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  • How to manage Currency Risk with US Securities

    I am a bit of a noob when it comes to investing. I have a brokerage account and was considering investing in US stocks but my issue is that the value of my investment will not only be affected by how the company performs but also how the USD performs against Canadian Dollar. How do people deal with ...

  • Need US currency in the next 2 weeks, what is the best time to buy?

    Hey guysI need $5000 US before the end of the month, just wondering when you guys think is the best time to exchange for it? Do you think the Canadian dollar will keep going up slowly over the next 2 weeks?Thanks in advance

  • currency investing

    Hi all,Thinking to start investing with currency, trading cad to usd etc. Anyone who has experience, advice or tips...would love to hear about it!Completely new to investing..any help would be greatly appreciated.Thanks.

    • glossygurll
    • Jul 6th, 2017 12:56 pm
    • Forum: Personal Finance

  • Cheapest option for currency exchange?

    ... would be to exchange for GBP? My tangerine mastercard charges 2.97% or so as a foreign transaction fee.. Would that be cheaper than going to a currency exchange? Or would currency exchange through my bank be better? Im only looking to exchange $350 cdn

    • dielan
    • Jun 30th, 2017 11:10 am
    • Forum: Personal Finance

  • Why is Fiat currency bad?

    The way I see it "strong" fiat currency only devalues gradually over time. Over decades it does show a significant devaluation, but isn't this a good thing? Let's say you hold a bunch of bitcoins which don't depreciate over time. Then ...

    • BiegeToyota
    • Jun 23rd, 2017 6:19 am
    • Forum: Personal Finance

  • Investing in US stocks in TFSA, Removing currency risk

    ... US holdings are essentially on margin and I am paying interest on those positions. Part of the reason is that it was cheap, and also removes the currency risk from USD/CAD fluctuations Up till now it hasn't been a problem, but given the rate rises that US is about to undergo, I need to fund my ...

    • stasik
    • Apr 3rd, 2017 12:38 pm
    • Forum: Investing

  • Being paid in US currency while living in Canada

    I have a question about how to best accommodate being paid in US currency. I don't need access to the money immediately and I won't need to access it weekly. I would maybe covert it once a month or so. I'm considering using the Tangerine US Savings Account ...

    • douche88
    • Jan 11th, 2017 10:21 am
    • Forum: Personal Finance

  • Agoda.com - payment currency and cc charge

    In what currency does agoda.com charge your credit card? Can it be assumed that any refund will use the same currency as well? If the final price in the next-to-final booking page is displayed in CAD, and I select the 'pay now' ...

    • caliente
    • Jan 3rd, 2017 3:44 pm
    • Forum: Travel

  • ebay currency conversion...

    So I just noticed today that ebay is forcing me to convert to CAD via my payal (amazon credit card) when purchasing in US currency. It worked fine a week ago and all the previous months. I tested it with 'non-paypal account' and clicked credit card and it still converted my US to CAD... ...

    • killoverme
    • Dec 21st, 2016 4:57 pm
    • Forum: Shopping Discussion

  • Indian Currency - Rs. 500 and 1000 denominations

    http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rs-500-rs-1000-currency-notes-to-be-out-of-circulation-from-midnight/article9320594.ece I have a bunch of 500 and 1000's here with me in Canada. Since it's no longer currency in India, can I still exchange it here? ...

  • US currency not CDIC covered?

    have enough US equities on hand, and want to keep US cash on hand in case for a market crash or maybe purchase a vacation property, just found out CDIC does not cover foreign currency deposits, would my best choice be opening a US account down south so the deposit is insured?

    • greg123
    • Nov 4th, 2016 10:36 pm
    • Forum: Personal Finance

  • CIBC WG/Investors Edge to finally offer multi currency in RSP's

    Starting January 2017, CM registered accounts will be capable of holding multi currencies, so I was told. Don't shoot the messenger. Yes CM is still eons behind others, just an FYI. I DK how this will be implemented and what will happen to your current holdings or dividends. Contact them or look for...

    • MrMom
    • Oct 26th, 2016 11:43 am
    • Forum: Investing

  • Has anyone used Meridex for currency conversion?

    Has anyone used this new service called Meridex (Montreal-based) to provide currency conversion? I have around 1500$ in USD in my paypal that I'd like to convert to CAD to deposit in my bank account and was wondering if anyone had tried it yet. I'm not even sure ...

    • HoTiCE_
    • Aug 22nd, 2016 2:43 pm
    • Forum: Personal Finance

  • Koss PortaPro vs PortaPro KTC

    Has anyone used both of these headphones? I am trying to decide whether to spend extra to buy the KTC for the mic. I don't think the controls work with Android, but my primary purpose if to listen, and these days, even the music I listen to is digitized. And is there anything to the different cord (...

    • Ferris Bueller
    • Mar 3rd, 2016 12:46 pm
    • Forum: Computers & Electronics

  • Currency Exchange with XE

    Hi, I have a few questions regarding converting money from US$ to CDN$ and have gotten conflicting information from various bank "help" people so I figure I'd ask here. Background: I have about $2000 USD in a Bank of America chequing account which I want that to end up in my Tangerine cheq...

    • KonradZ448
    • Jan 27th, 2016 7:07 pm
    • Forum: Personal Finance

  • Brasil Remittance - Best Place to purchase Brazilian Real

    So I recently traveled to Brazil for vacation and was looking for the best place to purchase Brazilian Real and after extensive research, I found a place called Brasil Remittance located in Little Portugal on Dundas W. They hands down have the best rate in the City to purchase Real. Only drawback is...

    • par1000
    • Sep 21st, 2015 10:03 pm
    • Forum: Travel

  • Will collapsing USD (USA) bring down CAD (Canada)?

    ... October to be exact. IMF is meeting in October and at that time they will want it or not have to include China's Yuan to be next world's reserve currency. When that happens capital invested in "safe" US dollars will get withrawn practically overnight and at masse get transferred to ...

    • ZackP
    • May 20th, 2015 11:40 pm
    • Forum: Investing

  • Mexican Pesos ; buy in Mexico or in Canada?

    ... del Carmen). This will be my first time in Mexico. What is usually the best (cheapest) option to get Mexican Pesos? 1) Buy here at bank or foreign currency exchange desk 2) Buy in Mexico at resort 3) Buy in Mexico outside resort 4) Use ATM in Mexico to withdraw from CAD account Thanks in advance ...

  • Any US banks better for currency conversion than here?

    ... not some pointless midmarket rate which tells you nothing. For reference, here's RBC's ridiculous rate. http://www.rbcroyalbank.com/cgi-bin/travel/currency-converter.pl What we're looking for is a better conversion rate in the US than what VBCE offers in Canada, if that's possible. I realize not ...

    • redflagguy2u
    • Sep 19th, 2014 12:40 pm
    • Forum: Personal Finance

  • Cheapest place to buy USD - Comparison Table

    ... card your rewards is given as a 1% credit for future purchases, while Amazon.ca gives a straight 1% back in cash off your statement. MasterCard's currency exchange rate is about 0.15% better compared to Visa. Careful applying to Chase, you must have two to three existing credit lines before they ...

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