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In this final post in the series on why international index funds performed so poorly in 2009, it's time to look at currency hedging.

Not exact matches

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That's why I recommend using unhedged index funds and ETFs for US and international stocks.

This difference in currency exposure explains why XIN outperformed the TD International Index Fund by over 2.5 % during the last 12 months.