Hukka, which brokerage firms are international firms avalable through? What about the commissions? Do they charge more for international stocks? I checked a few and couldn't find a way to invest in them. Canadian firms don;t seem to have a good website. I'm more interested in trading although I shouldn't neglect long run opportunities. And the reason I said gold was for the long run, decades...i think once china's currency truly competes against other currencies, Chinese assets will be wayy more expensive to purchase. A portfolio with a lot of Chinese assets can be hedged by balancing it with precious metals and stocks of companies involved in mining and exploration of precious metals. Actually that'd be one arrow two bhangera (ek teer, do shekaar). Haina?