Pension

Considering withdrawing your pension? It's probably the worst decision you'll make

Financial pressure is causing masses of Israelis to tap into their savings, but the future damage could be irreversible. The Capital Market Authority is trying to save you from yourself.

The illusion of quick cash. Israelis are eating into their pensions without understanding the damage
An elderly couple going for a run.

No time to retire: Why growing older does not have to mean slowing down

The aging process

Reading the signposts: What bus seats and pension meetings teach us about aging - opinion

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a press conference at New York's LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York, US, March 23, 2026

The Mamdani effect: BDS could cost NYC taxpayers $37 billion


Israel's pension system ranked third-best in the world

The Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index rated Israel's pension system 74.7 out of 100, giving it a B grade.

Calculating taxes

Israel's looming pension crisis needs a solution

The looming pension crisis seems far away but it is real, and the day in which it will erupt is getting closer every day.

Thousands of pensioners protest against Pension cuts in Tel Aviv on May 21, 2019.

Everything you wanted to know about pension plans but had no one to ask

Find the answers to the questions you've always wanted to ask.

Shekel money bills

How overconfidence can plague investors

Confidence is a good thing - but overconfidence can lead to downfall.

A man stands in front of an electronic board displaying market data at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in Tel Aviv, Israel

How have Israel's couples reacted to retirement age reforms?

A decade after the retirement age was raised, the impact of the move is beginning to be understood by researchers.

Elderly people sit on a bench to take in the sun along the Promenade Des Anglais in Nice

Guide for the perplexed

As director of retirement planning at Bank Hapoalim, Miri Nahmani meets many clients who are not aware of their retirement rights and tax benefits.

MIRI NAHMANI (pictured), says, ‘Any stoppage of work is a tax event that requires special reporting and organization.’

Your Investments: ‘After the hagim’ personal finance

A few years ago, Financial Engines did a survey on financial procrastination. It found that 68% of adults age 55 or older admit to procrastinating on retirement planning.

Investment graph

Protestors attempted to break into PM Netanyahu's office

They were stopped by security guards at the scene.

Protesters break in to the Prime Minister's Office

Don’t count on your pension!

The key to solving the pension crisis is to understand that if Israel waits a decade to fix the problem when a million or more pensioners become paupers, it will be too late.

The writer, Shlomo Maital, with his new grandson Carmel Sapir Maital

Goodbye Israeli public pensions, hello U.S. private retirements savings?

The crux of the problem is that longer life expectancies and much lower birthrates are putting a toll on pension systems throughout the aging Western world.

Senior Israelis chat and warm up before a running session as they take part in games for people over 65 years old.