Many investors believe a good reason to invest outside the U.S. is to obtain foreign currency exposure as an attractive diversifier. Jeremy Schwartz instead makes the case for currency-hedged equities as a better diversifier to S&P 500 stocks.
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Currency-hedged equity indexes are designed to provide exposure to foreign companies while neutralizing exposure to fluctuations between the value of foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. Hyun Kang discusses how currency carry impacts hedged equities.
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Some investors may want to access the China reopening theme without the volatility of investing directly in Chinese equities, which can be rife with existential geopolitical risk. Hyun Kang and Matt Wagner highlight our Japan Hedged Equity Fund and Europe Hedged Equity Fund as potential solutions for investors.
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Earlier this month, the euro hit parity with the U.S. dollar for the first time in 20 years. Jeff Weniger outlines the latest currency moves and what a strong U.S. dollar could mean for your portfolio.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Brian Manby looks at how this could impact the European equity market.
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As inflation remains top of mind, Jeff Weniger turns to look at Japan as the yen continues to weaken against the U.S. dollar.
