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@kcnalp Do not be a gambler, do not bet, stay the course.

@stephenk Hedge has costs, when you hedge foreign bonds, the rate of returns equals the return of local bonds. Compare iShares Euro Government Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF (Dist) https://www.justetf.com/en/etf-profile.html?query=IE00B14X4Q57&groupField=index&from=search&isin=IE00B14X4Q57 and iShares...

@resjudicata For all US situs assets

@resjudicata Estate tax if you die. https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Nonresident_alien%27s_ETF_domicile_decision_table

@knutnat2 There is no free lunch - by holding US treasuries EU investor is exposed to FX risk.

@all2jesus I am giving a downvote for the second sentence.

@kaytiedid The Total Expense Ratio (TER) is only a fraction of the cost of owning an ETF. The Tracking Difference (TD) is a better indicator of the actual cost of holding an ETF. Though useful, tracking difference is a tricky metric: it isn’t available for all funds, it fluctuates, it is...

@godfollowerchristlover https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Non-US_investor%27s_guide_to_navigating_US_tax_traps

@ldarlingt Since 1990, the vast majority of the US’s outperformance versus the MSCI EAFE Index (currency hedged) of a whopping +4.6% per year, was due to changes in valuations. The culprit: In 1990, US equity valuations (using Shiller CAPE14) were about half that of EAFE; at the end of 2022...

@jstigga The math is this and you know it: if your investments will earn more then 4,2% - you win, if less - you loose. The next step is to calculate by how much you can win and loose and to evaluate if these sums are worth the hassle. For more information you could reads these threads from...