you can't invest in US equities without lots of exposure to the USD.

not investing in US equities would be... a strange investment strategy

exchange rates, interest rates: the best way to think of them is making all the other numbers balance. GDP, productivity, these sorts of things measure value creation. after all that is said and done, exchange and interest rates simply make sure the system balances out and bulgaria doesn't buy all the cars in the world by printing money. you're subject to them, but mostly you should ignore them.