Currency volatility – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca The best news source for Canadian financial advisors. Investments, financial markets, insurance, practice management, tax and estate planning Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:02:11 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://phoenix.advisor.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/cropped-advisor-ico-32x32.png Currency volatility – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca 32 32 Weak U.S. dollar creates opportunities https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/weak-u-s-dollar-creates-opportunities/ Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:00:08 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=186065 As the greenback lags, choose long positions in other global currencies

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]]> Analyzing currencies in a pandemic https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/analyzing-currencies-in-a-pandemic/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:00:55 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=180872 From emerging to advanced markets, the current crisis has had a substantial impact

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]]> Pitfalls of dynamic currency hedging https://phoenix.advisor.ca/investments/market-insights/pitfalls-of-dynamic-currency-hedging/ Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:00:12 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=177989 The case for an active strategy

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]]> How foreign-exchange exposure benefits Canadians https://phoenix.advisor.ca/investments/how-foreign-exchange-exposure-benefits-canadians/ Tue, 11 Dec 2018 21:00:57 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=159227 Find out about the actual long-term effects

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]]> How blockchain offers opportunities for investors https://phoenix.advisor.ca/investments/market-insights/how-blockchain-offers-opportunities-for-investors/ Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://avatar.advisor.ca/uncategorized/how-blockchain-offers-opportunities-for-investors/ More investors are becoming interested in digital currency. A global poll from deVere Group—albeit, one that didn’t include Canadians—found that 62% of respondents would consider including cryptocurrency in their portfolios. And 70% who already hold cryptocurrencies said they plan to increase their exposure in the next year. However, such sentiment makes those respondents speculators, not […]

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]]> How to use bitcoin to purchase goods https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/how-to-use-bitcoin-to-purchase-goods/ Tue, 27 Feb 2018 10:01:12 +0000 https://avatar.advisor.ca/uncategorized/how-to-use-bitcoin-to-purchase-goods/ Here's a look at a single bitcoin transaction in the U.S.

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]]> Commodity prices not best way to predict loonie’s value: report https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/commodity-prices-not-best-way-to-predict-loonies-value-report/ Thu, 08 Feb 2018 12:04:59 +0000 https://avatar.advisor.ca/uncategorized/commodity-prices-not-best-way-to-predict-loonies-value-report/ Commodity prices aren’t the best predictor of the Canadian dollar’s future exchange rate, according to a new study from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Understanding the volatility of the Canadian exchange rate,” authors Martin Eichenbaum, Benjamin K. Johannsen and Sergio Rebelo find the current real exchange rate is more useful than commodity prices for forecasting […]

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]]> Crypto app set to launch as market for digital currencies drops https://phoenix.advisor.ca/investments/market-insights/crypto-app-set-to-launch-as-market-for-digital-currencies-drops/ Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://avatar.advisor.ca/uncategorized/crypto-app-set-to-launch-as-market-for-digital-currencies-drops/ A cryptocurrency app that allows users to store, transfer and exchange five major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, will soon be available for Apple and Android. deVere Crypto, from deVere Group, will be available “in a matter of weeks,” says a company release. Nigel Green, deVere Group’s CEO, says in the release that three trends […]

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]]> Bitcoin buoyed by investor behaviour https://phoenix.advisor.ca/investments/market-insights/bitcoin-buoyed-by-investor-behaviour/ Mon, 27 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://avatar.advisor.ca/uncategorized/bitcoin-buoyed-by-investor-behaviour/ If you’re interested in investing in bitcoin, here’s the first thing to know: the currency isn’t tethered to the economy, as are fiat currencies, commodities and real estate. Read: Canada to get its first cryptocurrency ETF With fiat currencies, for example, “loss of spending power is a small risk in most developed countries where central […]

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]]> Why pick the pound over the euro? https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/why-pick-the-pound-over-the-euro/ Tue, 09 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://avatar.advisor.ca/uncategorized/why-pick-the-pound-over-the-euro/ Both the pound and euro are undervalued, but the pound has more upside potential.

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