Why Currency Matters
As we know holding foreign assets, like foreign stock, benefits you when the US dollar back home is weak. In a recent observation made by the guys at IndexUniverse.com, they found that there is a huge...
View ArticleEAFE’s 2008 Currency Risk
2008 was a year of realized risk among many asset classes. It followed a period of lower volatility in many asset classes like foreign markets. The foreign developed market index, EAFE (Europe,...
View ArticleCurrency Must Be Considered When Investing Abroad
In a recent article submitted by us here at Wiser Wealth Management covers what we think is something investors should consider about their international investments and give a way to hedge the...
View ArticleGold Revisited
In recent years, gold has seen spectacular price increases. Looking at some history may reveal where gold is heading in the future and why. In Barron’s March 9, 2009 issue, Andrew Bary reported in the...
View ArticleThe Currency Effect in Foreign Investing
This article was written for and also appears at ETF Market Pro. Currencies are different than any other type of investment. The recent sharp fall in the dollar means good things for US investors who...
View ArticleWhat Moves a Currency
We have been bombarded with spam emails claiming that the dollar is falling and that we must purchase their strategy to save our portfolios. I would certainly never subscribe to these services, as...
View ArticleIndexing Inspiration + Gold
Every now and then you read something and you imediately think, “thats what I have been trying to say”. Our friends at Indexuniverse.com have great commentary about indexing and ETFs, but today Kent...
View ArticleA Dollar Hedged ETF; How To Allocate Around The Falling Euro
The end of 2009 saw the entry of a new ETF in the already dense ETF landscape: a currency hedged ETF. This new feature is of interesting significance due to its packaging inside an ETF. Currency is a...
View ArticleHedging a Falling Dollar
We often get questions about what can be done in a portfolio to protect from a falling dollar. Often people refer to gold for this solution, especially when every other advertisement on Fox News is...
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