I try to make this a short post to reflect my current thoughts and my latest stock purchase addition into my investment portfolio. For the past 2 months, I have been seriously contemplating on whether I should increase my investment stakes in China equities that has been badly beaten down. 2 of these on my target list are (i) Alibaba (which I already held 1,500 shares) and (ii) Ping An Insurance Group. But the uncontrollable downward spiralling of China stock prices and the deflationary local environment there makes me extremely nervous and puts me off whenever I try to muster enough courage to click on the "Buy" button on my trading App.

1. Rainbow Amidst the Current Thunderstorms.

China has been in a bear market for the past 3 years and every week it keeps getting lower. Many fellow retail investors who are holding onto China listed companies have been burnt by the worsening economic conditions....