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Currency

Ask MoneySense

Should I buy my U.S. stocks in Canadian dollars?

by Dan Bortolotti

Index Funds

Can currency-hedged ETFs protect you?

by Dan Bortolotti

News

canadian dollar

Why the Canadian dollar has taken a beating

Economic data argue for a stronger currency. What’s going on?

News

BoC to cut interest rate again, loonie to continue its slide: CIBC

77 cent dollar awaits

Investing

Time to step back from the hedge

by Dan Bortolotti

Investing

Why currency hedging doesn’t work in Canada

by Dan Bortolotti

ETFs

Currency exposure in international equity ETFs

If you hold international stocks in an ETF, you’re impacted by movements of the world’s currencies.

by Dan Bortolotti

ETFs

Inside the new Vanguard ETFs

by Dan Bortolotti and Canadian Couch Potato

Shopping

Make every dollar count abroad

Don’t ignore exchange rates and foreign transaction fees when travelling abroad.

RRSPs

Norbert’s Gambit at CIBC: A case study

Norbert’s Gambit is an excellent way to reduce the cost of converting Canadian and US dollars, but not every brokerage makes it easy.

Norbert’s Gambit is an excellent way to reduce the cost of converting Canadian and US dollars, but not every brokerage makes it easy.