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"The Swiss National Bank will come under increased pressure to do something, and the only thing they can do is intervene to try and check the franc," said Thomas Stucki , chief investment officer at Hyposwiss Privatbank AG, and a former SNB official.

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"The SNB, however, needs to do something to send a signal to the buyers of francs that there's also a risk involved in this strategy, since now it's a one-way market for the speculators," Mr. Stucki said.

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"The rate cut is an important signal to the market, though it won't have much impact on the economy as market rates were already near zero anyway," said Thomas Stucki , chief investment officer at Hyposwiss Privatbank AG.

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"The good advice is to do it this summer," says Barbara Stucki , vice president for home-equity initiatives at the National Council on Aging, a Washington-based advocacy group.

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Borrowers should crunch the numbers to determine whether it makes sense to pay a higher interest rate in return for lower upfront fees, says Barbara Stucki , vice president for home-equity initiatives at the nonprofit National Council on Aging.

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"I'm not certain these measures will be enough to keep a lid on the franc in the longer term, but the SNB had to show the markets there is a risk to betting on a strong franc," said Mr. Stucki, a former official at the SNB.

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Defending the cap on the franc will be vital in any scenario in which the euro breaks up, be it the loss of a member like Greece or Portugal, or a full-blown implosion of the currency union, said Thomas Stucki , chief investment officer at Hyposwiss Private Bank.

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The Swiss parliament is expected to vote on proposals to limit risk-taking and impose higher capital requirements at the end of this month, according to spokesman Mark Stucki.

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"The latter scenario isn't very likely, but even if it came to pass, the SNB would probably set a floor versus the strongest of whatever emerges, be it a German or northern European block currency," said Mr. Stucki, a former SNB employee, who believes the central bank has a contingency plan for a euro-zone breakup.

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Ms. Stucki suggests setting aside two years' worth of payments in a separate savings account.

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