Don't let your body and mind drift away in the whirlpool of other people's and your own emotions!

Unlike other books on economics, "Investment Detox" explains a human-first perspective, focusing on past economic history and human nature.
Anyone who tries to understand humanity will inevitably have to face himself.
Meta-awareness of yourself is your best tool for avoiding mistakes, especially when it comes to investing.
There are no right answers in investing, but there are wrong ones! We'll guide you through a simple, long-term investment method that breaks away from fads and returns to the basics, eliminating wrong answers rather than focusing on the right ones.

Existing economics, which is overly academic in its expression or whose conclusions change depending on political stance, must be accepted with caution.
There's no need to belittle yourself for not knowing much about economics.
Rather, a blank slate, knowing nothing, may be better for understanding the economy.
--- p.9

Investing is similar to the process of choosing my clothes.
No one would buy clothes at a shopping mall without knowing their body type and size.
Likewise, in order to invest, you need to understand your own tendencies.
People in their 20s
It doesn't change after that.
Therefore, you must understand your innate nature and establish investment assets and principles that are appropriate for it.
--- p.64

Interest rates are determined by the sum of growth and inflation.
Among these, inflation is particularly important.
Inflation is a monetary phenomenon that occurs when the amount of money increases and economic activities using money become active.
However, when raising prices, it is necessary to distinguish whether it only raises asset prices or also raises the prices of consumer goods and services.
--- p.70

The dollar-won exchange rate has special significance for our economy.
It directly affects the performance of import and export companies and is the first to respond when problems arise in the domestic and international economy.
Normally, there are no major changes, but when a really big problem occurs, exchange rate volatility is the first to increase.
To the general public, exchange rate fluctuations may sound like a story from another country, but that is not the case.
Although exchange rates have a direct impact on our lives, both in terms of gains and losses, they do so secretly, leaving the public unaware of the impact and burdening them.
--- p.108

Times are more difficult than ever for the wealthy.
Allocate some of your money to geopolitical assets.
Geopolitical assets are those that can protect a country from totalitarian governments, revolutions, wars, civil wars, etc.
Traditionally, gold and the dollar are representative examples.
Anyone who is comfortable with Bitcoin can also consider it.
Gradually reduce the proportion of risky assets such as stocks over the next five years.
Because when leadership is absent, growth stagnates and crises spread.
Let's limit the proportion of assets or currencies of geopolitically risky countries to a certain level.
A significant portion of our portfolio should be invested in assets from liberal democracies with strong military power and freedom from geopolitical risks, namely the United States.
--- p.145-146

Investors must think for themselves.
You know better than anyone whether you have a good tolerance for risk and volatility or whether price fluctuations keep you up at night.
In particular, you should not make the mistake of relying on people around you or experts to invest, ignoring your own investment tendencies in the pursuit of making money.
--- p.191

The reason we emphasize the power of self-reflection, 'meta-cognition', is to solve problems.
Because it is necessary to clarify and define the problem.
Most Koreans are unaware of the problem because the aforementioned problem is deeply rooted within them.
It's like we don't realize how precious air is, or how precious water is to fish.
Rather, when looking at it through the eyes of a foreigner, you can see the problems clearly.

--- p.224