, 2019.

Everything you wanted to know about pension plans but had no one to ask

Find the answers to the questions you've always wanted to ask.

Shekel money bills

How overconfidence can plague investors

Confidence is a good thing - but overconfidence can lead to downfall.

A man stands in front of an electronic board displaying market data at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in Tel Aviv, Israel

How have Israel's couples reacted to retirement age reforms?

A decade after the retirement age was raised, the impact of the move is beginning to be understood by researchers.

Elderly people sit on a bench to take in the sun along the Promenade Des Anglais in Nice

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.’

Your Investments: ‘After the hagim’ personal finance

A few years ago, Financial Engines did a survey on financial procrastination. It found that 68% of adults age 55 or older admit to procrastinating on retirement planning.

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Protestors attempted to break into PM Netanyahu's office

They were stopped by security guards at the scene.

Protesters break in to the Prime Minister's Office