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Re: swiss-list: investment question

From: Axel G.Merk <click for textversion of email address >
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 23:20:50 -0800
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To answer your remaining question: yes, your reasoning is correct that
US mutual funds investing in foreign securities should give you a
reasonable protection against a dollar devaluation, but be careful that
the fund doesn't engage in currency hedging negating your desired
effect.
Also consider the impact of the falling dollar on foreign stocks (it's
more expensive to export to the US) - look at how e.g. Japan is
suffering from their higher Yen, and how the European automotive sector
got spooked today because of the fallout of the high Euro.
Consider that most US mutual funds are not as sophisticated when coming
to foreign securities.

Finally note that international stock funds have some of the highest
expense ratios.

Regards,

Axel

Axel Merk
Merk Investments
http://www.merkinvestments.com
US (877)270 6999
CH 0 800 883 300

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