Fons' fund - Some basic tools

I decided to have a first round of surfing on my plan to help a few friends to invest their money, like I announced this Friday.
The broken internet cable cost me a lot of time surfing for information. So, I actually picked up a book, a habit I do not display that often, by Jonathan Worrall and Peter O'Shea, From Wall Street to the Great Wall: How to Invest in China.

I only browsed through the book. The information was so generic it did not offer much new information for me. It might be a good starting point for those who actually have no clue about China, but then you have to wonder if you should have a go at China at all.
At the end the book becomes more specific, but then, it is a book so much of the information is rather outdated.
I was also advised to have a look at this Fund selector, but the bloody url is still downloading while I write