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There is an exchange risk inherent in that which will turn your real estate speculation into a currency speculation.

Not sure if these are available in Europe, but Vanguard in Australia offers hedged indexes like this one https://www.vanguardinvestments.com.au/retail/ret/investment... specifically to avoid the currency exchange floating.

Vanguard doesn't really exist in Europe per se.

They have a range of funds in GBP in the United Kingdom, because the retirement system there is similar to the US. That's all.

There is a handful of funds in EUR through an European subsidiary, but it's laughable compared to what is available in the US and they are pretty hard to buy.

Vanguard offers a number of exchange traded funds in Europe domiciled in Ireland.

There are funds in base currencies of USD, EUR and GBP and traded on number of exchanges across Europe in several currencies.

https://americas.vanguard.com/institutional/funds/all-produc...

Someone looking for exposure to Europe could get that through one of the Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe funds - they’re available including or excluding UK and in accumulating or distributing versions.

Very easy to buy just submit an order on the market. I personally use Interactive Brokers and buy on London Stock Exchange but any broker that gives you access to one of the major European exchanges should do.

Vanguard as well as iShares (Blackrock) funds are readily available in Europe unless you are looking for niche stuff. But then there also is Xtrackers, Lyxor, HSBC, .. which offern funds based on the famous and not so famous indices.

And they not hard to buy at all.

I wasn't pointing out Vanguard really, just the hedged index option as a way to avoid the exchange rate issues.

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