LPDDR6 runs at 10.667 to 14.4 Gbps per pin, and its channel widens from 16 bits to 24. SK hynix starts mass production this half, with Xiaomi first in line — here is what the generation change is actually worth in GB/s.
Alphabet posted $119.8B in Q2 revenue and 82% cloud growth, yet free cash flow turned negative at -$5.86B — the first quarterly deficit since its 2004 listing.
Only financial income above 20 million won gets rolled into comprehensive taxation, but health insurance starts counting at 10 million won. A 1-million-won difference can create 480,000 won a year in premiums.
Dividends from US stocks are withheld once at 15% with nothing added in Korea. Chinese dividends face an extra 4.4% at home. Here is the full arithmetic on 10 million won of dividends — and what changes above the 20 million won threshold.
Two ETFs tracking the same S&P 500 index are taxed differently in Korea. At 8.33 million won of annual realized gain, the 15.4% dividend route and the 22% capital gains route cost exactly the same. Here is where each one wins.
From January 2026, Korea's securities transaction tax is 0.20% on both KOSPI and KOSDAQ sales. Selling 10 million won of stock costs 20,000 won, withheld automatically. Here is how that 0.05 percentage point rise compounds with turnover.
A TDF's number (its vintage) is your retirement year. Choose by three levers—vintage, glide path, and total expense ratio. A 0.4% vs 1.5% fee gap parts a 20-year balance by 4.68 million won.
A 2x leveraged ETF promises twice the daily move, not twice the return. Here is why the index can round-trip to par while the 2x product sits 4% underwater, calculated across volatility levels.
Koreans aged 19–34 earning under 75 million won a year qualify. A 5% base rate rises to as much as 8%, and the government adds 6% or 12% of your deposits depending on income. Here is the match computed by income bracket.
A buyback alone does not permanently shrink a company's share count. Using a case of 10 billion won in net income and 10 million shares, this piece calculates how buybacks and cancellations differ in shares outstanding, EPS, and voting rights.