http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/ Not just another (Canadian) financial blog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:40:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-7763 Ask Dave: US Dollar ETFs at Investing Intelligently Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:18:22 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-7763 [...] it’s important to have a balance and to not put all your eggs into one basket. Also, I read your post about the exchange rate spread issue when buying US based ETFs and how if you do not plan to keep these ETF’s for a long time, the MER is essentially boosted by [...] [...] it’s important to have a balance and to not put all your eggs into one basket. Also, I read your post about the exchange rate spread issue when buying US based ETFs and how if you do not plan to keep these ETF’s for a long time, the MER is essentially boosted by [...]

]]> http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-7245 Ask Dave: US Dollar Investments Inside Your RRSP at Investing Intelligently Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:16:12 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-7245 [...] once and hold. For more on the costs associated with USD investments inside an RRSP, see “Foreign Exchange Costs Associated With USD Investments in an RRSP.” If you really want to speculate, use a non-RRSP US$ trading [...] [...] once and hold. For more on the costs associated with USD investments inside an RRSP, see “Foreign Exchange Costs Associated With USD Investments in an RRSP.” If you really want to speculate, use a non-RRSP US$ trading [...]

]]> http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-6974 Ask Dave: USD Holdings in an RRSP at Investing Intelligently Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:41:07 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-6974 [...] to the gains/losses you made on the underlying investments). See an article of mine, “Foreign Exchange Costs Associated With USD Investments in an RRSP” for related calculations. There is currently a lawsuit going on against BMO to stop the [...] [...] to the gains/losses you made on the underlying investments). See an article of mine, “Foreign Exchange Costs Associated With USD Investments in an RRSP” for related calculations. There is currently a lawsuit going on against BMO to stop the [...]

]]> http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-6859 Dave Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:54:26 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-6859 Canadian Money Blog Reviewer: Sorry your comment was marked as spam so that's why it didn't appear until now. Canadian Money Blog Reviewer: Sorry your comment was marked as spam so that’s why it didn’t appear until now.

]]> http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-6848 Dave Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:26:16 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-6848 Thanks to <a href="http://www.canadianmoneyblogs.com/" rel="nofollow">Canadian Money Blog Reviewer</a> for providing me with a link to this thread: "<a href="http://forums.canadianbusiness.com/thread.jspa?threadID=9233&messageID=162834" rel="nofollow">Brokerages with lowest US/CDN dollar spreads</a>" at the <a href="http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/2007/03/22/this-and-that-39#comment-25250" rel="nofollow">Canadian Capitalist</a>. It looks like the spread at E*Trade is about 1.5% one way (or 3% both ways) in the worst case. Thanks to Canadian Money Blog Reviewer for providing me with a link to this thread: “Brokerages with lowest US/CDN dollar spreads” at the Canadian Capitalist. It looks like the spread at E*Trade is about 1.5% one way (or 3% both ways) in the worst case.

]]> http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-6819 Dave Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:37:36 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-6819 Thanks a lot Fred. Thanks a lot Fred.

]]> http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-6817 Fred Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:21:25 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-6817 Read the first two sentences of the second paragraph carefully. "ETF" has been mistakenly used instead of "MER". Read the first two sentences of the second paragraph carefully. “ETF” has been mistakenly used instead of “MER”.

]]> http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-6790 Canadian Money Blog Reviewer Fri, 23 Mar 2007 04:56:51 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-6790 I found this thread where they say the spread is "only" 1.5% for Etrade: http://forums.canadianbusiness.com/thread.jspa?threadID=9233&messageID=162834 I found this thread where they say the spread is “only” 1.5% for Etrade:
http://forums.canadianbusiness.com/thread.jspa?threadID=9233&messageID=162834

]]> http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-6787 Canadian Capitalist » This and That Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:46:05 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/03/21/foreign-exchange-costs-associated-with-usd-investments-in-an-rrsp/#comment-6787 [...] Intelligently made an excellent post on the effects of foreign exchange costs on USD investments within a RRSP. Is E*Trade even going to [...] [...] Intelligently made an excellent post on the effects of foreign exchange costs on USD investments within a RRSP. Is E*Trade even going to [...]

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