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As you can see, it was this year when the economy was more difficult than ever, but the stock and real estate markets were hot.

The KOSPI reached an all-time high again today (30th), reaching the 2,900 mark.

Compared to when it fell the most at the end of last March, it has almost doubled.

At the same time, house prices soared sharply, which in the end was a year when it was easy for the wealthy to grow.



This is reporter Park Chan-geun.



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This year's situation of Mr. A in his 40s shows to whom the paradoxical benefit of Corona was possible.



Mr. A, who works for a large IT company, has never had a job or wage cut.



I borrowed 50 million won at an unprecedented ultra-low interest rate and used it to buy stocks and officetels.



[A/40s office worker: About 20 million won for stocks, and then the transaction price (trading price) increased by 100 million won by buying a house.

It was a year that could make a big leap forward.]



Since the crash in March, stock prices have jumped steadily, and this year, apartment prices nationwide surged by an average of 10%, especially in Seoul, by over 13%.



[Kwak Sang-jun/Shinhan Financial Investment Headquarters Sales Department Vice-President: (Customers' return rate) almost 30% this year.

Koreans have so much money, so far, where they have been...

]



There is also a survey result showing that the assets of the top 10 to 30% of income and the second-class high-income class rose by an average of 141 million won and 21% this year.



[Kim Jin-seon/Director of Woori Financial Management Research Institute: Rather than actually purchasing more real estate, it is more correct to see that the asset has increased according to the amount of value increase.] In



particular, financial assets of 3 billion won or more and total assets of 10 billion won or

more are more correct.

If it is held, it is classified as an ultra-high asset price, which was a time when these top asset prices were able to accumulate wealth more stably.



[Seongwon Yoo/Vice President of Korea Investment & Securities Super High Assets: There are many financial assets, so diversification is possible.

Because you had an even average return...

] Is



this widening of the asset gap inevitable or justifiable? When we need to answer that question.



(Video coverage: Choi Ho-jun, video editing: Lee Seung-yeol, CG: Lee Jong-jung, Jo Soo-in)  



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