The best ETF designer in Korea tells you
Master ETF investment in just 7 days!

This book provides an easy-to-understand and in-depth explanation of everything from the basics of ETF investing to the latest trends. It also captures the author's expertise in communicating with ETF investors through the development of the KEDI index.

Lee Jun-yong, Vice Chairman of Mirae Asset Global Investments

This book is like a drop of rain after a drought for ETF investors.
This will be a good first step for those who want to quickly jump into ETF investment, a 'national investment product.'
Kim Seong-hwan, President of Korea Investment & Securities

· Strongly recommended by Oh Geon-yeong, Team Leader of the WM Promotion Department at Shinhan Bank
· ETF textbook that teaches both principles and practical investment methods.
· Includes high-growth, high-dividend, core industries, and factor investments.

The author, who has worked as a fund manager for 12 years and has accumulated expertise in everything from investment product strategies to ETF index development, offers a comprehensive introduction to ETF investing. He provides a comprehensive and easy-to-understand overview of ETF composition, types, taxes and fees, specific investment sectors, portfolio construction methods, and the characteristics of index ETFs by country.
ETFs, often called "the most innovative financial product of the past century," are suitable for long-term investment because they offer significant diversification, less volatility than individual stocks, and lower fees.
Just as the saying goes, "Don't try to find a needle in a haystack; buy the whole haystack," ETFs maximize the return on an investor's effort.

This book is not difficult to understand, as dozens of diagrams and graphs help with intuitive understanding.
It features concise and easy-to-understand explanations, easy-to-read diagrams, and a well-structured structure. From Day 1 to Day 7, it's designed to provide a deep understanding of ETFs over the course of a week, allowing you to acquire a lifelong investment strategy in a short period of time.
At the end of the chapter, a special corner titled 'ETF Jump Up' was placed.
We cover a variety of topics, including ETFs that many Koreans invest in, ETFs built around interesting stories, and ETFs with high distribution rates.
This book is designed to help even readers with little investment knowledge learn basic theories, apply them in practice, and develop their skills. It can be considered a textbook on ETFs.
The book is deeply covered in theory and principles, making it appealing even to readers with extensive investment experience.
If you're curious about how to consistently achieve high returns over the long term, rather than high-risk, high-return short-term gains, this book is for you.

For those looking for hassle-free, easy, and stable investments, ETFs are the best option.
ETFs are considered the most innovative financial product of the past century. Simply open a brokerage account and trade them as easily as stocks, and you can check the underlying stocks at any time.
You can diversify your investments with small amounts and invest in stocks in US markets with different operating hours.
However, even with ETFs, you ultimately have to make choices. You have to decide whether to buy an AI-related ETF, a bond ETF, or the trendy monthly dividend ETF.
--- From the "Prologue"

By purchasing one share of an ETF, you can enjoy the diversification effect of purchasing all the stocks contained in the ETF at the same time in proportion.
Also, general funds only disclose the stocks held one or two months ago, so I have no idea what stocks my fund is currently investing in.
However, ETFs can be viewed daily in the form of PDF (Portfolio Deposit File, composition details) on the Korea Exchange (KRX) information data system, asset management company ETF homepages, or HTS (Home Trading System).
--- From "Why ETFs"

At the top of the AI ​​value chain is software.
Ultimately, it has to lead to a service that consumers use.
However, profit growth is still concentrated in semiconductors, as tech companies that need to provide services must first build the infrastructure.
As the infrastructure is established and services begin to be offered, profit growth will spread to software service companies.

The representative software company is Microsoft, with the ticker 'MSFT'.
First of all, it is the largest investor in OpenAI, the creator of the generative AI Chat GPT.
And it is a company that provides Windows to computers around the world and competes for the 1st and 2nd place in market capitalization in the United States, with approximately 360 million customers using MS Office 365, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

--- From "AI Software"

The robotics industry is an orchestra of cutting-edge technologies.
It is a comprehensive art that leads to cognition, judgment, and action.
Camera sensors for image detection, Lidar, which measures distances by shooting lasers and measuring the speed of their reflections, and Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) technology, which allows robots to estimate and recognize their own location and simultaneously create a map, perform cognitive functions similar to human eyes or ears. AI makes decisions based on learned data.
And the drive motor and reducer make it move.
It is a comprehensive art form that combines cutting-edge technologies such as sensors, AI, and precision machinery.
Robot companies can also be divided into several categories.
Companies that manufacture large industrial automation machines include Japan's Fanuc and Keyence, and Switzerland's ABB.
And the representative company that manufactures collaborative robots that look like small arms is Denmark's Universal Robots.
Next are Korea's Doosan Robotics, Rainbow Robotics, and Robotis.

--- From "Robotics"

Domestically listed ETFs with raw materials as underlying assets include crude oil (especially West Texas Intermediate (WTI)) futures ETFs and copper, palladium, and agricultural products ETFs.
Although the price cycle differs depending on the demand source for each raw material, it is generally inversely proportional to the quote currency, the US dollar.
When the dollar strengthens, the quote currency strengthens, so the prices of raw materials fall relatively.
Of course, if the dollar's strength is due to economic recovery rather than relative strength due to tight monetary policy, industrial raw materials prices may rise despite the strength of the quote currency.

--- From "Crude Oil, Palladium, Copper, and Agricultural Products"

Comparing the period returns, there are differences by period, but it shows a superior return than KOSPI.
The unfortunate thing is that, excluding 'KODEX Growth', the net assets are less than 10 billion.
This is because Korean investors are more interested in popular themes in the market than in investment products based on numerical fundamentals.
However, for long-term returns, it seems necessary to utilize factor-based investments that exclude emotions.
--- From "Growth Factor Investment"

There are children's funds, but no children's ETFs.
Some parents open securities accounts for their children and put Samsung Electronics stock in them.
Recently, I have received consultations from people who want to hold stocks in American big tech companies.
By teaching their young children about the capital market and buying them stocks in big tech companies that are driving change in the world, we embody the hopes of parents who want their children to live better lives in a better world.
But putting all that hope into one stock can be an investment that only makes your heart flutter.
Businesses are changing, competition is accelerating, and the future is uncertain.
Nevertheless, technology will continue to advance and research for a better life will continue.
The method is an ETF that has specific criteria and direction and diversifies investments into various stocks.
This is because changes in the industry are reflected through rebalancing while keeping in line with the direction of research, development, and technological advancement.

--- From "If you want to give your children dreams and stability"