Comments on: International Equities – Asset Allocation

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:24:43 +0000

CC: I agree with you on the basket of currencies point. However, I think it’s probably better to take the currency risk off the table for a single large exposure (e.g. USD) — keeping in mind that I have yet to ever hedge my USD exposure or to even set up a currency trading account.

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By: Canadian Capitalist

Canadian Capitalist — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 16:42:50 +0000

I hold the EFA version, because I feel that I don’t need the hedged version of the fund which costs 0.15% extra. For a long-term investor, especially for a fund like EFA which is already exposed to a basket of currencies, the extra expense of the hedging is unnecessary. Thoughts?