Forex or something?

Hey Bigger Pockets gang.New to Bigger Pockets,and real estate investing.I have always had interest in finance and investing,currently working in forex.

This is very different from most currency within the global economy.

The "location" theme isn't always as reliable as the sun rising tomorrow, as many used to believe - the same goes for long term appreciation (real-estate always goes up in value, the American dollar is always a good currency to have, Japanese electronics are always no. 1, etc etc - so many axioms out there have proven to be anything but right)2.

In addition to my comments above, if you want to be ultra literal and logical, consider this...Most people define money as a currency for trade/bargaining.

I still feel the US economy and related aspects have a lot of bad mojo to purge and I want to be prepared for job loss, currency collapse, etc....Joshua Dorkin - if a profile picture is is what you want, a profile picture is what you get...but consider yourself warned.Looking forward to working with you all.PJ

I know that there is currency fluctuations like the won/usd was 1059 back in Dec and now up to 1088.

Other currencies or comodities?

I understand exactly how our financial system works through fractional reserve lending and a fiat currency that is systematically designed to lose value over time.

Another wrinkle in foreign investing is that you're exposed to currency risk.