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Hanmi Semiconductor's announcement of acquiring a 50 billion won stake in SpaceX means more than a simple investment. This is interpreted as a strong expression of will to participate as a key supply chain in the 177 trillion won ‘Terafab’ project promoted by Elon Musk, that is, the AI ​​semiconductor self-sufficiency strategy. Chairman Kwak Dong-shin's decision is an extension of the investment strategy accumulated through his long-term network with Palantir founder Peter Thiel, and is a strategic step to replicate the successful profit model achieved through past HPSP investments. Although Hanmi Semiconductor experienced a stock price correction due to poor performance in the first quarter, this strategic combination with Space

On the other hand, this investment fever is accompanied by excessive leverage, known as ‘debt investment’ by ordinary individual investors, and has forced financial authorities to activate an emergency management system. As of May, household loans in the financial sector surged by more than 9 trillion won, and an unusual situation occurred where the proportion of other loans, especially credit loans and negative accounts, exceeded mortgage loans. Accordingly, major commercial banks introduced strong defense mechanisms, such as reducing credit loan limits to less than 100 million won and blocking applications through loan comparison platforms. The Bank of Korea and the financial authorities warn that excessive leverage can cause a major blow not only to individual investors but also to the national economy as a whole if market volatility increases, and are putting all-out pressure, including holding weekly review meetings, to manage household debt.

Controversy continues over the transparency and fairness of the capital market. The prosecution's recent search and seizure of Samsung Electronics' headquarters and investigation into suspicions of use of undisclosed information during the acquisition of shares in Rainbow Robotics show that unfair trading that undermines market trust is still a chronic problem. The act of corporate insiders obtaining favorable information in advance and defrauding private interests causes fatal damage to individual investors and undermines the soundness of the market. In addition, the fact that the Supreme Court presented guidelines to consider flexible methods such as in-kind division instead of uniform object division for unlisted stocks when dividing property in divorce shows legal progress in resolving equity issues that arise during the valuation and division of unlisted stocks.

In this environment, the disclosure of assets by candidates for high-ranking public officials also presents another milestone in asset management to the general public. The fact that a significant portion of the assets worth tens of billions of won reported by Prime Minister candidate Han Seong-sook is concentrated in overseas blue chip stocks and real estate suggests the importance of long-term value investment and asset allocation. Meanwhile, it is a positive sign that the won/dollar exchange rate is falling due to foreigners' net buying and the easing of geopolitical risks, and that market sentiment is stabilizing somewhat. However, all of these phenomena ultimately mean that volatility and uncertainty remain in the market, and considering the nature of the domestic stock market, which reacts sensitively to external variables, investors need a more cautious approach.