Aaron Katsman

About Aaron is a managing director and the senior portfolio manager of America Israel Investment Associates, Israel Growth Portfolio (www.israelgrowth.com) where he manages a portfolio of Israeli stocks that trade in the US. He is also president of the Global Investments for Profile Investments. Aaron is a frequent contributor to StraightStocks.com, focusing on Israeli stocks. He was a founder and managed the private banking group for Citigroup in Israel for three and a half years. From 1999-2001, he was a senior analyst at a leading Israeli venture capital fund, where he gained an intimate working knowledge of the Israeli hi-tech scene. Aaron holds a B.A. in Political Science from Yeshiva University in New York. He is licensed as an investment advisor by the Israel Securities Authority and holds NASD series 7, 63, 65 in the US.

Website

http://israelnewsletter.com/

Last 50 Posts by Aaron Katsman:

• »Humm…Weren’t We Told A Weak Shekel Will Increase Exports?
  13 Nov 2008 in Israel
  
• »Surprise Bank of Israel Rate Cut Signals Trouble Ahead
  11 Nov 2008 in Israel
  
• »BOI Head Fischer is Now Worried?
  09 Nov 2008 in Israel
  
• »Welcome to Wall Street Prez. Obama
  06 Nov 2008 in Israel
  
• »Don’t Become Emotionally Attached to Your Stocks
  05 Nov 2008 in Israel
  
• »Bank of Israel Head Fischer: Are We Getting the Truth?
  04 Nov 2008 in Israel
  
• »Obama, Vietnam and Judicial Activism
  29 Oct 2008 in Israel
  
• »Stock Buybacks and Obama: Lots of Flash, Little Substance
  28 Oct 2008 in Israel
  
• »Cheap Gas: Bad For the Economy?
  28 Oct 2008 in Israel
  
• »Obama and Redistribution of Wealth: I’ll Take Your Book Money
  15 Oct 2008 in Israel
  
• »Does A Potential Obama Victory Have Investors Spooked?
  08 Oct 2008 in Israel
  
• »Futures Traders Bet on Obama
  01 Oct 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »NYSE Lowers Trade-Halt Threshold
  01 Oct 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »In 2006, Peter Schiff Predicted This Financial Crisis
  01 Oct 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Early Indicators: Senate Votes… Stocks Lag
  01 Oct 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »McDonald’s Has Better Credit Than US Government
  30 Sep 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Pain Heals. Glory Lasts Forever. Chicks Dig Scars.
  30 Sep 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Early Indicators: Longest Recession Since 1981-82
  30 Sep 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Israel: An Isle of Tranquility?
  28 Sep 2008 in Israel
  
• »WaMu Is Now the Largest Bank Failure in History
  26 Sep 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »WaMu RIP
  26 Sep 2008 in Israel
  
• »Happy B-Day Mr. Miller
  25 Sep 2008 in Israel
  
• »Is It The End of The World As We Know It?
  25 Sep 2008 in Israel
  
• »If You Stole My Car, Can You Give Me Back The Car Seats?
  22 Sep 2008 in Israel
  
• »Patriotism Sen Biden? Have Raines Return His Fortune To Us
  19 Sep 2008 in Israel
  
• »Will There Be Anyone Left to Bank Israeli M&A?
  18 Sep 2008 in Israel
  
• »Investor Insight: Jamia Jasper, The American Shared Values Capital Appreciation Fund
  10 Sep 2008 in Israel
  
• »Are You Ready For Some Football?
  06 Sep 2008 in Israel
  
• »Media Giant Bloomberg Coming to Israel
  05 Sep 2008 in Israel
  
• »Israeli Hi-tech Startups Are hanging in There
  04 Sep 2008 in Israel
  
• »Consumer Confidence in Israel Drops to 4 Year Low
  03 Sep 2008 in Israel
  
• »More Hedge Fund Scrutiny: Why is Hunter Biden Overlooked?
  03 Sep 2008 in Israel
  
• »The Real Rock Star: Obama or McCartney?
  29 Aug 2008 in Israel
  
• »Israel Turning Into Global Hub For Cleantech
  28 Aug 2008 in Israel
  
• »Water: It’s Not Just For Drinking Anymore
  27 Aug 2008 in Israel
  
• »Should The Israeli Government Bail Out The Textile Industry?
  21 Aug 2008 in Israel
  
• »Tired Of Mobile Phone Bills: Check Out This Israeli Start-up
  14 Aug 2008 in Israel & Market Commentary
  
• »Airlines: Raise Fares and Stop The Nickel and Diming
  14 Aug 2008 in Israel & Market Commentary
  
• »Will Israel’s Inflation Slow or Continue to Rise?
  12 Aug 2008 in Israel & Market Commentary
  
• »Impact of Russian/Georgian War on Israeli Investments
  12 Aug 2008 in Israel & Market Commentary
  
• »US Dollar Continues Surge Against Shekel
  08 Aug 2008 in Israel & Market Commentary
  
• »Given Imaging (GIVN): From Strong Hype to Strong Earnings
  07 Aug 2008 in Israel & Market Commentary
  
• »Nice Systems (NICE) Numbers In-Line: Raises Rev’s for ‘08
  06 Aug 2008 in Israel & Market Commentary
  
• »NDS Group (NNDS) Moves Closer to Going Private
  05 Aug 2008 in Israel & Market Commentary
  
• »The Importance of a Corporate Website
  04 Aug 2008 in Israel & Market Commentary
  
• »Prisma Goes Contrarian on Potash Industry
  04 Aug 2008 in Israel & Market Commentary
  
• »Is Ormat (OPA) About to Close a Billion Dollar M&A?
  04 Aug 2008 in Israel & Market Commentary
  
• »Climate Rage
  01 Aug 2008 in Israel & Market Commentary
  
• »Israeli Start-Up Takes Gold in China
  31 Jul 2008 in Israel & Market Commentary
  
• »RRSat(RRST) Earnings Soar
  31 Jul 2008 in Israel & Market Commentary