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When you tally up all the pros and cons, on balance it is quite surprising that the US is officially championing the appreciation of the yuan against the USD. Even when you think about the supposedly increased attractiveness of all those US exports that would ensue, it still doesn’t make a lot of sense on [...]
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I’ve been an individual stock investor for almost a decade now (starting out very small, while still an undergrad), but it’s taken me some time to revise my methods and learn what’s most important in terms of record keeping. When I first started out, all I cared about was the excitement of the purchase itself [...]
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Last week I looked at what would be my top three picks for Canadian stocks that Americans would do well to start out with, especially if they would like to diversify their currency risk.
At a reader’s suggestion I thought I should look across the border in the other direction at U.S. stocks that still hold [...]
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Once again, the Canadian dollar is climbing back up towards parity with the greenback. Most recently, it closed at 92 cents on the US dollar. For Canadians, this is an excellent time to purchase US dollars ahead of any trips you might need to take south of the border. Many people simply wait until they [...]
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I just found out today that because I’m also a customer of my bank’s investment banking outfit, it entitles me to a better USD-CAD exchange rate than regular customers! I forgot to ask just how much the benefit was, but I am pleasantly surprised since this is the second time in about a week that [...]
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