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Are You Underweight Chinese Stocks? Pros and Cons of Investing in China

2021/1/20
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Money For the Rest of Us

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Most global stock ETFs, funds and indices have only about 5% invested in China even though China has the second-largest economy in the world. What are the pros and cons of increasing your allocation to Chinese stocks.

Topics covered include:

  • Why has China's economy rebounded faster than other countries
  • What are Chinese A-share stocks
  • How large are China's economy and stock market
  • What are four threats that could derail the performance of Chinese stocks
  • How individuals can invest in China's stock market including A-shares

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Show Notes

Chinese shares: should you increase the amount in your portfolio? by Sam Dickens—IG Group)

China A-Shares Definition by Troy Segal—Investopedia)

China’s Economy Powers Ahead While the Rest of the World Reels by Stella Yifan Xie, Eun-Young Jeong and Mike Cherney—The Wall Street Journal)

China Still Grew and Fueled Its Rise as Covid-19 Shook the Global Economy by Jonathan Cheng—The Wall Street Journal)

With Americans Stuck at Home, Trade With China Roars Back by Ana Swanson—The New York Times)

Buffett Indicator: China Stock Market Valuations and Expected Future Returns—GuruFocus.com)

MSCI Deletions Trigger Rush to Sell Chinese Telecom Stocks by Jeanny Yu and Sofia Horta e Costa)

Executive Order on Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies—The White House)

Non-SDN Communist Chinese Military Companies List as of January 08, 2021—U.S. Department of the Treasury)

MSCI ACWI Index (USD) December 31, 2020—MSCI)

How China Lost Patience With Jack Ma, Its Loudest Billionaire by Lulu Yilun Chen and Coco Liu—Bloomberg)

China Clampdown on Big Tech Puts More Billionaires on Notice by Zheping Huang and Coco Liu—Bloomberg)

China’s College Graduates Can’t Find Jobs. The Solution: Grad School. by Vivian Wang)

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