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China matters in the long run—and not just for investors in the country’s equity markets. Slack in the Chinese economy could affect the global economy (FAM) in a big way.

A quiet revolution is taking place in China. Few people will have heard of Shenzhen Everwin Precision Technology but this company is making history.

China’s retail sales growth has remained above 10% for most of the past year, and this trend isn’t likely to reverse in the near future.

Although international investing does tend to mitigate risk and diversify portfolios, there are certain risks involved.

In this series, we’ll look at the prevalence of home bias, the disadvantages of favoring home bias, and the benefits of international diversification.