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Old May 4, 2012 | 2:06 pm
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Originally Posted by redtop43
To the extent that you need to do international currency exchange/transfers, check out www.xe.com. I found them to be convenient and reasonably priced. I know it's very easy to do USA/Canada transfers, not sure how easy for Europe.
I echo this suggestion. Used them for 4+ years as I worked in the UK, Australia, etc. Have low rates and setups to do direct deposits to any possible account, with no wire fees. The foreign exchange rates that your bank or even brokerage will charge are ridiculous.
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