Currency hedging: Myths exposed


Luke Oliver Head of ETF Capital Markets DWS	Jason Chen U.S. Product Strategy DWS	Sean Edkins Head of ETF Sales & Strategic Partnerships DWS	David Armstrong - Moderator Editor-in-Chief WealthManagement.com

Anyone investing internationally is effectively making two investments — one in the foreign equity itself and the other in the exchange rate value of that investment. Potentially, international equity gains can be limited — or even become losses — by exchange rate risk.

The good news is that a currency hedging strategy may mitigate this risk. Please join our experts on this WealthManagement.com webinar for an important look at:

Misconceptions vs. realities of hedging
Current levels for the major currencies
Why an uncorrelated currency can still raise volatility
Strategic hedging vs. tactical hedging
The Xtrackers approach

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