http://profitableinvestingtips.com/profitable-investing-tips/foreign-investment-in-2016 Foreign Investment in 2016 Over the long term it can be a good idea to diversify your investments offshore. Because of the tendency for exchange rates to vary up and down, timing can be a major issue for when to invest and when to take your profits. In this regard we look at foreign investment in 2016. Bloomberg Business notes that there is a glimmer of hope in 2016 for the world’s most battered currencies. The outlook is improving for some of the world’s most-battered currencies after a plunge in raw materials spurred routs from the Colombian peso to Russia’s ruble in 2015. Analysts are forecasting gains for the currencies most linked to oil even as they see more declines in store for those with stronger ties to industrial metals, such as Chile’s peso and Peru’s sol. After its worst year in more than a decade, Canada’s dollar may bounce back with crude, while the Australian and New Zealand dollars are poised for tumbles as policy makers consider interest-rate cuts to spur growth, forecasts for next year show. While a slowdown in China continues to hurt exporters, signs that the world’s second-biggest economy is stabilizing and increased clarity on the timing for U.S. rate increases are bolstering speculation that commodities will rebound from their worst year since 2008. Crude, grains and soy are all expected to rise next year, even as precious metals such as gold slip or stay little changed, according to analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. The point is to invest offshore when a currency is weak in relation to the U.S. dollar and sell when the situation is revered. Due to the fall in oil and other commodity prices many foreign currencies have suffered. Here is a chart from Bloomberg with anticipated movement of foreign currencies versus the USD in the coming year.