Tony Kim, a retail investor, in Seoul.
Photographer: Tina Hsu/BloombergInvesting
Wipeouts Threaten Korea Retail Army Chasing Riskiest Investments
The nation’s mom-and-pop investors are piling into risky assets as they try to build enough wealth to buy a home.
When Tony Kim likes a stock, he goes all in. Literally.
The 34-year-old manager at a Seoul-based textile company never holds more than one stock in his 140 million won ($98,500) portfolio.