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Q: I believe recently discussed a maneuver to exchange CAD to USD. Is that something I can do in a self directed I trade account?

It seems to me that if this is a dead cat bounce in the market and there is another test of lows that having USD would be a good hedge. What are your thoughts on the best currency to preserve capital?
Read Answer Asked by Vern on May 12, 2020
Q: My life is increasingly shifting towards the U.S. (grandchildren live there and my wife is a U.S. citizen and we spend six months ever year there, with more time likely). as such, the U.S. dollar plays a bigger part of our lives. Added to that is my bearish outlook for the Can. Dollar and my belief a recession is becoming more likely. In the event of a global recession, is there any credible scenario in which the Can. dollar would appreciate vs. the Greenback. And could you provide any historical data regarding how the Can.$ fares vs. the U.S.$ in a recessionary situation.
Read Answer Asked by Kyle on June 05, 2018
Q: My portfolio is 50% U.S; 20% Asia; 30% CAN; I was waiting for the NAFTA negotiations to lower the CAN dollar at which time I would repatriate some cash from the U.S. To CAN.....however with the strong commodity market of late the CAN dollar is surging........should I wait or repatriate now? Just looking for another opinion...... Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Pat on January 08, 2018
Q: I have just sold my sailboat to a US buyer so they proceeds are in USD and my wife has had primarily US clients lately. To integrate this into my portfolio and maintain by target balance about 75% of it needs to be converted to CAD.

I know forex is difficult to predict but would appreciate if the CAD run-up is overdone or if it is supported by predicted pace of interest rate hikes in Canada vs the US and likely to maintain its current level for a while.

I can do 3 transactions to meet the threshold for reduced exhange costs at my online brokerage and was planning 1 this week and then 2-3 months down the road to do the next.
Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Jeffrey on September 20, 2017
Q: Foreign asset and currency exposure.

As a retiree, I am concerned about the non-Canadian content of my portfolio. While all my holdings are listed in Canada, an increasing portion of the issuers' assets and/or revenue is in other countries, primarily US.

Are there any meaningful fx predictions for the next 5 years?

Is it fair to assume that issuers which report in US dollars will hedge, if at all, foreign revenue to US dollars and disregard
the fx risk of US revenue to its Canadian shareholders, even in cases (eg Brookfield) which are managed in Canada? On the other hand, I suppose that issuers which report in CAD would be motivated to hedge their USD revenue.
Read Answer Asked by Carl on May 31, 2017
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