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Currency Risks

Is a Foreign Mortgage Worth the Risk?

Anyone who has asked me knows I am no fan of investing in real estate in Western Europe at the moment.  One of the biggest risks I see (aside from the fact that real estate prices have not "corrected" yet in many cities) is a little-known IRS law concerning taking out a mortgage in foreign currency. 

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Should I be Investing in Currencies?

"Investing" in currencies is a non-starter.  It is more correct to call it speculating.  Currency fluctuations are notoriously hard to predict and can move very fast in any direction.  Unlike stocks, which have a natural upward trend due to steadily rising economic growth (except maybe right now!) and corporate profits, currencies can have decade-long stretches of movement in one direction. 

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