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To hedge or not to hedge

by Henry Becker 03.28.2011
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Now more than ever it has been a benefit to investors in foreign stock ETFs it the ETF is not hedged for currencies. Hedging a fund for foreign currency fluctuation can be a curse or a blessing depending on the strength or weakness of the US dollar. I contacted iShares and asked about their international [...]

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The weight of the Euro

by Henry Becker 11.19.2009
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Planning a trip to Europe anytime soon?  My suggestion is go change your money.  I have made that same comment for about two years now and I am not sure if anyone actually followed up on that sound advice.  While the dollar has been sinking the Euro has been rising much to the chagrin of [...]

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