Currency

April 2014

Time to step back from the hedge

Holding foreign equity ETFs and index funds means you’re exposed to currency risk. Here’s why that’s a good thing.

Time to step back from the hedge

Canadian Couch Potato

Why currency hedging doesn’t work in Canada

Even when the Canadian dollar appreciates strongly, the high tracking error of currency-hedged funds often reduces any potential benefit.

Why currency hedging doesn’t work in Canada

Canadian Couch Potato

Currency exposure in international equity ETFs

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

Currency exposure in international equity ETFs

Canadian Couch Potato

Inside the new Vanguard ETFs

I spoke with Vanguard Canada managing director Atul Tiwari about the new funds.

Inside the new Vanguard ETFs

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Magazine Archive

Make every dollar count abroad

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

Make every dollar count abroad

Canadian Couch Potato

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...

Norbert’s Gambit at CIBC: A case study

Budgeting

What mortgage rules?

A new study suggests Ottawa's tighter mortgage lending rules haven't deterred many.

What mortgage rules?

Investing

Currency hedging isn’t necessary for most investors

MoneySense Senior Editor Romana King tells City News why there's no need to worry about the impact of the...

Currency hedging isn’t necessary for most investors

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News

Rich, but not feeling it

A physician makes a half-million dollars a year and still doesn't feel rich. This and other stories in the...

Rich, but not feeling it

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