While bouncing exchange rates hold high risks for older investors, staying too close to home has its own downside
A bevy of funds that use hedging strategies to nullify the impact of currency movements have been recently introduced
Russell Canada to implement U.S. currency hedging
Study shows that unhedged portfolios generally perform better
Many funds opting not to hedge their foreign exposure
Currency swings can wipe out significant potential returns and also add needless volatility for Canadian investors, says Toronto-based Criterion Investments Ltd., following new analysis of data from MSCI Inc. Over the past three years, a Canadian investor holding the MSCI World Index without the benefit of currency hedging would have missed out on a total […]