Comments on: Protecting Your Dollars With Foreign Currency http://dividendsvalue.com/4588/protecting-your-dollars-with-foreign-currency/ Dividend Investing & Value Investing For A Superior Portfolio Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:44:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ModernGraham’s Friday Linkfest #1 | ModernGraham.com http://dividendsvalue.com/4588/protecting-your-dollars-with-foreign-currency/comment-page-1/#comment-13106 ModernGraham’s Friday Linkfest #1 | ModernGraham.com Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:03:41 +0000 http://dividendsvalue.com/?p=4588#comment-13106 [...] Dividends Value looks at how to protect your dollars with foreign currency. [...] [...] Dividends Value looks at how to protect your dollars with foreign currency. [...]

]]> By: Dividends4Life http://dividendsvalue.com/4588/protecting-your-dollars-with-foreign-currency/comment-page-1/#comment-13050 Dividends4Life Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:15:13 +0000 http://dividendsvalue.com/?p=4588#comment-13050 PCScipio: You are correct LQD is an ETF. Best Wishes, D4L PCScipio: You are correct LQD is an ETF.

Best Wishes,
D4L

]]> By: PCScipio http://dividendsvalue.com/4588/protecting-your-dollars-with-foreign-currency/comment-page-1/#comment-13035 PCScipio Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:04:42 +0000 http://dividendsvalue.com/?p=4588#comment-13035 I believe LQD is an ETF. I believe LQD is an ETF.

]]> By: Dividends4Life http://dividendsvalue.com/4588/protecting-your-dollars-with-foreign-currency/comment-page-1/#comment-13032 Dividends4Life Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:22:16 +0000 http://dividendsvalue.com/?p=4588#comment-13032 Dividend Tree: By being denominated in dollars it will reduce the monthly variation of dividend payments by eliminating the currency conversion. Granted holders of PCY will not directly benefit in strengthening of the local currencies, however, an indirect benefit is the lower risk of default as the dollar weakens. In my income portfolio, I prefer U.S. dollars for earnings consistency. Best Wishes, D4L Dividend Tree: By being denominated in dollars it will reduce the monthly variation of dividend payments by eliminating the currency conversion. Granted holders of PCY will not directly benefit in strengthening of the local currencies, however, an indirect benefit is the lower risk of default as the dollar weakens.

In my income portfolio, I prefer U.S. dollars for earnings consistency.

Best Wishes,
D4L

]]> By: Dividend Tree http://dividendsvalue.com/4588/protecting-your-dollars-with-foreign-currency/comment-page-1/#comment-13021 Dividend Tree Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:44:43 +0000 http://dividendsvalue.com/?p=4588#comment-13021 I understand the rationale of including foreign/emerging market govt bonds to hedge against dollar deflation. Although PCY is emerging market govt bonds, but aren't the individual bonds in PCY denominated in dollar? If yes, doesn't it defeat the purpose of dollar hedge? I understand the rationale of including foreign/emerging market govt bonds to hedge against dollar deflation.

Although PCY is emerging market govt bonds, but aren’t the individual bonds in PCY denominated in dollar? If yes, doesn’t it defeat the purpose of dollar hedge?

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