On the Market Archives – Jewish Journal

Smith Barney doesn’t manage this portfolio. My heart does.

Dara Lehon September 14, 2006

Affairs of the heart are a big investment for this conservative, long-term investor.

Jews Who Can Hit

Jewish Journal Staff December 1, 2005

The 2006 edition of Jewish baseball cards features \”newly discovered\” Jewish players and Jewish players from the 1940s women\’s league. The set of 55 also includes cards for the 13 Jews who played last year in the major leagues

Could Home Dream Become Nightmare?

Robert B. Reich June 23, 2005

The American dream is owning your own home, and for more than half a century the government has encouraged home ownership through low-interest loans and tax breaks. Today, about two-thirds of American households own their homes. Or I should say, partly own them. Banks and other mortgage lenders own the other part. And here\’s the potential problem.

You see, homes are about the only assets whose value has increased during these bleak economic times. That\’s at least partly due to the fact that interest rates are at rock-bottom lows, meaning that a lot of people can now afford a mortgage to buy a home, thereby boosting the housing market.

Jewish Expo Returns to Los Angeles

Wendy J. Madnick November 25, 1999

Jewish Expo 2000 — an 8,000 square foot traveling museum of Jewish history and culture — arrives at the Bernard Milken Jewish Community Campus in West Hills following a successful world tour, including its latest stop in Sydney, Australia.