o oh i ' s ▁use ▁of ▁technology ▁to ▁assist ▁B onds ▁registered ▁represent atives ▁in ▁ ▁increasing ▁annual ▁U . S . ▁sales . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁’ 1 4 , ▁domestic ▁sales ▁exceed ed ▁$ 1 . 1 ▁billion , ▁with ▁rein vest ment ▁rates ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 6 0 ▁percent . ▁U . S . ▁sales ▁again ▁exceed ed ▁$ 1 ▁billion ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁▁ ▁Pre viously , ▁in ▁an ▁op - ed ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁Post , ▁T ap o oh i ▁wrote : ▁“ Every ▁day , ▁Israel ▁B onds ▁emphas izes ▁the ▁message ▁that ▁Israel ’ s ▁economy ▁is ▁dynamic , ▁full ▁of ▁innov ative ▁spirit ▁and ▁ground bre aking ▁entrepr ene ur ship . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁message ▁that ▁has ▁reson ated ▁with ▁Israel ▁B onds ▁clients ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁spectrum ▁who ▁invest ▁in ▁Israel ▁b onds ▁to ▁become ▁st ake hold ers ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ’ s ▁most ▁res il ient ▁econom ies ." ▁▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁T ap o oh i ' s ▁first ▁full ▁year ▁with ▁Israel ▁B onds , ▁annual ▁U . S . ▁sales ▁had ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁$ 6 0 0 ▁million ▁range ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁year , ▁sales ▁to pped ▁$ 8 0 0 ▁million , ▁followed ▁by ▁three ▁consecutive ▁years ▁( 2 0