This is south Korea

A full-time investor checking stock prices using a laptop and smartphone Introduction: Dear readers, hello! Today, I would like to share with you the daily lives of stock investors in Korea. Even in other OECD countries, including the United States, stock investors hope to make substantial profits in a short period with a small investment. If anyone wishes to offer a different perspective, please feel free to share it with me. In reality, there are investors who aim for dividend income while holding stocks for a long time, and there are many true investors who seek only the appreciation of the stocks they hold, even if there are no dividends—just like the investors who have long held shares in Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. In Korea, there are also many investors with such a long-term perspective. An online community formed by these long-term investors has over 250,000 members. Many members of this community believe that a minimum holding period of 3 to 5 years is appropriate...