Robinhood CEO says he is considering offering US retirement accounts

Robinhood CEO says he is considering offering US retirement accounts
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Summary Online brokerage platform has approximately 18 million funded investment accounts.

(Reuters)-Robinhood Markets is considering opening a retirement account in the United States, CEO and co-founder Vladimir Tenev said in a webcast on Saturday.

The online brokerage platform has approximately 18 million funded investment accounts, most of which are held by retailers.

By providing a personal annuity account (IRA) and a Roth IRA, Robin Hood can open up a vast market by offering tax benefits to those who save for retirement. According to the Investment Company Institute, Americans held $ 12.6 trillion in IRA at the end of March, an increase of 2.8% from the end of December.

Investors responded, “I’m interested in building more account types, such as IRAs and Ross IRAs, and I’ve heard a lot from clients. I want to make my first investor a long-term investor I think. ” question.

Due to the penalties associated with withdrawing money, the IRA tends to attract long-term investments rather than a quick reversal of stocks, options and cryptocurrencies that some investors rely on Robin Hood.

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