http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/currency-hedged-investments/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:55:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/currency-hedged-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-23559 Ryan Tue, 19 May 2009 22:52:08 +0000 http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/?p=533#comment-23559 So it would be a better idea to convert my Canadian funds to US funds and purchase IVV vs XSP? I noticed using google finance and comparing the period Jan.4 2002 - May.19 2009, IVV lost -21.30% while XSP lost -42.10%? How's this possible?? So it would be a better idea to convert my Canadian funds to US funds and purchase IVV vs XSP? I noticed using google finance and comparing the period Jan.4 2002 – May.19 2009, IVV lost -21.30% while XSP lost -42.10%? How’s this possible??

]]> http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/currency-hedged-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-3625 Larry MacDonald Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:29:51 +0000 http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/?p=533#comment-3625 CC Thanks to you for highlighting this tracking error. CC
Thanks to you for highlighting this tracking error.

]]> http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/currency-hedged-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-3614 Canadian Capitalist Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:06:41 +0000 http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/?p=533#comment-3614 Thanks for the mention Larry. A common misconception regarding currency-neutral funds is that the higher MER is the only expense. The brief history of actual performance of these funds suggests that this is not so. Thanks for the mention Larry. A common misconception regarding currency-neutral funds is that the higher MER is the only expense. The brief history of actual performance of these funds suggests that this is not so.

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