Oh boy, money talk again. If you’re worried about your UCITS ETFs being all wrapped up in USD, maybe it’s time to think outside the oh-so-American box. Imagine ’em in yen! Why not shake things up a bit? People keep asking me what I think about this whole ETF dilemma, seeing as the majority are sitting pretty in dollars. And you know when gold prices start climbing Everest and the dollar keeps doing its… dollar thing (that massive fiscal deficit dance), questions arise. Folks are spooked that the USD might be too pumped up—like it’s been hitting the gym a tad too hard and could use a break.
So, the fear is real, like, almost tangible. Imagine your precious funds in those green paperbacks losing their muscle and your retirement nest egg looking less egg-like and more, well, scrambled. Doom, gloom, or is it just one of those transient economy things?
But here I am, instead of throwing my usual opinion out there, I’m looking at my own investment adventures. Got this fund, the Dimensional Global Core Equity—yeah, kinda fancy name—it plays the currency field. Swiss francs, yen, euros, you name it! Advisers love using it to build these slick portfolios. Because maybe, just maybe, thinking in yen might be the funky move you never knew you needed. Gray skies and all, there are always options—let’s not pretend it’s some polished crystal ball prediction, but hey, who doesn’t love a good currency twist plot, right?
