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Don’t Get Emotional About Financial Investments (VIDEO)

Larry Gellman — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:30:27 +0000

Potential investors should avoid being overly influenced by the political “noise” that may keep them away from growth-oriented opportunities, and instead find the middle ground between being too afraid and too optimistic about the stock market and economy, says Larry Gellman, managing director of private wealth management for Robert W. Baird & Co.

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“There are a number of great companies out there right now who are making tons of money and selling at very, very reasonable prices, and I think the prognosis is very, very good for a lot of companies, and for the economy in general,” Gellman says. “By the same token, I think it’s certainly not a time to be giddy either and to assume that the worst is behind us and nothing bad can happen going forward.”

Gellman says a balanced approach to saving and investing is best.

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“Keep enough money on the side so that they (you) have what they (you) need in case of emergencies, but by the same token, don’t fall into the trap of feeling so afraid that you are going to avoid the stock market and going to avoid growth-oriented opportunities altogether,” he says.

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On Rosh Hashanah, Obama Calls for ‘Reconciliation’ (VIDEO)

Larry Gellman — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:30:19 +0000

It’s Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which will be celebrated this year until nightfall on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Rosh Hashanah, one of four new years in the Jewish calendar occurs 10 days before Yom Kippur, the “day of atonement.” In his annual message marking Rosh Hashanah, President Obama calls for reflection and reconciliation at a time when “public discourse can too often seem harsh” and “society too often focuses on what divides us instead of what unites us.”

“I hope that Americans of all faiths take this opportunity to reach out to those who are less fortunate, be tolerant of our neighbors,” Obama said. “As a nation, let us be mindful of those who are suffering.”

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“There’s a lot of noise out there about Jews who have real concerns about President Obama and his treatment of and feelings toward Israel,” Gellman said. “But I don’t think that really reflects what’s going on in the Jewish community. It’s harder to generalize, probably, about the Jewish community than it ever has been in the past.”

Jewish organizations and lobbying groups such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and J Street have evolved in recent years; J Street more promotes the voices of American Jews on Jewish matters, as well as support Israel, whereas AIPAC is more of a “booster club” to promote the positions of the Israeli government in the U.S., Gellman says.

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In the Jewish oral tradition, Rosh Hashanah marks the completion of the creation of the world. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are known as the Yamim Nora’im, which means “the Days of Awe in Hebrew”; or, in English, they are often referred to as the High Holy Days.

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Obama ‘Noise’ Doesn’t Reflect Entire Jewish Community (VIDEO)

Larry Gellman — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:09:14 +0000

At the Democratic National Convention 2012 in Charlotte, N.C., the Democrats changed its platform language on Israel; the party dropped language on Jerusalem being Israel’s capital – much to the chagrin of many in the pro-Israel community, particularly Democrats.

At the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Democrats identified Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state, vowed to isolate Hamas and stressed that Palestinian refugees should find a home in a future Palestinian state in their platform. At the Democratic National Convention 2012, the party makes no mention of Hamas nor Palestinian refugees in its platform, and makes no mention of Jerusalem. Any peace accord reached between Israelis and Palestinians, it says, should recognize Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.

But a day later, upon order of Obama himself, Democrats brought the 2008 language back, recognizing that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, and also restoring wording mentioning God; the platform language now says government should help people “make the most of their God-given potential.”

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