We all know that past performance may not indicate future investment returns. However, past history does give us a glimpse of future events. To our readers who have been following us on Twitter, we have constantly been tweeting about the Chinese economy. For the benefit of those who do not, here is a consolidation of the main articles. 10 Jun: Chinese farmers hope to harvest bumper stock profits 17 Jun: The China Bubble Is Going to Burst 26 Jun: Chinese Stock Plunge Leaves State Media Speechless 29 Jun: China’s $8 Trillion Penny Stock: The Market of Boom-Bust-Repeat If one has been following the Chinese news, one would realise that the surge in Chinese stocks have been attributed to the following reasons.

• Leverage. Many brokerages are now offering small time investors to leverage up and investors have been more than eager to accept margin trading.

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