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Many consumers are aware of the falling dollar but don't know how to protect their capital against its decline. Others are uncomfortable choosing specific foreign currencies or investing in currency derivatives. The Merk Mutual Funds may serve as valuable diversification components as they seek to protect against a decline in the dollar while potentially mitigating stock market, credit and interest risks-with the ease of investing in no-load mutual funds.
Merk Asian Currency Fund
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The Merk Asian Currency Fund (MEAFX) seeks to protect against the depreciation of the U.S. dollar relative to a basket of Asian currencies. Asian currencies the Fund may invest in include the currencies of China (Chinese yuan/renminbi), Hong Kong, Japan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. |
Merk Hard Currency Fund
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The Merk Hard Currency Fund (MERKX) seeks to protect against the depreciation of the U.S. dollar relative to a basket of hard currencies. Hard Currencies are currencies backed by sound monetary policy, including the euro, Swiss franc, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, to name a few. Gold is the only currency with intrinsic value, and, as such, qualifies as a hard currency. |
Reasons to Invest
The Funds may be appropriate for you if you
• Are pursuing a long-term goal with a currency component to your portfolio
• Are willing to tolerate the risks associated with investments in foreign currencies
• Or are looking for a way to potentially mitigate downside risk in or profit from a secular bear market. |
Press Release (More...)
Former Fed President Poole Joins Merk Investments as Senior Economic Adviser
Merk Launches Asian Currency Fund including Chinese Yuan
Merk Insights by Axel Merk (More...)
Fed Fights to Weaken Dollar
China: Carpe Diem!
Monetizing the Debt
In the News (More...)
In an interview with the Christian Science Monitor, portfolio manager Axel Merk cautions that the corporate sector may have difficulty rolling its debt in 2009.
In an interview with RTT News, portfolio manager Axel Merk advises China to act fast to prevent demand destruction.
Gold does not benefit from the disease, but from the cure of the disease, portfolio manager Axel Merk tells Reuters.
Risk aversion is going to accelerate next year, portfolio manager Axel Merk tells the AP.
The Fed has more acronyms than staff members portfolio manager Axel Merk tell Fox Business News.
Portfolio manager Axel Merk cautions about the possibility of a disorderly decline in the dollar, in a Bloomberg interview.
Senior economic adviser William Poole tells Bloomberg Fed has usurped authority.
The Fed may want to have inflation portfolio manager Axel Merk tells KNX 1070.
Portfolio manager Axel Merk tells The Wall Street Journal that the Fed provides a disincentive to foreign governments to support the dollar.
Portfolio Manager Axel Merk discusses Canada and China on BNN.
Portfolio Manager Axel Merk tells Bloomberg the Federal Reserve may want a weaker dollar.
On KNX 1070, portfolio manager Axel Merk cautions of a possible dollar devaluation.
In an Associated Press interview, portfolio manager Axel Merk warns foreign buyers may not buy U.S. agency paper at artificially high prices.
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