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Your Investments: The importance of patience in investing

One of the most underrated virtues in successful investing is patience. It doesn’t make headlines, it doesn’t sell newsletters, and it certainly doesn’t satisfy our natural desire to “do something.”

New Israeli Shekel bills are seen in front of an upwards-trending graph (illustration)
A Syrian citizen shows off a new banknote released and distributed by the Central Bank, in the capital Damascus on January 3, 2026.

Qatari company to acquire major stakes in Syrian banks, sources say

Iranians walks past a Bank Ayandeh and Parian, on the first anniversary of the nuclear agreement, in the capital Tehran on Jaunary 14, 2017.

Ayandeh Bank's collapse highlights breakdown of Iran’s financial system - WSJ

vi Levi, President and CEO of Israel Discount Bank,

'Corporations must take responsibility for the communities they serve'


J.P. Morgan Innovation Center chief: 'Most important thing for my career was focus'

Passover perspectives: Israeli executives answer the Four Questions

 Nir Shahaf

Winning the competition: Mizrahi-Tefahot's achievements in a new campaign

Mizrahi-Tefahot establishes leadership in service with a unique approach centered on customer focus, maintaining its top ranking in Bank of Israel's service survey for the fourth consecutive time.


Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot invites you to a financial stand-up

Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot presents "Investments in 60 Minutes" with comedian Rudi Saada, offering a free stand-up show for customers across all banks at bank branches.

Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot invites customers of all banks to a free financial stand-up show with Rudi Saada /

Bank Leumi extends telephone service hours to Saturday evening as well

Bank Leumi extends telephone service hours to Saturday evening, providing assistance all days of the week, even on Saturday nights - a first in Israeli banking.

  Banking center in Ashkelon, Bank Leumi

Turkey's central bank delivers bold rate hike amid inflation concerns

The sharp rate increase sparked a rally for the Turkish lira, which appreciated as much as 2%. 

 A logo of Turkey's Central Bank is pictured at the entrance to its headquarters in Ankara, Turkey February 8, 2024.

Man gets 7 years in prison for forcing woman to rob bank, showing no remorse

Haifa man forces bank employee to rob branch under threat of explosion. Judge calls it a thriller-like story and criticizes lack of remorse.


Israeli banks heed US anti-settler sanctions, far-right ministers object

The sanctions follow the US imposition of travel visa bans in December on people involved in violence in the West Bank.

 Bank Hapoalim, Jan 29, 2024

Wartime update: Compensation for property owners, reservists

Compensation and other measures are gradually being extended as the war continues. Here is a partial wartime update.

Apartment for sale in Jerusalem

Here's how far reaching the US sanctions on Israeli settlers are - explainer

The US sanctions against four Israeli West Bank settlers are especially far reaching and are typically reserved for terrorists.

US President Joe Biden.

South Africa's chief rabbi confronts country’s banks on allegations of funding terror

Rabbi Goldstein, after ICJ ruling, pledges to hold banks accountable for funding Hamas, urges global Jewish support for Israel's self-defense and combating antisemitism.

 Warren Goldstein, chief rabbi of South Africa.