In the first week of October, brokerage apps in Korea started pushing alerts about year-end pension deposit events. The message is simple: three months remain before year-end tax settlement (연말정산)...
Tax-Advantaged Account Withdrawals in Korea: What Closing an ISA, Pension Savings or IRP Early Costs
When you suddenly need a lump sum in Korea, which tax-advantaged account should you break first: the ISA, the pension savings account or the IRP? Each one lets money out in a different way, and each...
Savings Bonds in Korea: Buy Through Your IRP or the Dedicated Account?
In the first subscription window of September 2026, KRW 143.5 billion came in through retirement accounts alone. Korea’s government savings bonds for individuals (개인투자용 국채) had missed their...
