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Many people are worried about what kind of gift to give to their children on Children's Day, but recently, more and more parents are offering high-quality stocks instead of toys.
Reporter Im Tae-woo covered the story.
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Mr. Kim, an office worker, buys small amounts of US stocks and ETFs in his child's name whenever he has extra money.
In the future, the moment the child becomes an adult and takes the first step into society, he intends to give the seed money he has accumulated as a surprise gift.
[Mr. Kim/Children’s stock investment: Robot stocks, space science-related stocks, and things like that, I buy them little by little on special Children’s Day or something like this.]
After the Corona crisis, as the domestic and foreign stock investment craze blows, the number of parents who think like this has increased significantly. I did.
As a result of an analysis by a securities company, the number of underage customers more than tripled in just over a year, and the average age also decreased significantly.
In particular, the proportion of investment in foreign stocks was twice as high as that of adults.
It seems to reflect the idea that overseas stocks would be better for raising seed money for 10 or 20 years from now.
The stocks we invested in also focused on blue-chip stocks such as Tesla, Apple, Google, and Microsoft.
[Security company official: The US stock market has recently been the best performing market among global stock markets, right?
Wouldn't these be the biggest criteria for selection, whether it's blue-chip stocks or stocks that can be invested for a long time?
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Here are some things to keep in mind when investing in stocks in your child's name.
If you invest 150,000 won per month in your minor children and 20 million won or less in 10 years, you do not have to pay gift tax.
However, since the increased money is not a gift, investment in high-quality stocks for children is expected to become a new trend.
(Video editing: Lee Seung-yeol, VJ: Park Hyun-woo)