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Currencies
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All articlesWhy Currencies Lose Value: Inflation, Devaluation and What You Can Do
Why money buys less over time, the difference between inflation and devaluation, why some currencies collapse quickly, and what actually helps when yours is losing value.
What Is Forex Trading? And Why Most People Lose Money At It
How forex trading works, what leverage actually does to your account, why brokers publish loss statistics, and how to tell a regulated broker from the operations that target beginners.
Pegged vs Floating Currencies: What a Peg Costs a Country
How pegged and floating exchange rates differ, what a central bank gives up to hold a peg, why pegs break suddenly, and what each system means for the people living under it.
How to Send Money Abroad Without Overpaying
How international transfers are actually priced, why the advertised fee is the smaller half of the cost, how to compare providers in one minute, and the traps that quietly take a percentage.
How Exchange Rates Work: Why One Currency Buys More Than Another
How exchange rates are set, what makes them move, the difference between the rate you see quoted and the rate you actually get, and how to avoid paying more than you need to.