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In a detailed post last week (see post Why Currency Hedging is Necessary), reader Avon explained how foreign stocks are much riskier when one considers the effect of exchange rate fluctuations. He argued that even when exchange rate fluctuations wash out over the long term, the added volatility of these fluctuations increase the risk of [...]
[Long time readers know that I'm not a fan of currency hedging (See The Costs of Currency Hedging and The Costs of Currency Hedging: Taxes). I prefer to capture exposure to US dollar equities by investing in index mutual funds that do not hedge currency exposure and US-listed ETFs such as the Vanguard Total Market [...]
I’ve looked at the tracking error of S&P 500 currency-neutral funds in past years but the tracking errors in the iShares CDN MSCI EAFE 100% Hedged to CAD Dollars Index (TSX: XIN) remained a mystery because I didn’t have the annual return data for the MSCI EAFE Index* in local currency. XIN holds the iShares [...]
The term “high interest savings account” is an oxymoron these days, what with even the popular ones paying 1% or less. Still, the topic attracted the interest of Canadian Money Forum members who found that some accounts are still paying a decent interest rate. For those of us needing some handholding in investing, Larry Swedroe [...]
In today’s post, I’ll try and answer two questions that were sent to the Personal Finance Clinic. You may also want to check out Money Gardener and Triaging my way to Financial Success, who have also been fielding questions that were sent to the Clinic. Gaby of Toronto asks: While ETF’s can provide some stability [...]
