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

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 countriesWhat are Chinese A-share stocksHow large are China's economy and stock marketWhat are four threats that could derail the performance of Chinese stocksHow individuals can invest in China's stock market including A-sharesThanks to SmartAsset for sponsoring the episode.For more information on this episode click here.Show NotesChinese shares: should you increase the amount in your portfolio? by Sam Dickens—IG GroupChina A-Shares Definition by Troy Segal—InvestopediaChina’s Economy Powers Ahead While the Rest of the World Reels by Stella Yifan Xie, Eun-Young Jeong and Mike Cherney—The Wall Street JournalChina Still Grew and Fueled Its Rise as Covid-19 Shook the Global Economy by Jonathan Cheng—The Wall Street JournalWith Americans Stuck at Home, Trade With China Roars Back by Ana Swanson—The New York TimesBuffett Indicator: China Stock Market Valuations and Expected Future Returns—GuruFocus.comMSCI Deletions Trigger Rush to Sell Chinese Telecom Stocks by Jeanny Yu and Sofia Horta e CostaExecutive Order on Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies—The White HouseNon-SDN Communist Chinese Military Companies List as of January 08, 2021—U.S. Department of the TreasuryMSCI ACWI Index (USD) December 31, 2020—MSCIHow China Lost Patience With Jack Ma, Its Loudest Billionaire by Lulu Yilun Chen and Coco Liu—BloombergChina Clampdown on Big Tech Puts More Billionaires on Notice by Zheping Huang and Coco Liu—BloombergChina’s College Graduates Can’t Find Jobs. The Solution: Grad School. by Vivian WangSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.