Recently Social Leverage invested in Alpaca. Last week Alpaca announced their $6 million raise. Josh Constine at TechCrunch broke the news and explained: Stock trading app Robinhood is valued at $7.6 billion, but it only operates in the U.S. Freshly funded fintech startup Alpaca does the dirty work so developers worldwide can launch their own …

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Today is my last day in Israel before heading to New York and back to work this week. Yesterday was a long and interesting day spent in The West Bank, the city of Ramallah and the massive real estate development called Rawabi. I have a lot of strong feelings and opinions about The West Bank …

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This trip to Israel continues to be a trip of my life. I am grateful that my good friend Steven Schwarz made last minute room for me to join. Steven has been very active as a past president of the Phoenix Federation and now focuses on mentoring young people while he continues to build his …

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Yesterday I spent the day touring the Negev and the area along the Gaza Strip. Here was our exact spot as we looked over Gaza: Our tour guide and teacher for the day was a retired Colonel in the military and at one time back in 1994 the Mayor of Gaza (there used to be …

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I am off to Jerusalem today making stops along the way at some Arab/Israeli mixed schools, Gaza and West Bank in a long day of history and education. One thing that always amazes me most about the country of Israel is how small (in land size) it is. With no traffic you can drive from …

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Today I headed north and am in the Golan Heights on the border of Lebanon and Syria. I am getting an incredible history lesson but current events are quickly reshaping these borders. Here are a few pictures from my incredible day.

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I am in Israel for the week with a group of friends from the Phoenix Federation. The weather is warmer than normal for November. I spent a few hours on my own walking Tel Aviv and enjoying the beach. Last night I had dinner with Yoni and Ronen Assia the founders of Etoro (I am …

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I love owning my blog. I can make up whatever headline I want regarding the markets and it is likely to be closer to the truth than any in financial media. NOBODY knows why the market is at all-time highs. I do know that when I was buying last November and December and becoming the …

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I sold some Apple last week and the week before. It still is my largest stock holding. This weekend I am having a little remorse wondering if Apple has ever been in a stronger position. Just last December Apple was being written off by most as the stock plummeted 30 percent over the course of …

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