137. The Dollar Trap: How Currency Risk Can Eat Your Returns — Don’t Take American Investment Advice (Part 4): Passive income, Financial freedom, Investing

Ever booked a trip in dollars, only to pay more once your bank converted it into euros?

That same invisible currency swing can quietly drain your investments — and most beginners don’t even know it’s happening.

This is Part 4 of our series Don’t Take American Investment Advice If You Live in Europe.

You’ll discover:

• How your ETF can go up while your euro balance goes down

• The tool that protects your portfolio from currency swings

• Why “accumulating ETFs” can be a quiet tax hack in many EU countries

This episode will make you rethink how to protect your money.

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