Robinhood’s Chief on Trump Accounts and Why Trading Isn’t Necessarily Gambling

NYT Business Saturday 18 July 2026, 09:01 UTC By Jordyn Holman 1 min read

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Vlad Tenev, who founded Robinhood in 2013, sees the company’s partnership with the government on Trump accounts as a way to expand financial access more broadly.

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