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Gabriel Tham

Tag Team Member at Kenichi Tag Team

19 Jan 2020

Stocks

Will you invest in stocks listed in a weak currency such as Rupiah?

Will you invest in stocks listed in a weak currency such as Rupiah? The capital gains might be wiped out with a continual decline in currency vs SGD

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Lim Chun Long Jimmy

19 Jan 2020

Co-founder at PolicyWoke (Traded Endowment Policies)

I personally am not and will not be investing in such stocks due to the high currency risks.

Billy

19 Jan 2020

Development & Acquisitions Manager at Real Estate Private Equity

Come to think of it, many analysts keep citing emerging markets i.e. Myanmar, Vietnam etc. as good investment opportunities. I probably would dabble into it if I were to find something thats worth investing in

If only you are sure that your return can outweight the FX risk.

Else, just avoid...

Only made sense to invest in Indonesian stocks if you had some income and expenses that are denominated in rupiah in the first place, owise no point taking on forex risk on a currency that had a historical bad reputation of defending its exchange rate

I simply will not due to currency risk. There are so many more business to invest out there. Go for ...

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