Guides
Clear, practical explainers on investing in Chinese companies from outside China — how the access routes work, what the jargon means, and where the real risks are.
How to buy Chinese stocks
A plain-English guide to buying Chinese stocks from outside China — US-listed ADRs, Hong Kong H-shares and Stock Connect — including what you can access through an ordinary brokerage.
8 min read
Chinese ADRs explained
What an American Depositary Receipt is, how Chinese ADRs work (including the VIE structure), their risks, and how to screen the full list of US-listed Chinese companies.
7 min read
ADR vs H-share vs A-share
Chinese companies often trade in several places at once. Here's how US ADRs, Hong Kong H-shares and mainland A-shares differ in access, currency, liquidity and risk.
6 min read
ADR delisting risk
The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, the PCAOB audit dispute, the 2026 policy escalation — and the first completed 2026 delistings (TIRX, SDM) — plus what a US delisting would actually mean for your shares, which names are most exposed, and the Hong Kong conversion path.
10 min read
HFCAA + HK dual-listing (holder guide)
A holder-focused explainer on the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act — the audit-inspection rule at its heart, what a US delisting would actually do to an ADR programme, which US-listed Chinese names already carry a Hong Kong line in the WealthyTec universe (and which show none), and the ADR-to-Hong-Kong conversion path. Figures cited to the USCC and White & Case; general information, not investment advice.
9 min read
HKEX conversion path
What an ADR-to-Hong Kong conversion actually involves — the depositary bank, the timeline, the fees and taxes — which US-listed Chinese names already have a Hong Kong line to fall back on, and what having no Hong Kong secondary listing means in practice. Written the week the first 2026 delisting (TIRX) took effect.
9 min read
Southbound Stock Connect
How the Southbound leg of Stock Connect links mainland Chinese capital to Hong Kong-listed shares, why a Hong Kong dual-primary or eligible secondary listing reduces US delisting exposure, which US-listed names already qualify, and how to check a holding — general information, not investment advice.
8 min read
What is the WealthyTec Rank
How the WealthyTec Rank scores a company from 0 to 10 on the long-term consistency of its revenue, earnings and EPS growth — what it captures, and what it deliberately ignores.
6 min read
Best Chinese tech stocks
A repeatable way to evaluate Chinese technology and internet stocks — the sub-sectors, the metrics that matter, the China-specific risks, and how to screen for them.
7 min read
China ETFs vs stocks
The trade-offs between buying a China ETF like FXI and picking individual Chinese stocks — diversification, control, cost, and how to combine both.
6 min read